Construction Safety Specialist

Job Summary

The Construction Safety Specialist supports capital projects, renovations, and maintenance activities within an active museum environment. This role ensures construction and contractor operations are performed safely while protecting staff, visitors, artifacts, collections, historic structures, and facilities. The specialist balances regulatory compliance with the unique operational, cultural, and preservation needs of a public-facing museum.

Major Job Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and enforce site specific construction safety plans for museum renovation and capital improvement projects

• Ensure contractor compliance with OSHA/Cal OSHA standards, museum safety requirements, and institutional policies

• Conduct regular safety inspections of construction zones, temporary work areas, staging areas, and laydown spaces

• Review and approve Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), and safe work plans

• Monitor high risk activities including hot work, confined spaces, roofing, scaffolding, trenching, and crane operations

• Ensure construction activities do not endanger museum visitors, staff, volunteers, or docents

• Coordinate physical barriers, signage, access controls, and temporary egress routes in public spaces

• Work closely with curatorial, collections, and conservation teams to protect artifacts from vibration, dust, temperature changes, moisture, and chemical exposure

• Review and mitigate risks to historic buildings, exhibits, and sensitive infrastructure

• Ensure compliance with OSHA/Cal OSHA, fire/life safety codes, NFPA, NEC and local authority requirements

• Support fire watch programs, hot work permitting, and impairment management for fire protection systems

• Assist with incident investigations, near miss reporting, and corrective action tracking

• Maintain safety documentation, permits, inspection records, and compliance reports

Training & Communication

• Deliver site specific construction safety orientations for contractors working in occupied museum environments

• Serve as a safety liaison between Facilities, Capital Projects, Security, Curatorial, and external contractors

Planning & Collaboration

• Participate in pre construction planning and design review meetings to identify and mitigate safety risks early

• Clockwork work sequencing to minimize disruption to museum operations and public access

• Support emergency response planning and drills involving construction areas

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Construction Management, Facilities Management, or related field or equivalent experience

• 3–7 years of construction safety experience, preferably in occupied facilities or complex environments

• Strong working knowledge of OSHA/Cal-OHA construction regulations

• Experience managing contractor safety programs

• Ability to work diplomatically in a public, cultural, or institutional setting

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications

• OSHA 30 Hour Construction Certification

• CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician)

• CSP (Certified Safety Professional)

• Experience working in museums, historic buildings, universities, hospitals, or public venues

• Knowledge of fire/life safety systems and impairment coordination

• First Aid/CPR/AED certification

• Knowledge of OSHA/Cal/OSHA construction safety regulations, fire/life safety codes, and hazard controls for high-risk activities, including application in occupied/public or institutional environments

• Skills in conducting construction site inspections, hazard assessments, and reviewing JHAs, AHAs, and contractor safety plans

• Skills in incident investigation, documentation, corrective action tracking, and safety reporting

• Skills in communicating, coordinating, and providing safety training to contractors and cross-functional stakeholders

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in active construction environments and adapt to changing conditions

• Ability to identify and mitigate hazards in occupied/public spaces while enforcing safety requirements with tact and professionalism

• Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse operational, technical, and cultural teams

Benefits

To learn more about our comprehensive benefits and long list of perks, go to Getty HR.

Here are just some examples that Getty offers/provides for full-time employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance coverage, starting on date of hire. Getty pays 75%-95% of the premium, depending on the plan selected.

• 403(b) Employee Investment retirement plan – with up to 5% Getty Match

• Getty contribution of 6%, on behalf of employee, to 401(a) retirement account

• Education assistance and professional development

• Paid vacation, sick and personal days

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Many positions have bi-weekly Off-Fridays

• On-site fitness center at Getty Center

• Community service opportunities