Senior Safety Manager

Clark Construction Group•Williamsburg, VA

2d•$100,000 - $200,000

About The Position

The Senior Safety Manager ensures the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on Clark projects. The role creates a culture of care and enforces Clark’s Safety and Health Policy, project-specific safety programs, and applicable local, state, and federal safety standards. In partnership with project supervisors, the manager leads employee safety education and develops safe work plans for all phases and tasks. This is an active, hands-on role with significant time spent on construction sites and some time in an office. The work includes navigating active jobsites, responding to changing project conditions, and working in varying weather, moderate to loud noise, and elevated or confined areas around moving mechanical equipment. The position operates in a demanding, high-performance environment and requires flexibility for extended hours during critical project phases, deadlines, or emergencies, as well as responsiveness to time-sensitive communications outside regular hours. Clark requires a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and conducts random quarterly tests. The compensation package includes base salary, bonus potential, and benefits. The stated base salary range is $100,000–$200,000; compensation may vary based on factors including education, experience, skills, and geographic location.

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 and 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.
Agile, energetic, data-driven approach to 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, and able to build teams and execute direction.
Ability to work extended hours when required and respond to time-sensitive matters or emergencies outside regular working hours.
Ability to frequently be on one’s feet and navigate 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 have visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work.
Ability to spend prolonged periods sitting for computer work, document review, and meetings.
Ability to work in varying weather, moderate to loud noise, elevated or confined work areas, and around moving mechanical equipment.
Compliance with Clark safety policies and procedures and applicable laws.
Pass a pre-employment drug fitness-for-duty screening and participate in random quarterly drug fitness-for-duty tests.

Nice To Haves

OSHA 30 Hour.
CHST or CSP certification.
SMS certification.
First Aid/CPR training.

Responsibilities

Drive the Clark safety culture on a project and oversee 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 safety 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 safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based on upcoming work or recent at-risk trends.
Create a safety vision and align the team to achieve a safe workplace.
Facilitate third-party safety reviews, including OSHA reviews.
Understand workers’ compensation and lead efforts to manage claims.
Proactively use experience to mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
Develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win appropriate work.
Recruit, identify, hire, and retain industry talent.
Anticipate stakeholder needs, desires, and goals to exceed expectations.