Safety Manager

About the role

We are seeking Safety Managers to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (bus and rail), aviation (international airports), and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. We hire across the level range, from safety oversight on a single construction package to safety leadership across concurrent contracts. You'll enforce contractual safety requirements, verify in the field that committed controls are the controls actually in place, and keep a defensible record of both. This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected, their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

Responsibilities

• May lead program-level safety governance across concurrent construction contracts, and develop the enterprise safety procedures, audit protocols, and escalation paths that the programs contractors are held to.
• Review and accept site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, and activity hazard analyses for conformance with program safety requirements and applicable OSHA regulations, and track open items to closure.
• Audit contractor safety performance in the field, and observe high-hazard activities during site walks to confirm the controls in the accepted plan are the controls actually in place at the work face.
• Drive corrective action through to verified closure rather than repeat finding.
• Oversee incident investigation, evaluate the contractors root cause findings for adequacy, and confirm that corrective actions were implemented and actually worked.
• May administer the program safety requirements carried in the contract documents, including safety submittals, training and certification tracking, competent person designations, and OSHA recordkeeping and reporting.
• Review engineered temporary works and high-hazard activity plans, such as excavation shoring, falsework and bridge erection, critical lift and rigging plans, and fall protection.
• Confirm the required engineering, permits, and approvals are in place before high-hazard work proceeds.
• Evaluate safety controls in active operating environments, including work zones, live service areas, and confined space entry at operating facilities.
• May lead, develop, and evaluate the safety staff assigned across your contracts, and hold their audit and observation documentation to a consistent program standard.
• Coordinate safety planning across overlapping contractor operations and schedule sequencing in preconstruction and pre-activity meetings, so shared hazards and interfaces are settled before crews mobilize.
• Analyze leading and lagging safety indicators across the program, report incident trends, audit results, and contractor safety performance to program leadership, and call for safety stand-downs when the data warrants.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local regulators during inspections and investigations, and represent the programs response, positions, and follow-up commitments.

Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
• Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, construction management, or civil engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ year