Health & Safety Manager, Field Operations

Enchanted Rock Management•Houston, TX

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About The Position

ERock is seeking a Health & Safety Manager, Field Operations, to lead assigned health and safety programs and workstreams from development through implementation. The role develops and improves safety programs for field services, fleet maintenance, commissioning, construction support, and operating power generation sites. It serves as the operational safety lead for power generation sites and supports safe commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and modification of natural gas generation equipment. The position conducts inspections and audits, leads incident investigations and corrective actions, manages safety procedures and training, and ensures conformance with applicable regulatory, industry, and customer requirements. It also supports contractor and fleet safety, emergency preparedness, occupational injury and illness response, HSE vendors and systems, regulatory inspections, and customer audits. The manager partners across operational and corporate functions and promotes a learning-focused safety culture. Travel to field locations is required as needed, including occasional extended or off-hours support during commissioning, incidents, emergencies, or critical work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
At least 7 years of progressive Health & Safety experience in field services, power generation, utilities, energy, construction, or industrial operations, including independently managing programs or major workstreams.
Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry and Construction standards, NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, and applicable DOT safety requirements.
Experience supporting field maintenance technicians, fleet or driver safety, commissioning activities, contractor operations, and/or power generation sites.
Experience with incident investigation and causal analysis, JHAs/JSAs, field audits, corrective-action management, and written safety program development.
Ability to interpret regulatory and customer requirements and translate them into practical field controls and clear work instructions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Health & Safety management, training, audit, or incident-reporting software.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel to field sites up to 50% of the time, work outdoors, enter industrial environments, and support occasional off-hours operational needs.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Active Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), or comparable recognized professional credential.
OSHA 30-Hour General Industry or Construction training, or equivalent advanced occupational safety training.
Experience with natural gas reciprocating engines, turbines, generators, balance-of-plant equipment, medium-voltage systems, or onsite power generation systems.
Experience with commissioning, operational readiness, management of change, pre-startup safety review, process safety, PSM, or high-hazard energy-control activities.
Familiarity with ISO 45001, ISO 14001, EPA environmental compliance interfaces, and customer requirements in data center, utility, manufacturing, healthcare, or government environments.
Experience managing contractor-safety programs, occupational-health providers, safety technology platforms, or other third-party Health & Safety services.
Current First Aid/CPR/AED instructor or provider credentials, HAZWOPER training, or emergency-response experience.
Strong communication, coaching, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trust with field technicians, supervisors, contractors, and leadership.
Collaborative, hands-on, organized, and proactive approach, with sound judgment and confidence exercising stop-work authority and making decisions under pressure in a fast-growing environment.

Responsibilities

Own assigned Health & Safety programs and workstreams from development through implementation, including requirements, stakeholder and vendor coordination, documentation, action tracking, status reporting, and escalation of barriers.
Develop, implement, and improve Health & Safety programs for field service technicians, fleet maintenance, commissioning, construction support, and operating power generation sites.
Serve as the operational safety lead for power generation sites, supporting safe commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and modification of natural gas generation equipment.
Participate in new-site, commissioning, and operational-readiness reviews to identify and address Health & Safety requirements before startup and during changes to equipment, processes, or operations.
Conduct site inspections, jobsite audits, and field observations; identify hazards, assign corrective actions, verify completion, and drive timely closure.
Lead incident and near-miss reporting, investigations, causal analysis, corrective-action management, and communication of lessons learned.
Ensure conformance with applicable OSHA General Industry and Construction requirements, DOT safety requirements, state and local occupational safety requirements, recognized industry standards, and customer-site requirements.
Support environmental compliance activities in coordination with designated environmental resources.
Implement and manage safety programs covering hazardous energy control and Lockout/Tagout, electrical safety and NFPA 70E, confined spaces, hot work, fall protection, PPE, hazard communication, line breaking, lifting and rigging, mobile equipment, excavation where applicable, and emergency response.
Develop, review, and maintain safe work practices, energy-control procedures, permits, JHAs/JSAs, risk assessments, checklists, and other field work-control documents.
Support and improve the HSE Management System, including policies, procedures, standards, forms, records, and document-control requirements.
Develop and deliver role-based safety training, toolbox talks, onboarding, and refresher training; verify training effectiveness and completion.
Manage contractor safety requirements, including prequalification, onboarding, orientation, documentation review, field oversight, incident escalation, corrective actions, and coordination with internal teams and contractor leadership.
Support and improve fleet and driver safety programs, including driver expectations, vehicle-related incident review, mobile equipment controls, corrective actions, training, and coordination with Fleet and Operations.
Support site emergency preparedness and response, including emergency action planning, drills, employee accountability, first-aid/AED readiness, site response capabilities, and coordination with site leadership and emergency-response resources.
Coordinate occupational injury and illness response, including medical-provider relationships, post-incident care, case follow-up, return-to-work coordination, workers’ compensation support, and internal escalation with Human Resources and Risk Management.
Manage assigned Health & Safety vendors, systems, and service providers, including implementation, utilization, performance, issue resolution, and coordination with Procurement and internal stakeholders.
Track, analyze, and report leading and lagging indicators, including TRIR, DART, near misses, hazard reports, audit findings, training completion, and corrective-action closure; develop improvement plans based on trends.
Partner with Operations, Field Service, Engineering, Project Management, Human Resources, Procurement, Fleet, and other functions to integrate safety into work planning, design, procurement, mobilization, and execution.
Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, internal reviews, and related corrective-action responses.
Champion a learning-focused safety culture by coaching leaders and employees, reinforcing stop-work authority, and encouraging hazard and near-miss reporting.
Travel to field and site locations as needed, including periodic extended or off-hours support during commissioning, significant incidents, emergencies, or critical work.
Perform other Health & Safety responsibilities consistent with business needs and the scope of the position.