Manager, Construction Safety

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a small team responsible for work mapping, process redesign, and new ways of working across the onsite construction safety organization.
• Set clear goals, operating rhythms, and standards for the safety team, including diagnostics, pilots, and scaled implementation of site-wide protocols.
• Coach and performance-manage team members, creating opportunities for growth, stretch assignments, and cross-functional exposure.
• Manage the "Controlling Employer" liability by overseeing agency agreements with core contractors and ensuring independent safety staffing is optimized.
• Own end-to-end process redesign for priority journeys, including contractor onboarding, site access competency verification, and high-risk task reviews.
• Establish common standards for process documentation and handoffs to reduce variability and enable smoother execution across separate contractor entities.
• Identify friction points, inefficiencies, and avoidable demand, and lead simplification efforts with measurable impact on site safety throughput.
• Identify high-value opportunities to apply AI, workflow automation, and knowledge management to safety processes to improve data accuracy and personnel capacity.
• Translate safety goals into clear requirements and priorities for digital platforms like ServiceNow and safety tracking systems to automate manual coordination.
• Partner closely with IT and Data teams to ensure safety dashboards are designed around real work-flows, with strong measurement and feedback loops to identify Serious Injury or Fatality (SIF) precursors.
• Lead change management and adoption strategies for new safety systems, process redesigns, and digital capabilities.
• Build strong partnerships with COEs, IT, and external partners to align priorities, sequencing, and messaging for regulatory milestones.
• Coach and influence site leaders through periods of transition, helping them navigate trade-offs, clarify roles, and embed systemic safety as a core value.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Construction Safety, or related fields within complex, scaling industrial environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading process redesign, work transitions, shared-services enablement, or high-level safety operating model changes.
• Strong working knowledge of technology ecosystems, including ServiceNow and Workday, and familiarity with integrated safety/compliance platforms.
• Familiarity with AI and automation concepts (e.g., workflow automation, knowledge management, agent assist) and their application within site operations.
• Proven "systems thinker" who can connect strategy, operations, and technology into coherent, actionable roadmaps.
• Experience partnering closely with IT and digital teams to define requirements, evaluate solution options, and prioritize work across platforms.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills, with the ability to synthesize complex technical inputs for executive leadership.
• Proven ability to set direction, delegate effectively, and manage capacity across a team during periods of high-intensity growth.
• Track record of building inclusive, high-trust team cultures that balance performance, growth, and well-being.
• Bachelor’s degree required in Occupational Health, Safety Management, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• Advanced professional certification (ASP, CSP, or equivalent) is required or currently in progress.
• Deep understanding of the "Controlling Employer" doctrine and experience managing OSHA Strategic Partnerships (OSP).