Construction Safety Officer

Hunter Environmental•Norfiolk, MA

17h

About The Position

Hunter Environmental, a growing company in environmental construction and snow removal, is hiring a Construction Safety Officer to provide full-time safety attention to its field operations and shop. The role helps protect employees, subcontractors, and others on company properties, with a focus on high-hazard work such as excavation, confined-space entry, and work near live rail. The officer has authority to stop unsafe work and is responsible for making sure crews understand and follow required controls. The officer walks active jobs daily, plans site visits around risk and work phase, and observes work in person. The role develops and maintains safety plans, prepares crews for hazardous work, delivers training, maintains accurate records and metrics, investigates incidents, and tracks corrective actions through completion. It also involves communication with the owner, project managers, clients, insurers, auditors, and the transit authority. The position requires travel among job sites, outdoor work in varied weather, and availability for incident response outside normal hours and extended shifts during snow operations.

Requirements

At least five years of construction safety experience in heavy civil, utility, or rail work.
Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, construction management, or a related field, or equivalent field experience.
OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
Fire Prevention Program Manager certification.
Competent-person designations in excavation, fall protection, and confined space.
Construction Health and Safety Technician credential, or ability to achieve it within twelve months of hire.
Current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification.
Working knowledge of federal construction safety regulations, federal transportation safety regulations, and the applicable transit authority's safety requirements.
Documented experience investigating incidents and writing root-cause reports suitable for carrier and auditor review.
Proficiency with a field inspection and project management platform used on heavy civil jobs and standard office productivity software.
Valid driver's license and clean motor vehicle record; able to drive between multiple job sites each day.
Able to work outdoors in all weather, walk uneven ground, climb ladders, and enter excavations and confined spaces to observe work.
Available for incident response outside normal hours and extended shifts during snow operations.
Must be capable of being approved by the MBTA.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 500 certification.
Familiarity with Massachusetts hoisting license requirements.

Responsibilities

Walk active properties daily, sequencing site visits by risk and phase and observing high-risk work.
Stop unsafe work, correct hazards on the spot, coach crews, and document findings with photos and timestamps.
Plan and control high-hazard work, including excavation and trenching, confined-space entry, crane and rigging operations, work near live rail and energized systems, traffic control, silica exposure, and utility locating and potholing.
Build and maintain site-specific safety plans, the fire prevention program, pre-task plans, and job hazard analyses required by the transit authority.
Submit daily reports and inspection summaries by contract deadlines, maintain accurate incident records, and provide weekly and monthly safety metrics to the owner and project managers.
Conduct new-hire and site orientations, weekly toolbox talks, and competent-person training; coach foremen on pre-task briefings.
Track training records, certification expirations, roadway worker protection, rail badging, and subcontractor safety programs and designations before mobilization.
Respond immediately to incidents, provide first response and medical coordination, arrange post-incident testing, conduct root-cause investigations, and write reports.
Track corrective actions to closure, coordinate workers' compensation intake and return to work, and deliver post-incident toolbox talks.
Drive between multiple job sites and respond to incidents outside normal hours; cover extended shifts during snow operations.