Safety Manager - Waco

Looking for an opportunity to make a lasting mark on future generations and the communities they call home? HEI has been an unrivaled contracting leader for over 50 years, operating in Arizona, the Carolinas, Colorado, and Texas. As a top heavy‑civil construction company, we focus on safety, people, quality, and production, delivering projects that include roadways, bridges, water infrastructure, and environmental restoration. We are seeking a Safety Manager to join our growing safety team in Waco, Texas, responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing the field safety program and ensuring compliance with federal, state, owner‑required, and company safety rules and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular walk‑through inspections of construction sites to ensure compliance with laws and company policies.
• Identify, document, and recommend abatement of hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions and follow up to ensure timely hazard abatement.
• Utilize internal safety management systems and tools to write reports to field supervisory and project management staff detailing hazards and abatement techniques.
• Conduct new‑hire orientation and drug screening.
• Monitor prime contractor and/or subcontractor’s safety programs and recommend specific solutions to reduce hazardous conditions, following up to ensure timely abatement.
• Attend pre‑planning and progress meetings to coordinate project‑specific safety protocol.
• Conduct on‑site safety‑related toolbox talks and lead project safety committee meetings.
• Investigate work‑site safety accidents, confer with supervisors to determine root cause, and recommend changes to eliminate recurrence.
• Monitor medical treatment of injured employees to ensure timely return to work and compile progress summary reports of injuries for supervisors.
• Monitor site safety incentive program.
• Perform trend analysis using internal safety management systems to identify problem areas within the project, subcontractor, or overall safety trends.
• Assist in training new or existing personnel on basic and advanced safety topics.
• Assist supervisor during insurance audits.
• Perform additional responsibilities as assigned by the manager.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Extensive knowledge of construction safety practices, OSHA regulations, and risk‑management principles, preferably within heavy civil construction.
• Strong leadership and decision‑making skills with the ability to independently manage priorities, resolve issues, and support operational teams.
• Ability to identify hazardous conditions, conduct thorough audits and inspections, and implement effective corrective actions.
• Strong communication skills for professional interaction with executives, project managers, superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and field employees.
• Strong computer proficiency, including Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams, and digital safety‑management platforms; comfortable managing spreadsheets, tracking corrective actions, generating reports, handling documentation, and navigating multiple software systems daily.
• Experience managing incident investigations, root‑cause analysis, corrective‑action tracking, and safety documentation.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations, hazard recognition, incident investigations, and construction safety management practices.
• Previous experience leading safety initiatives, supporting field operations, and assisting in oversight of safety personnel (preferred).
• Experience with General Liability/Risk Management claims, incident management, and corrective‑action processes (preferred).
• Ability to conduct orientations, training sessions, audits, and site visits with minimal supervision.
• Working toward CHST designation if not already achieved.
• Proficient in drug‑testing procedures.

Education and Experience

• Minimum High School Diploma or GED required.
• 5 + years of construction safety experience required, preferably within heavy civil construction or related industries.
• Licenses/Certifications: First Aid/CPR Instructor Certified; OSHA 510; OSHA 500; BCSP Certification; STS, CHST (preferred); CSHO.