Safety Manager

Luster National•Columbia, WA

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About The Position

Safety Managers support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs involving highways, roads, bridges, transit, aviation, and water/wastewater projects delivered through traditional and alternative methods. Depending on the role’s scope, the position may provide safety oversight for a single construction package or safety leadership across concurrent contracts. Safety Managers enforce contractual safety requirements, verify that field controls match approved commitments, and maintain defensible records. This posting is for future roles rather than a currently available specific opportunity; candidates may be selected for activation in the company’s talent pool and notified first when project needs arise. The role may include leading program-level safety governance, developing safety procedures and audit protocols, reviewing and accepting site-specific safety plans and hazard analyses, auditing contractor performance, managing corrective actions, overseeing incident investigations, and administering contractual safety requirements. It may also involve reviewing engineered temporary works and high-hazard activity plans, evaluating safety controls in active operating environments, leading and developing safety staff, coordinating safety planning across contractors, analyzing safety indicators, reporting performance to program leadership, and coordinating with regulators.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, construction management, civil engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Active OSHA-30 certification.
At least 5 years of construction safety experience on large (over $500 million), complex heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
Experience developing or reviewing site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, or activity hazard analyses against contract and regulatory requirements.
Experience conducting field safety audits and inspections, holding another company accountable to safety requirements including stop-work situations, and tracking corrective actions to documented closure.
Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis, including corrective-action follow-up and trend reporting.
Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising field safety staff on an active construction site.
Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and OSHA recordkeeping and reporting obligations.
Working knowledge of high-hazard heavy civil construction activities, including excavation and shoring, confined-space entry, fall protection, crane and rigging operations, energized work, and work-zone traffic control.
Experience with industry-standard safety, EHS, and incident reporting software such as Enablon, Intelex, or Procore.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite/Office 365, including tools such as Outlook, Teams, Word, and PowerPoint.
Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
Excellent multitasking and organizational skills.
Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
Curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, construction management, or civil engineering.
Active professional certifications such as CSP, CHST, or STSC (BCSP), and/or CIH (ABIH).
Experience serving as an owner’s lead safety representative, or in an owner’s representative, program management, or construction management safety oversight capacity.
Experience owning program-level safety governance across multiple concurrent contracts on a $1 billion-plus program, including procedure development, audit program design, escalation protocols, and safety culture initiatives.
Experience overseeing contractor safety on a construction package exceeding $100 million in value.
Familiarity with rail safety requirements such as FRA or FTA roadway worker protection, or with airfield safety and security requirements at an operating airport.
Experience developing and delivering safety orientation and training programs for owner staff and personnel.
Proficiency with Microsoft Power BI, Oracle Cloud Analytics, or other dashboard KPI reporting software.

Responsibilities

Lead program-level safety governance across concurrent construction contracts and develop safety procedures, audit protocols, and escalation paths.
Review and accept site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, and activity hazard analyses for conformance with program requirements and applicable OSHA regulations; track open items to closure.
Audit contractor safety performance in the field and observe high-hazard work to verify that implemented controls match accepted plans.
Drive corrective actions through verified closure and prevent repeat findings.
Oversee incident investigations, evaluate root cause findings, and confirm corrective actions were implemented and effective.
Administer contractual program safety requirements, including safety submittals, training and certification tracking, competent person designations, and OSHA recordkeeping and reporting.
Review engineered temporary works and high-hazard activity plans, including excavation shoring, falsework and bridge erection, critical lift and rigging plans, and fall protection; confirm required engineering, permits, and approvals before work begins.
Evaluate safety controls in active operating environments, including work zones, live service areas, and confined-space entry at operating facilities.
Lead, develop, and evaluate safety staff assigned across contracts and maintain consistent standards for audit and observation documentation.
Coordinate safety planning across overlapping contractor operations and schedule sequencing in preconstruction and pre-activity meetings.
Analyze program leading and lagging safety indicators, report incident trends, audit results, and contractor performance to program leadership, and call for safety stand-downs when warranted.
Coordinate with federal, state, and local regulators during inspections and investigations, and represent the program’s response, positions, and follow-up commitments.