HSSE Manager

Tealenergi•Hubbard, TX

About The Position

The HSSE Manager leads Health, Safety, Security & Environmental performance for a large, multi-building construction program. The role establishes and administers the site-specific safety program, provides visible field leadership, identifies and controls hazards, verifies regulatory and project compliance, and promotes a proactive zero-incident culture among contractor and subcontractor personnel. The ideal candidate has extensive construction safety experience, strong knowledge of OSHA requirements, and the ability to influence safety performance through hands-on field engagement, coaching, hazard recognition, and accountability. The position implements the project HSSE plan and oversees hazard identification, field safety, training and documentation, incident investigation, emergency preparedness, and HSSE performance monitoring. It works with project leadership and site personnel to integrate safety into project planning and daily operations, address risks, and prevent serious incidents.

Requirements

Minimum of 8 years of construction safety experience.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in a site safety leadership role supporting complex industrial or commercial construction projects.
Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 requirements.
Demonstrated knowledge of incident investigation, JHA/AHA processes, fall protection, lifting and rigging, mobile equipment safety, and multi-employer worksite coordination.
Strong hazard-recognition and field-safety leadership capabilities.
Ability to coach and influence managers, superintendents, foremen, employees, and subcontractors.
Strong documentation, communication, follow-through, and accountability skills.
Ability to comply with all site access, PPE, safety, security, and training requirements.
Ability to support extended hours, early starts, weekends, or schedule-recovery coverage based on project phase and client requirements.
Regularly sit, walk and stand; talk or hear in person and by telephone; and use hands repetitively to finger, handle, feel, or operate standard office equipment.
Frequently reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally stand, walk, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
Vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, construction, engineering, environmental science, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Experience providing visible field leadership within high-hazard, concurrent construction operations.
CSP, CHST, ASP, or equivalent safety certification.
OSHA 500/510 certification.
First Aid/CPR certification.
Relevant competent-person qualifications.

Responsibilities

Implement the project HSSE plan and ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, client and contractor rules, site-specific requirements, and established procedures.
Provide visible field leadership and reinforce a proactive, zero-incident safety culture across the project.
Monitor HSSE performance and recommend procedural or resource changes when risk levels increase.
Coach managers, superintendents, foremen, employees, and subcontractors to integrate safety into project planning, purchasing, logistics, and daily decision-making.
Lead hazard identification activities, Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), STAs/JSAs, pre-task planning, inspections, audits, leading-indicator reviews, and corrective-action tracking.
Provide field oversight for elevated work, fall protection, lifting and rigging, hot work, mobile equipment, scaffolds and aerial lifts, electrical exposures, concurrent operations, and controlled-access areas.
Identify unsafe conditions or behaviors and ensure hazards are corrected in a timely and effective manner.
Support the safe execution of high-hazard and concurrent construction activities.
Verify required employee and contractor training, site orientations, operator qualifications, competent-person assignments, permits, and safety documentation before work begins.
Maintain HSSE documentation and support compliance with project and regulatory recordkeeping requirements.
Monitor training compliance, inspection closure, hazard correction, and participation in leading-indicator activities.
Investigate incidents, near misses, and high-potential events to identify root causes.
Ensure effective corrective and preventive actions are developed, implemented, and tracked to completion.
Coordinate emergency response planning, first-aid readiness, rescue planning, severe-weather response, environmental controls, and site security requirements.
Track HSSE leading and lagging indicators and communicate trends to project leadership.
Monitor key performance indicators, including recordable and near-miss trends, safety observations, inspection closure, training compliance, hazard correction, leading-indicator participation, serious-incident prevention, and audit performance.
Use HSSE performance data and field observations to identify emerging risks and recommend appropriate corrective measures.