Safety Manager
About The Position
The Safety Manager manages and implements the project safety program for one project or part of a large, complex project. The role provides leadership, oversight, and direction to field safety staff, subcontractors, and project teams, and ensures compliance with applicable regulations and company policies. The Safety Manager leads incident investigations, manages safety documentation, and partners with Operations to identify and mitigate risks proactively. The position oversees safety planning and performance across the project, including safety audits, corrective actions, subcontractor coordination, training, reporting, emergency response planning, and workers’ compensation support. It also manages the project safety budget, serves as a liaison with loss prevention, regulatory agencies, and clients, and travels occasionally for site walks, training, and team-member coverage.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience, including at least 2 years in a lead or manager role.
- Experience conducting incident investigations and leading field safety programs.
- OSHA 30 certification required.
- Experience leading teams, influencing behavior, and driving compliance.
- Expertise managing safety programs, including implementing JHAs, PTPs, and risk-mitigation strategies.
- Advanced knowledge of OSHA and regulatory safety requirements.
- Proficiency in safety documentation, incident reporting, and safety-trend analysis.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and safety management software.
- Ability to manage and oversee subcontractor safety performance.
- Strong safety training and orientation delivery skills.
- Exceptional leadership skills to manage and motivate a team of safety professionals.
- Ability to handle complex safety issues and enforce corrective actions.
- Strong communication skills for reporting to senior management and stakeholders.
- Ability to influence safety behavior and improve project safety performance.
- Commitment to maintaining a proactive project safety culture.
- Physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs and ladders, use construction personnel hoists, and negotiate work areas under construction.
- Ability to perform work involving frequent walking, climbing, standing, and navigating active construction sites, and to lift up to 40 pounds.
- Ability to perform duties involving use of hands, sitting, talking, hearing, standing, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- CHST, ASP, or CSP certification.
Responsibilities
- Lead implementation of the site-specific safety plan and ensure work activities comply with company safety policies and OSHA regulations.
- Supervise Safety Engineers, Senior Safety Engineers, and Assistant Safety Managers, providing coaching, performance feedback, and development opportunities.
- Conduct daily site audits and ensure timely corrective action for unsafe conditions or behaviors.
- Review and approve Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Pre-Task Plans (PTPs), RASPs, PODs, and other safety documentation.
- Coordinate and oversee subcontractor safety performance; participate in preconstruction safety planning and subcontractor onboarding.
- Lead incident and near-miss investigations, conduct incident analysis, and prepare formal reports.
- Maintain project safety documentation, including OSHA logs, inspection records, and required reporting.
- Prepare and deliver weekly and monthly safety reports for Operations and safety leadership.
- Facilitate project-wide safety meetings, orientations, and training sessions.
- Manage on-site substance abuse testing in accordance with company policy.
- Support workers’ compensation case management, including clinic visits, light-duty coordination, and documentation.
- Ensure appropriate medical response to workplace injuries, including assessment, stabilization, and referral to medical care as needed.
- Act as project liaison with loss prevention, regulatory agencies, and clients.
- Support emergency response planning, drills, and implementation.
- Promote a strong safety culture by engaging craft workers, supervisors, and subcontractors.
- Manage the safety budget.
- Travel occasionally for site walks, training, and team-member coverage.
- Perform other duties as required.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
