Safety Manager

About the Role

At Hensel Phelps, we don’t just build projects—we build careers, communities, and a culture of excellence. As an employee-owned company, every person here plays a vital role in shaping our success and future. This position supports the senior safety manager and project team in the successful completion of a construction project, assisting in managing safety and health processes. This is a safety-sensitive, full-time, on-site role at one designated location.

Constructing mission critical facilities demands a specialized strategy. Our integrated methodology unites multidisciplinary teams to emphasize operational efficiency, redundancy, scalability, and energy efficiency while prioritizing security and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Effectively communicate with various stakeholders including project owners, insurance carriers, Hensel Phelps staff, craft, and trade partners
• Attend owner meetings and work with their safety representatives, as necessary
• Enhance safety culture through participation in executive safety culture charrettes and assisting the CARES (craft safety) committee
• Assist project team with safety start-up, program development, implementation, and management
• Work with project team to create and manage the safety budget
• Anticipate necessary safety supplies for employees
• Oversee the safety point file system and documentation
• Maintain project statistical data
• Participate in the six-step quality control/safety process including assisting with activity hazard analyses and participating in follow-up inspections
• Focus team members on high-risk activities and work with the area superintendents on ways to control risk
• Conduct project safety training, as needed, and assist in developing the project safety training schedule
• Assist other team members in conducting safety training including tailgate meetings
• Lead the development and implementation of the project's SAFE program
• Analyze project safety trends and work with PS to implement initiatives to address unsafe trends
• Conduct project safety audits and assist in team audits
• Personnel evaluation and development
• Knowledge of construction processes and the roles and responsibilities of all positions

Requirements

• A 4-year degree is preferred (Occupational Safety and Health degree suggested)
• Recommended minimum of 3 years of experience in safety on commercial construction projects
• Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) Certification designation is suggested
• Valid Driver’s License
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)
• Proficiency in computer software: Microsoft Office Suite (especially Excel-based templates), Prolog, Primavera, and AutoDesk Suite

Physical Requirements

• Moderate Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
• Periodically walk, kneel, sit, crouch, reach, stoop, read/see, speak, push, pull, lift, stand, and finger/type
• Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, boxes, cabinets, etc.
• Constantly operate a computer and other office machinery (calculator, copy machine, phone, computer printer)
• Frequently communicate with employees and external stakeholders regarding a variety of topics
• Constantly compute, analyze, and conceptualize mathematical calculations and formulas
• Regularly sit in a stationary position in front of a computer screen
• Constantly read written communications, mail submissions, blueprints, and take/verify field measurements
• Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, and ramps at various heights
• Balancing: Ability to maintain body equilibrium to prevent falling and to walk, stand, or crouch
• Stooping: Bending the body downward and forward by the spine at the waist
• Visual acuity and ability to operate a vehicle as certified and appropriate
• Occasionally exposed to high and low temperatures
• Frequently exposed to noisy environments and outdoor elements such as precipitation and wind

Benefits

• Company-paid medical insurance, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, and long-term disability
• 401(K) retirement plan and health savings account (HSA) (HSA not available in Hawaii)
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Employee-paid vision and dental insurance
• Paid time off beginning upon hire
• Annual bonus plan for salaried positions (project engineers and above), subject to company and employee performance
• Company cell phone or cell phone allowance
• Vehicle or vehicle allowance for project engineers and above
• Cost of living adjustment (COLA) based on position location (subject to periodic review and adjustment)