Safety Manager

Immediate Opportunity | Full-Time | Field-Based | Direct Hire

Velocity Safety Advisors is actively recruiting an experienced Safety Manager for a direct-hire opportunity with a growing client organization.

Are you a safety professional who leads from the field, builds credibility with employees and management, and knows how to turn safety requirements into real-world behaviors?

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Safety Manager to take ownership of an organization's safety program while working directly with Project Management, field leadership, employees, contractors, and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will be a hands-on safety leader who is comfortable balancing regulatory compliance, employee engagement, training, incident management, field inspections, safety equipment, and program development. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the organization's overall safety culture and performance.

As the Safety Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the company's safety program
, ensuring that safety initiatives, regulatory requirements, company policies, and site-specific expectations are effectively implemented throughout the organization.

• Take overall responsibility for the development, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of the company's safety program.
• Monitor safety initiatives, performance, trends, and findings and communicate results and recommendations to management.
• Ensure internal safety processes align with OSHA, federal, state, and local regulations, industry standards, company policies, and site-specific requirements
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• Provide leadership and education regarding safety best practices and regulatory compliance.
• Develop strategies to reduce injuries, incidents, and workplace exposures while strengthening the company's safety culture.
• Partner with management to establish safety goals, objectives, initiatives, and performance expectations.

• Conduct regular job site safety inspections and communicate findings to onsite personnel and management.
• Complete a minimum of five documented job site inspections per week
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• Provide inspection results to required internal and external stakeholders in a timely and visible manner.
• Identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, and regulatory exposures and facilitate appropriate corrective actions.
• Follow up on corrective actions to ensure identified concerns are properly addressed.
• Evaluate changing site conditions and recommend appropriate safety controls.
• Maintain a strong and visible field presence while building relationships with supervisors and field personnel.

• Conduct safety-related on-boarding for new employees.
• Train Project Managers, supervisors, and field associates on their roles and responsibilities within the safety program.
• Provide education on company safety policies, OSHA requirements, site-specific safety plans, and industry best practices.
• Develop and deliver safety meetings, toolbox talks, training sessions, and other safety communications.
• Identify additional training needs and coordinate appropriate educational opportunities.
• Promote employee engagement and accountability throughout the safety program.
• Serve as the primary safety contact for project-site injuries, first-aid cases, illnesses, and incidents
  , including after-hours notifications when necessary.
• Lead or assist with incident investigations and documentation.
• Ensure appropriate reporting, follow-up, and case management processes are completed.
• Work closely with management regarding workers' compensation matters and employee case management.
• Identify trends and implement corrective and preventative measures to reduce recurrence.
• Maintain appropriate safety and incident documentation.

• Manage and support OSHA reporting, compliance, and documentation
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• Coordinate applicable DOT regulatory requirements, reporting, and compliance
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• Work closely with DOT, OUPS, BWC
  , and other applicable regulatory or governmental entities.
• Serve as the safety liaison between the company, clients, general contractors, subcontractors, and government agencies.
• Assist with the interpretation and implementation of safety-related requirements.
• Monitor changes to applicable regulations and communicate relevant updates to management and field personnel.

• Inspect and maintain safety equipment to ensure it is available, functional, and properly maintained.
• Oversee safety equipment including, but not limited to:
• Gas monitors
• Chains and slings
• Ladders
• Shields
• Safety boxes
• Other project-specific safety equipment
• Identify equipment needs and work with management to determine appropriate solutions.
• Order safety supplies and equipment as needed.
• Ensure appropriate safety resources are available to support field operations.

• Promote and administer the company's drug-free workplace policy.
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