Safety Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least 5 years of construction safety experience.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction standards and applicable safety regulations.
• Working knowledge of NFPA 70E electrical safety requirements, including arc flash protection and hazardous energy control.
• Demonstrated experience identifying and mitigating high-risk construction activities, including electrical work, cranes and lifting, excavation, structural steel, and work at heights.
• Knowledge of SIF prevention principles, risk assessments, and critical control verification.
• Experience evaluating contractor safety performance, conducting field assessments, and managing corrective actions.
• Experience with incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret safety data, identify trends, and recommend actionable improvements.
• Proficiency with safety management and reporting platforms such as Procore and Highwire, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with ability to work effectively across project teams.
• Ability to independently manage priorities, resolve challenges, and appropriately escalate significant risks.
• Experience coaching and guiding safety personnel and contractor teams.

Nice To Haves

• BCSP certification (CSP, ASP, or CHST).
• Construction safety experience in data centers, mission-critical facilities, or complex infrastructure projects.
• Bilingual English/Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of Rowan's safety programs, standards, and expectations throughout project construction and turnover.
• Provide risk-based safety oversight of site infrastructure, substations, and core/shell construction activities.
• Verify General Contractor compliance with Rowan's Contractor Safety Management Program and drive accountability for identified gaps.
• Identify and mitigate serious injury and fatality (SIF) risks through high-risk activity planning and critical control verification.
• Partner with project and contractor leadership to assess high-risk activities, evaluate work plans, and verify risk controls.
• Conduct structured safety walks, field assessments, and inspections; identify risks, evaluate control effectiveness, and drive improvements.
• Provide safety oversight of electrical installations, energization activities, and hazardous energy control in coordination with designated electrical authorities.
• Monitor contractor safety performance, identify trends and recurring deficiencies, and verify timely closure of corrective actions.
• Review contractor incident investigations, evaluate root causes and SIF potential, and verify effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Implement and support Rowan's Good Catch program to strengthen workforce engagement, hazard recognition, and proactive risk identification.
• Analyze safety observations, leading indicators, incidents, and performance metrics to identify emerging risks and recommend improvements.
• Maintain accurate site safety performance data, reporting, and documentation in accordance with Rowan's requirements.
• Partner with the General Contractor to facilitate Site Safety Steering Committees and ensure workforce and leadership engagement and follow-through on actions.
• Participate in high-risk activity planning meetings and coordinate with project leadership to address safety risks.
• Collaborate with Project Delivery, Engineering, Construction, and contractor leadership to support safe project execution and turnover readiness.
• Implement established safety procedures and identify opportunities to improve site-level processes and program effectiveness.
• Promote a positive safety culture through visible field leadership, open communication, coaching, and recognition of safe work practices.
• Provide day-to-day guidance, coaching, and performance oversight to assigned site safety personnel.
• Communicate significant risks, incidents, and unresolved safety concerns to appropriate leadership and escalate issues when necessary.

Benefits

• Hybrid working environment (described as a general company offering; this role is 100% onsite).
• Team-building and educational opportunities.
• Generous benefits package including robust health benefits and a 401(k)-company contribution.
• Unlimited PTO.
• RTD ECO pass or parking reimbursement.
• Competitive compensation, bonus, and an incentive plan.
• Relocation assistance on a case-by-case basis.