Site Safety Specialist – VAI Resort Project
About The Position
The Site Safety Specialist will support ongoing construction of the VAI Resort project in Glendale, Arizona, a large hospitality and entertainment development involving multiple hotel towers, entertainment venues, resort amenities, retail space, and extensive vertical construction. The role is assigned full-time to the project and works directly under the Site Safety Manager, partnering with two other Safety Specialists to support daily safety operations, inspections, training, incident prevention, and regulatory compliance. The specialist is expected to work independently in a fast-paced construction environment and serve as a trusted safety resource to project leadership, subcontractors, and craft employees. The role emphasizes a visible field presence, hazard identification and correction, OSHA compliance, and proactive safety culture across a complex project with numerous workers and subcontractors. Fisher Industries is a vertically integrated, family-owned construction and aggregate company with more than 70 years of experience. It provides heavy civil construction and aggregate products and has in-house capabilities in drilling, blasting, crushing, asphalt, and concrete production. The company emphasizes safety, quality, and innovative, cost-effective solutions.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of construction safety experience.
- Extensive high-rise or vertical construction experience.
- Advanced knowledge of OSHA 1926 Construction Standards.
- Proven experience conducting site audits, inspections, hazard assessments, and incident investigations.
- Experience working with multiple subcontractors on large commercial construction projects.
- Strong understanding of fall protection systems, scaffolding, cranes and rigging, structural steel erection, concrete operations, excavation and trenching, electrical safety, and confined space operations.
- OSHA 30 Construction certification.
- Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
- Ability to identify and correct hazards, coach supervisors and employees, and navigate complex construction environments.
Nice To Haves
- OSHA 510 certification.
- OSHA 500 certification.
- First Aid/CPR certification.
- CHST, ASP, CSP, or another professional safety certification.
- Bilingual English/Spanish skills.
- Significant experience on large commercial or high-rise construction projects and recognition as a strong OSHA resource in the field.
Responsibilities
- Maintain a visible daily presence throughout active construction areas.
- Conduct routine safety inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments.
- Monitor subcontractor compliance with site-specific safety requirements and OSHA regulations.
- Support project leadership with pre-task planning, JHAs, JSAs, and reviews of high-risk activities.
- Assist with incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking.
- Verify compliance with fall protection requirements, particularly during high-rise construction.
- Support crane operations, steel erection, elevated work, and other critical-risk tasks.
- Deliver safety orientations, training, toolbox talks, and field coaching.
- Track and communicate safety metrics, trends, and corrective actions.
- Promote Fisher Industries' safety culture and Stop Work Obligation program.
- Build working relationships with operations while maintaining safety expectations and compliance requirements.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
