Traveling Safety Representative - HDD and Pipeline Construction (REMOTE)

About Us

United Utility Services is a dynamic player in the electric utility industry, providing comprehensive and innovative offerings that bolster power infrastructure investments across the U.S. As the parent company to industry-leading utility service contractors specializing in transmission, substation, distribution, and grid hardening projects, we craft power delivery solutions built safe, engineered smart, and driven by customer demand. Our Core Values are Safety, Quality, Integrity, and Professionalism.

Summit Underground Solutions, a United Utility Services Company, is an underground utilities company headquartered in The Woodlands, TX, specializing in maxi-rig directional drilling, water, sewer, gas, fiber, and power.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Traveling Safety Representative to oversee and uphold safety compliance on HDD (Horizontal Directional Drilling) and open-cut pipeline construction projects across the United States. This position provides field safety leadership, partners with operations to proactively identify hazards, coach employees, ensure regulatory compliance, and promote a strong culture of safety while protecting employees, equipment, the public, and the environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor daily HDD and open cut pipeline activities for safety compliance
• Conduct site safety inspections, audits, and hazard assessments
• Ensure OSHA and company safety standards are met across all crews and subcontractors
• Be a supportive resource to educate, train, and coach teammates on health and safety issues
• Work closely with leadership to maintain safety integration with operations
• Lead daily safety meetings, toolbox talks, and pre-task planning sessions
• Lead incident investigations in collaboration with operations to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and ensure timely reporting
• Ensure proper use of PPE and adherence to safe work practices
• Perform inspections of company vehicles and equipment to verify required safety equipment is present, operational, and properly maintained
• Coordinate emergency response procedures and drills
• Maintain accurate safety documentation and records
• Oversee safety performance during high-risk activities and provide field leadership during critical operations
• Identify and mitigate hazardous working conditions through collaboration with field supervision
• Clarify safety rules and provide technical expertise and solutions to safety challenges on-site
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all on-site safety concerns

Requirements

• Minimum 3–5 years of safety experience in pipeline construction, HDD, or open cut operations
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and PHMSA pipeline safety standards
• Demonstrated knowledge of trenching and trench shoring systems and safety practices
• Experience conducting trenching, excavation, and confined space incident investigations
• OSHA 500 or the ability to obtain within 90 days of employment
• Excellent communication and leadership skills
• Current, valid driver's license in your state of residence
• Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including standing or walking for long periods, occasionally on uneven terrain, bending, kneeling, crouching, climbing stairs and ladders, and/or lifting heavy loads of up to 50 pounds
• Willingness to travel extensively throughout the United States, including overnight travel and extended assignments lasting several weeks

Qualifications

• Preferred certifications include OSHA 30 Construction, First Aid/CPR Instructor, HAZWOPER, CHST, ASP, or CSP
• CSP, ASP, or CHST (nice-to-have)
• Degree in Occupational Health and Safety (nice-to-have)
• Bilingual-Spanish (nice-to-have)

Benefits

United Utility Services offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits package designed to support the health, well-being, and financial security of our employees and their families. Eligible employees may participate in:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
• Company-paid life and disability coverage
• 401(k)-retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Employee assistance programs
• Additional voluntary benefit offerings

Employees traveling for project assignments are provided with a company vehicle, lodging accommodations, and reimbursable business travel expenses in accordance with company travel policies.