Director of SafetyAAA Landscape (Underwood Bros.)

Find Your Home at AAA Landscape!

For more than 50 years, AAA Landscape has provided full-service landscape management and design to commercial clients throughout Arizona with over 700 employees.

THE RIGHT FIT

AAA Landscape is looking for a safety leader—not simply a compliance administrator.

The right person understands how landscape construction and maintenance operations work and can establish safety standards without losing credibility with the field.

This individual should be equally comfortable:

• Walking an active construction site with a Foreman.
• Meeting with Account Managers and Project Managers to address safety concerns.
• Coaching a Crew Leader on hazard recognition.
• Investigating an employee injury or vehicle accident.
• Reviewing safety metrics with executive leadership.
• Developing company-wide safety initiatives.
• Holding leaders accountable for safety performance.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of progressive safety experience, preferably within landscape construction, landscape maintenance, commercial construction, or a closely related industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety programs across multiple active jobsites and field operations.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction standards and safety regulations.
• Demonstrated experience conducting:
• Jobsite inspections
• Safety audits
• Incident investigations
• Root-cause analysis
• Risk assessments
• Corrective action planning
• Experience developing and implementing company-wide safety programs, policies, procedures, and training.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership and operational leaders.
• Strong understanding of landscape construction and maintenance means, methods, equipment, and field hazards.
• Ability to translate safety data into practical actions that improve field performance.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence employees and leaders at all levels of an organization.
• Ability and willingness to spend significant time in the field and travel between AAA Landscape locations and active project sites.

PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS

• CSP – Certified Safety Professional
• CHST – Construction Health and Safety Technician
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction
• OSHA 510 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction
• First Aid / CPR / AED
• Other construction safety, occupational health, or risk-management certifications are a plus.

The Director of Safety must be able to lead through influence, relationships, accountability, and credibility, while maintaining the authority necessary to address serious safety concerns.

AAA Landscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer.