Safety Manager; Mission Critical

Washington D.C., 4800 Westfields Blvd, Chantilly, Virginia, United States of America

Posted Friday, October 24, 2025 at 6:00 AM

At Henderson, we're about more than just buildings
We're about the people, experiences, and potential found inside. We’re a company of problem-solvers and innovators known for our technical excellence and ability to come up with out-of-the-box solutions. We love the process of bringing buildings to life. And we're changing the industry by integrating the building design and construction process.

As an ESOP, each of our employee-owners are an essential part of our mission to lead the industry in innovation, sustainability, and client experience. With a vision to build a better world, Team Henderson has a people-first culture and diverse portfolio of world-class facilities.

The HBS Mission Critical - Safety Manager is responsible for enforcing safety standards, procedures, protocols and plans and administering safety training for their assigned region. The Safety Manager will oversee safety monitoring compliance and coordinate new hire safety orientation, high risk activity management plans, job site audits, toolbox talks, monthly data reports and documentation of methods and procedures.

• Keeps current on construction industry safety standards and consistently monitors the safety program to ensure best practices in safety and risk management.
• Makes recommendations to management on all safety-related issues.
• Ensures compliance with all safety and incident programs, procedures and policies.
• Collaborates with construction management on projects to provide technical and administrative input.
• Leads the site-specific safety committee in defining and achieving strategic goals related to safety programs and metrics.
• Regularly communicates the status of safety records to stakeholders.
• Assists and develops site specific safety plans and training when required.
• Attends all job kick-off meetings and defines safety expectations for our team, subcontractors and clients.
• Develops and facilitates safety training programs, including field employee safety orientation as well as regular safety training on a variety of topics.
• Controls hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee activities through safety management and collaboration with other operations supervisory personnel.
• Conducts proactive jobsite surveillance/inspections and prepares reports.
• Thoroughly investigates all worksite safety incidents, prepares the appropriate documentation and communicates the status of incidents to management in accordance with corporate procedures.
• Coordinates with Human Resources to monitor the return-to-work process for injured employees to minimize the impact of an injured worker returning to a jobsite. Assists in identifying work an injured worker can perform.
• Works closely with the Safety Director to minimize liability and worker’s compensation exposure.
• Accompanies all safety, health and insurance inspectors on walk through tours.
• Coordinates or assists in preparing written appeals for safety violation citations.
• Coordinates with Human Resources to manage worksite drug and alcohol testing procedures in all geographic areas as needed.
• Represents Henderson, in conjunction with Risk Management, in safety related legal hearings (OSHA, etc.) as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health preferred. Other related degree programs or equivalent combination of training and industry related experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a safety-related role in the construction industry required.
• OSHA certification required.
• Other industry specific certifications preferred.
• Experience with development and oversight of safety training programs required.
• Thorough understanding of Federal, multi-state and local construction safety regulations.
• Familiarity with construction industry practices, processes and standards.
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement necessary corrective measures.
• Excellent team collaboration and communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills such as diplomacy, persuasion,…