Safety Manager - Alexandria, VA

Field Construction Safety Manager

Location:

Alexandria, VA

Duration: 1+ Months (Immediate Need)

Type: 1099 Contractor

• Pay Rate: $52/hr
• Per Diem: $125/Day (7 Days Per Week)
• Completion Bonus: $150/month
• Pay Frequency:
  Weekly
• Schedule:
  
  Day Shift | 40 Hours Per Week

Join a painting subcontractor supporting a major wastewater facility construction project in Alexandria, VA. This role provides hands‑on field safety oversight within a heavy civil and industrial construction environment, with work involving painting and coating operations, elevated work, scaffolding, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and underground construction.

A significant portion of the work will be performed within a deep shaft, making strong experience with underground construction, fall protection, access/egress, and elevated work critical for this assignment.

• OSHA 30 Construction Certification
• Minimum 5 years of Safety Manager experience specifically within heavy industrial or heavy civil construction
• Underground construction and deep shaft work experience
• Strong Fall Protection experience
• Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) experience
• Scaffolding safety experience

• Wastewater or water treatment facility construction experience
• Industrial painting and coatings safety experience
• Confined space experience
• Fall Protection Competent Person experience
  
  Scaffold Competent Person experience
• Heavy civil infrastructure construction experience
• CHST, ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credential

• Provide daily field safety oversight for painting and coating operations
• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout active construction areas
• Monitor work performed within deep shafts and underground construction environments
• Provide safety oversight for fall protection and elevated work activities
• Monitor scaffolding erection, access, use, and compliance
• Oversee MEWP, aerial lift, and other elevated access operations
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments
• Monitor safe access and egress for underground and shaft work
• Support confined space activities where applicable
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, and pre-task plans
• Monitor PPE, respiratory protection, and coating-related hazards
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and project‑specific safety requirements
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate immediate corrective actions
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reports
• Coordinate closely with project supervision, craft personnel, and site leadership

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Heavy Civil & Industrial Construction Safety
• Underground Construction & Deep Shaft Work
• Fall Protection Systems
• Scaffolding Safety
• Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)
• Industrial Painting & Coating Operations
• Confined Space Entry
• Respiratory Protection
• Hazard Communication
• Access & Egress Requirements
• Elevated Work Activities
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
• Safety Inspections & Field Observations
• Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on, field‑focused safety professional with direct heavy civil or industrial construction experience who is comfortable overseeing work in deep shafts, underground environments, scaffolding, and elevated work areas.

Success in this role requires proactively identifying high‑risk conditions, maintaining strict fall protection and access requirements, effectively engaging with painting crews and supervision, and ensuring work is executed safely within a complex wastewater infrastructure project.