Construction Superintendent​/Site Safety and Health Officer; SSHO

At Weston Solutions, Inc. you will do meaningful work and make valuable contributions. Employee ownership at Weston is a path to professional growth and access to diverse opportunities in a highly connected community that works together across key service areas to make a difference in the environment. Weston has continued to evolve and adapt to our changing world as a premier provider of environmental and infrastructure services for over sixty years.

In both the public and private sectors, our teams help identify, solve, mitigate, and manage critical environmental issues to help clients achieve a more sustainable future.

The Project Superintendent / Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) provides full-time, on-site leadership for construction execution and safety program administration. This position is responsible for directing daily field operations, coordinating subcontractors and site logistics, maintaining schedule awareness, interpreting construction documents, identifying and mitigating hazards, and ensuring compliance with EM 385-1-1, OSHA requirements, contract requirements, and project-specific safety procedures.

Serving as both the field leader and primary safety representative, this individual administers the Contractor's safety program and approved Accident Prevention Plan (APP) while overseeing construction activities from mobilization through project completion. The Superintendent/SSHO maintains an active presence whenever work is being performed and serves as a key liaison among project management, field personnel, subcontractors, government representatives, and quality control personnel.

Location:

Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA

Expected Outcomes:

• Provide effective on-site leadership and oversight of construction and safety activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Successfully implement and administer the government-accepted Accident Prevention Plan and project safety program.
• Maintain compliance with EM 385-1-1, 29 CFR 1926.16, approved Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), and contract requirements.
• Coordinate daily construction activities to support project milestones, schedule adherence, and quality expectations.
• Identify and address safety, schedule, quality, and constructability issues before they negatively impact project performance.
• Maintain a safe work environment through proactive hazard identification, planning, training, inspections, and corrective actions.
• Foster effective communication and coordination among project teams, subcontractors, clients, and government representatives.
• Maintain complete and accurate project and safety documentation.
• Ensure qualified safety coverage and site leadership are maintained during approved absences in accordance with contract requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary on-site leader for all construction and safety-related activities.
• Administer and enforce the project safety program and government-approved Accident Prevention Plan.
• Direct daily field operations, workforce coordination, subcontractor activities, construction sequencing, and site logistics.
• Maintain an active presence at the project site whenever work is being performed.
• Review and interpret project schedules, construction drawings, specifications, AHAs, and contract requirements.
• Monitor project progress and communicate potential schedule impacts, conflicts, risks, or corrective actions to project leadership.
• Lead or coordinate pre-task planning, hazard analyses, safety meetings, inspections, and field compliance activities.
• Identify hazards and ensure implementation of appropriate controls before work begins.
• Monitor compliance with EM 385-1-1, OSHA regulations, project safety requirements, approved work plans, and contract requirements.
• Communicate safety…