Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group, LLC • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. The role builds a culture of care while enforcing Clark’s Safety and Health Policy and applicable local, state, and federal safety standards. Working with project supervisors, the Senior Safety Manager leads employee safety education and develops safe work plans for project phases and tasks.

This position oversees project-specific safety programs, identifies and mitigates hazards, supports field planning, manages and mentors staff, and communicates with clients and stakeholders. It also facilitates third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews, and leads efforts related to workers’ compensation claims. The role contributes to recruiting and retaining talent and developing relationships with industry professionals.

The position is active and hands-on, with significant time on construction sites and some time in an office. It involves variable weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, moving mechanical equipment, frequent movement across job sites, and occasional extended hours or responses to time-sensitive matters and emergencies. Pre-employment and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty testing are required.

Requirements

• 10 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health or a related discipline, or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
• Ability to communicate with and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
• Ability to manage large-scale, high-profile projects.
• Proof of training and experience safely managing cranes, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment.
• Exposure to preconstruction efforts.
• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from stakeholders ranging from craft workers to senior executives.
• Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.
• An agile, energetic, data-driven approach to individual and organizational objectives while balancing short- and long-term goals.
• Alignment with Clark Standards of Excellence, including being self-motivated, results-oriented, adaptable, collaborative, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, relationship-building, team-building, and able to set direction and execute.
• Ability to work on foot frequently across active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists.
• Ability to bend, kneel, reach, and frequently lift and carry up to 25 pounds and occasionally up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to communicate effectively and use visual acuity to read plans and inspect work.
• Ability to work in varied weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
• Flexibility to work extended hours during critical project phases or client deadlines and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

• OSHA 30-hour training.
• CHST or CSP certification.
• SMS certification.
• First Aid/CPR training.

Responsibilities

• Drive Clark’s safety culture on a project.
• Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public.
• Enforce corporate and project-specific safety and health programs and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
• Manage and mentor staff and manage client expectations.
• Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement project-specific safety programs.
• Partner with field supervision to include hazard mitigation measures in construction activity planning.
• Develop jobsite safety education for personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work or recent at-risk trends.
• Create and communicate a safety vision, aligning the team to achieve a safe workplace.
• Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
• Apply workers’ compensation knowledge and lead efforts to manage claims.
• Proactively identify and mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
• Develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win appropriate work.
• Recruit, hire, and retain outstanding industry talent.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals to exceed expectations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior