Senior Safety Engineer

Senior Safety Engineer Newark Air Train Replacement Program Position Overview

PACO Group is seeking a Senior Safety Engineer to support the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s Construction Management Division on major capital improvement projects for the Newark Air Train Replacement Program. This role will provide construction safety oversight across multiple concurrent projects involving design-build and design-bid-build delivery methods in an active airport environment. Projects may include guideway construction, stations, maintenance and control facilities, systems infrastructure, utility coordination, demolition and decommissioning of existing Air Train infrastructure, phased construction activities, and other aviation-related improvements.

The Senior Safety Engineer will serve as a lead field safety representative, working closely with Port Authority staff, resident engineers, contractors, design-build teams, consultants, and operational stakeholders to help ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, Port Authority standards, contract requirements, and industry best practices.

• Monitor contractor and subcontractor safety performance across multiple active projects.
• Support safety oversight for civil, transit, aviation, utility, demolition, systems, and vertical construction work.
• Coordinate with Port Authority staff, resident engineers, contractors, and design-build teams.
• Identify, document, elevate, and track safety issues and corrective actions.
• Promote a proactive safety culture across project teams.

• Conduct field safety inspections, audits, and assessments.
• Verify compliance with OSHA, Port Authority, contract, and industry safety requirements.
• Maintain field presence across guideway, station, systems, utility, demolition, and phased work areas.
• Monitor work practices, access, housekeeping, and work‑zone conditions.
• Participate in coordination meetings, toolbox talks, and safety briefings.

• Review and track contractor safety submittals, including HASPs, AHAs/JHAs, lift plans, traffic control plans, emergency procedures, incident reports, and training records.
• Coordinate review comments and resolution of safety documentation with Port Authority staff and project stakeholders.
• Maintain inspection reports, safety records, meeting notes, incident logs, and compliance tracking documents.

• Coordinate with Port Authority Aviation safety personnel on construction impacts to airport operations.
• Interface with the Port Authority Chief Health and Safety Office on compliance issues, reporting, and escalations.
• Work with contractors, consultants, resident engineers, and project managers to support safe construction activities.
• Support coordination of phased construction, public protection, airport continuity, shutdowns, and operational constraints.

• Fall protection and elevated work
• Heavy equipment, cranes, rigging, and hoisting
• Excavation, trenching, utilities, and confined spaces
• Demolition and decommissioning
• Guideway, transit systems, scaffolding, and temporary works
• Traffic control and work‑zone protection
• Electrical safety and lockout/tagout
• PPE, housekeeping, access, and workforce safety
• Environmental health hazards such as noise, dust, silica, vibration, and air quality
• Emergency preparedness and response

• Assist with investigations of incidents, near misses, unsafe conditions, and safety observations.
• Support documentation, root‑cause analysis, corrective action development, and follow‑up tracking.
• Identify recurring safety trends and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Help ensure timely escalation and resolution of safety concerns.

• Prepare and contribute to safety reports, metrics, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Track safety performance, open issues, corrective actions, and closeout status.
• Support project leadership with safety‑related updates, presentations, and documentation.
• Stay current with OSHA, Port Authority, federal, state, and local…