Health & Safety Director

Kleinfelder•San Diego, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Kleinfelder is seeking a Health & Safety Director to lead, strengthen, and continuously improve our enterprise-wide safety program. This highly visible leadership role is ideal for an experienced H&S executive who can set strategy, influence culture, partner with senior leaders, and advance practical, data-informed safety solutions across a complex professional services, engineering, consulting, and field-services environment. At Kleinfelder, health and safety is more than a compliance function—it is central to how we deliver work, support our people, and serve our clients. In this role, you will help shape the future of Kleinfelder’s safety culture, influence enterprise-wide operating practices, and lead a team of professionals whose work directly supports safe project delivery across the company.

Requirements

Extensive experience leading occupational health and safety programs in a professional services, consulting, engineering, construction, environmental, or field-services environment.
Demonstrated ability to set strategy, manage enterprise programs, lead teams, and influence senior leaders and operational stakeholders.
Strong knowledge of federal and state health and safety regulations, regulatory reporting requirements, incident management, and risk mitigation practices.
Ability to use data, field insight, and operational judgment to identify trends, evaluate risk, and drive practical safety improvements.
Experience managing budgets, resources, program priorities, and third-party systems or prequalification processes.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trust, reinforce accountability, and engage employees at all levels in a strong safety culture.
Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Public Health, or a related field.
15 years of progressive experience in occupational health and safety.
10 years of experience in a leadership or management role.

Nice To Haves

Executive-level or enterprise safety leadership experience at an AEC firm.
Experience supporting distributed teams, field operations, and project-based delivery environments.
Professional certification in occupational health and safety or a related discipline, such as Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or equivalent.
Experience with client prequalification systems, subcontractor safety programs, and insurance or claims-related safety metrics.

Responsibilities

Lead Kleinfelder’s enterprise Health & Safety strategy, including a forward-looking roadmap that improves safety performance, strengthens accountability, and supports continuous improvement.
Use H&S data, field insight, and operational trends to identify risks, prioritize solutions, and promote practical prevention strategies.
Build safety stewardship across the company through visible leadership, clear communication, and consistent employee engagement.
Own the H&S Strategic Plan and monitor progress against safety improvement priorities, safety metrics, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Partner with executive leadership, operations, and project teams to integrate health and safety into business decisions, project planning, and high-risk work.
Lead company-wide H&S programs, including laboratory safety, radiation safety, subcontractor prequalification, training, client prequalification, and incident response.
Respond to incidents, lead investigations, recommend corrective actions, and share lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
Lead, develop, and motivate a high-performing team of H&S professionals who strengthen employee engagement and reinforce Kleinfelder’s culture of safety.