Site Safety Manager - Cheterfield, VA
About The Position
The Site Safety Manager will provide dedicated safety leadership for an environmental remediation project in Chesterfield, Virginia, addressing PFAS contamination in impacted soil and groundwater. Field work includes containment, removal, handling, and treatment activities conducted under environmental, hazardous-material, and site safety controls. The manager will work with project management, supervisors, contractors, and field personnel to monitor operations, identify and correct unsafe conditions, and support compliance with project safety plans and applicable regulatory requirements. The assignment is onsite, follows a project-based schedule of 40 hours per week on the day shift, and is expected to last 40 weeks. The listed start date is ASAP. Compensation is $50–$56 per hour, with $125 per diem, paid weekly. The position is identified as a 1099 contractor role.
Requirements
- A bachelor's or master's degree in Safety from an ABET-accredited institution and at least 5 years of large-project construction safety experience as a titled safety professional; or a CSP or CHST and 5 years of experience as a titled Safety Manager; or OSHA 500 and 5 years of experience as a titled Safety Manager.
- Ability to work onsite in Chesterfield, Virginia.
- Ability to support a 40-hour-per-week project schedule.
- Strong understanding of construction-site hazard recognition and mitigation.
- Ability to work effectively with project leadership, contractors, and field personnel.
- Ability to maintain accurate safety documentation and follow project-specific environmental and hazardous-material controls.
- Strong working knowledge of construction safety management, OSHA requirements, field hazard assessment, contractor oversight, incident prevention, and safety documentation.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting complex construction or environmental projects involving contaminated materials, soil and groundwater remediation, heavy equipment, and tightly controlled work areas.
Responsibilities
- Provide day-to-day site safety oversight for environmental remediation activities.
- Monitor containment, excavation, soil handling, groundwater remediation, and related field operations.
- Conduct routine site inspections and identify unsafe conditions or work practices.
- Coordinate corrective actions with project supervision and field teams.
- Support pre-task planning, hazard assessments, safety meetings, and field briefings.
- Monitor compliance with project safety plans and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Maintain required safety records, inspection documentation, and field reports.
- Participate in incident reviews and implementation of corrective and preventive measures.
- Support safe coordination between contractors, equipment operators, remediation personnel, and project management.
- Reinforce site controls associated with hazardous-material and environmental remediation work.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
