Safety Manager

Luster National•Fresno, CA

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About The Position

Luster is seeking Safety Managers for future roles supporting large, complex heavy-civil infrastructure programs, including highway, road, bridge, transit, aviation, and water/wastewater projects delivered through traditional and alternative methods. The role may range from safety oversight for a single construction package to safety leadership across concurrent contracts. Safety Managers enforce contractual requirements, verify that field controls match approved plans, and maintain defensible documentation. This posting is for future hiring needs rather than a currently available specific opportunity; selected candidates may be activated in Luster’s talent pool and notified first when a project need arises. The Safety Manager may lead program-level safety governance, review plans and hazard analyses, audit contractors, oversee investigations, administer contractual safety requirements, and review engineered temporary works and high-hazard activity plans. The role also involves coordinating safety across overlapping operations, managing or mentoring safety staff, analyzing program safety indicators, and coordinating with regulators during inspections and investigations.

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.
10+ years of construction safety experience on large (>$500M), 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 the 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 $1B+ program, including enterprise procedure development, audit program design, escalation protocols, and safety culture initiatives.
Experience overseeing contractor safety on a construction package exceeding $100M in value.
Familiarity with rail safety requirements such as FRA or FTA roadway worker protection, or 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 compliance with program requirements and applicable OSHA regulations; track open items to closure.
Conduct field audits and observe high-hazard work to verify that controls in approved plans are present at the work face.
Drive corrective actions through verified closure.
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, and fall protection; confirm 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 and schedule sequencing for overlapping contractor operations during preconstruction and pre-activity meetings.
Analyze leading and lagging safety indicators; report incident trends, audit results, and contractor performance to program leadership; call safety stand-downs when warranted.
Coordinate with federal, state, and local regulators during inspections and investigations, and represent the program’s response and follow-up commitments.