Safety Director

Sheakley Workforce Staffing • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Safety Director provides safety leadership and support across multiple active construction projects throughout the Chicagoland area. The role supports major commercial, industrial, healthcare, infrastructure, and electrical construction projects, and works closely with operations leadership to strengthen company-wide safety performance.

The Safety Director mentors field safety personnel and project teams, conducts audits and observations, supports safety culture development, and helps enhance company safety programs. The role also monitors project safety performance and compliance, leads incident investigations, supports training and workforce development, and identifies opportunities for continuous improvement. The ideal candidate builds trust with operations teams, develops employees, proactively reduces risk, and promotes an accountable safety culture across multiple jobsites.

The position is based in Chicago, Illinois, with a Monday–Friday schedule from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., approximately 40 hours per week. The opportunity is available as a 1099 contractor or direct-hire W-2 role. Compensation is $56 per hour for 1099 contractors or $120,000–$150,000 annually for W-2 employees, with an annual performance-based bonus. A company truck or mileage reimbursement is provided; the stated mileage rate of $0.76 per mile applies to temporary hires.

Requirements

• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 certification and 5–10 years of safety experience, or CHST certification and at least 5 years of safety experience, or a bachelor's or master's degree and 5–10 years of safety experience.
• Strong leadership and coaching abilities.
• Proven experience developing a safety culture.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and hazard assessments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards.
• Working knowledge of electrical construction safety, safety leadership and culture development, multi-project safety oversight, incident investigation and root cause analysis, contractor safety management, safety auditing and compliance inspections, hazard recognition and risk assessment, employee training and workforce development, corrective action management, construction risk assessment and mitigation, regulatory compliance management, and safety program development.

Nice To Haves

• Electrical construction experience.
• ASP, CSP, OHST, or another advanced BCSP credential.
• Experience leading safety programs across multiple large-scale projects.
• General contractor or electrical contractor experience.
• Experience managing field safety personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership and support across multiple active construction projects.
• Coach, mentor, and develop project teams and field safety personnel.
• Conduct jobsite audits, inspections, observations, and hazard assessments.
• Support development and enhancement of company safety programs and initiatives.
• Drive safety culture improvement efforts throughout the organization.
• Work with project managers, superintendents, and company leadership.
• Monitor project safety performance and compliance with company standards.
• Lead incident investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
• Support employee training and workforce development initiatives.
• Review project safety documentation, plans, and compliance requirements.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement in safety performance.
• Promote a proactive and accountable safety culture throughout operations.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• 401(k) plan.
• PTO and vacation package.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• Company truck or mileage reimbursement; the stated $0.76-per-mile rate applies to temporary hires.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed