Construction Safety Manager

Job Title:

Safety Manager

Department: LPI - Construction

Reports To:

Sr. Director Mechanical & Production Equipment, Sr. Director Electrical Construction

Location:

Head Office (Travel to Multiple U.S. Project Sites)

The Construction Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining comprehensive safety and health programs to minimize risk, prevent incidents, and ensure compliance with federal OSHA requirements, applicable OSHA-approved State Plan requirements, local AHJ requirements, client requirements, and LPI policies across industrial, manufacturing, mechanical, production equipment, and electrical construction projects. The role leads company-wide safety initiatives, supports multiple construction sites, and fosters a proactive safety culture through field presence, training, hazard identification, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve company-wide and site-specific safety policies, programs, procedures, and site-specific safety plans tailored to project operations.
• Conduct regular workplace inspections, field audits, risk assessments, and hazard analyses to identify unsafe conditions and behaviors and ensure corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and closed.
• Coordinate OSHA 10- and 30-hour Outreach Training as appropriate, verify that such training is provided by OSHA-authorized trainers, and ensure employer- and site-specific training required by applicable standards is also completed.
• Establish standardized safety orientation, onboarding, toolbox talk, refresher training, and competency-verification procedures for all project sites.
• Conduct or coordinate safety meetings, emergency drills, and routine field audits.
• Ensure compliance with federal OSHA requirements, applicable OSHA-approved State Plan requirements, local AHJ requirements, client requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local laws.
• Implement and maintain Stop Work Authority, empowering employees and subcontractors to stop unsafe work without fear of retaliation.
• Establish and maintain internal safety procedures aligned with LPI corporate safety strategy and project-specific safety requirements.

• Develop and deliver or coordinate training on electrical hazards, lockout/tagout (LOTO), personal protective equipment (PPE), fall protection, mobile equipment and aerial lifts, hot work, confined spaces, emergency response, and other applicable safe work practices.
• Implement periodic safety leadership training for project managers, site managers, supervisors, and foremen.
• Maintain a company-wide training matrix and detailed records of training, certifications, qualifications, expiration dates, and compliance documentation for all applicable jurisdictions and client requirements.
• Ensure safety information and training are communicated in a language and vocabulary that affected employees can understand, as required by applicable standards and company policy.
• Stay current with regulatory changes, industry trends, emerging hazards, and safety best practices, and update company programs accordingly.

• Monitor and ensure adherence to federal, state, and local safety and environmental requirements across multiple U.S. project locations, including applicable OSHA-approved State Plan requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of applicable OSHA construction and general industry standards, including 29 CFR Parts 1926 and 1910 as applicable, NFPA 70E, electrical safety requirements, and relevant environmental standards.
• Manage OSHA injury and illness recordkeeping, including OSHA Forms 300, 300A, and 301, and coordinate electronic submissions and regulatory notifications when applicable.
• Coordinate required reporting of work-related fatalities, in-patient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye in accordance with applicable OSHA or State Plan requirements.
• Support regulatory inspections and audits and serve as the primary safety contact with OSHA, State Plan agencies, AHJs, client safety representatives, and general contractors in coordination with company leadership.

• Lead investigations of injuries, illnesses, property damage, environmental incidents, near-misses, and high-potential events using root cause analysis and CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action).
• Immediately escalates serious incidents to the Senior Director, Mechanical & Production…