Site Safety & Health Office; SSHO
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Construction
Occupational Health & Safety
Spencer Construction is a full-service heavy civil and security infrastructure contractor, delivering complex, large-scale projects throughout the Southwest and beyond. Our core competencies include earthwork, concrete construction, steel erection, and other mission-critical infrastructure services.
Our foundation is built on deep industry expertise, driven by a leadership team with decades of combined experience. We are committed to excellence and innovation in every project we undertake.
Our mission is clear: to build and safeguard America through the development, enhancement, and maintenance of border infrastructure, community assets, and heavy civil works.
We are guided by three core values
- People. Building. Business. These principles shape our culture, inform our decisions, and strengthen the relationships we forge with clients, partners, and communities.
Will be responsible for observing work activities, implementing, executing, and overseeing Spencer Construction’s occupational safety compliance program under the supervision of the Corporate Safety Director. This position requires that the incumbent be able to travel 85% - 95% of the time to the various project sites.
Essential Job FunctionsPerforms safety training on various project sites in accordance with 29
CFR 1910, 1926 OSHA's General Industry Standards, other nationally recognized compliance standards or manufacturer's equipment guidelines which may include administering hands on training and skills testing.
Conducts incident investigations by determining the nature and cause of injury, illness, or accidents and making recommendations for correction of deficiencies and/or corrective action plans in accordance with associated rules, regulations, or company policy.
Obtains mandated certifications when relevant to company projects and/or functions by attending training sessions and seminars to keep current on regulations as they pertain to safety and health, to include new ideas and techniques in accident prevention, loss control, and compliance based safety programs as they relate to 29
CFR 1910, 1926 OSHA's General Industry Standards, other nationally recognized compliance standards or manufacturer's equipment guidelines.
Serves as liaison for with Human Resources on safety related matters by conducting safety and work practice observations and studies, recommending and implementing changes to improve employee safety, and developing procedures in consultation with the Safety Manager.
Develops and performs safety compliance inspections by conducting vehicle inspections to ensure D.O.T. compliance and conducting project/ facility inspections to ensure OSHA compliance. Coordinates with the Safety Manager to attend meetings/classes to keep current of safety related issues, training classes or new techniques.
Additional Job Functions- Train and coach employees in safety and safety standards
- Identify hazards and provide corrective action recommendations to management
- Track near misses, incidents and type reports to management and contractors
- Provide input into the company's overall health and safety programs
- Recognize trends and assist in the development of techniques to mitigate incident trends
- Provide input to management to address leading and lagging indicators
- Attend meetings with owner, general contractors, and subcontractors.
- Must be able to work as a positive team member by providing viable solutions to obstacles while maintaining integrity in the obligations to the contract documents.
- Ability to work on our different sites in various states.
- Comply, understand, and support Spencer Construction safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
- Team player.
- Ability and willingness to abide by Spencer Construction polices and handbook.
- Valid driver's license and ability to drive
Skills and Abilities
- Associate degree Occupational safety and Health or related field, or equivalent job experience (for equivalency you must have 3 years' experience in an occupational safety and health compliance position or similar position)
- At least 1 year experience implementing, executing, and overseeing occupational safety and health compliance programs
- Experience working on multiple projects at once and managing time appropriately
- Must be able to travel to various project sites (85- 95%)
Applicants must possess a valid driver's license as a condition of employment.
PreferredSkills and Abilities
- 3 years' experience implementing, executing, and overseeing occupational safety and health compliance programs
- Experience in the Construction industry
- Current OSHA 500
- Knowledge of the EM 385, ANSI, NFPA, ASTM and other consensus standards
- Excel, PowerPoint, Bluebeam, Adobe, and other computer-based software
- Public speaking, coaching, teaching, training
- Fork-lift and/or Aerial lift training
- Accident investigation
- OSHA 300 logs
- COVID 19
- NIMS
- Industrial hygiene programs
- HAZWOPER 24 or 40
- Knowledge of D.O.T regulations
- Bi-lingual (English/ Spanish)
- Ability to conduct…
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