Director of Safety

Director Of Safety

Queens, NY

Our client is a well-established construction organization delivering high profile infrastructure and complex electrical work across the region. They are seeking a senior safety leader who can influence the field, partner with executives, and strengthen a culture where planning, accountability, and operational excellence drive every project. This is a high impact opportunity for a proven construction safety executive who knows how to lead in demanding environments involving transit, rail, power, and major public infrastructure.

• Lead the safety function across a portfolio of large, active construction programs with a strong presence in electrical and infrastructure work.
• Set the direction for company wide safety strategy, standards, training, and performance expectations.
• Provide visible leadership to field teams, project leadership, labor partners, and senior executives to reinforce disciplined execution and sound decision making.
• Direct incident response, investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and executive communication for serious events and near misses.
• Oversee safety planning tools such as pre task reviews, hazard assessments, work plans, audits, inspections, and follow up actions.
• Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, regulatory bodies, and external stakeholders on compliance, investigations, and safety performance matters.
• Coach and develop safety managers and field personnel, building a stronger bench of safety leadership across the organization.
• Monitor leading and lagging indicators, identify trends, and translate findings into practical action plans that improve field performance.
• Help ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable construction safety requirements while supporting operational goals on complex jobsites.
• Drive a culture where training, mentoring, accountability, and continuous improvement are embedded into daily operations.

• 10 or more years of progressive construction safety experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity.
• Deep experience leading safety for major infrastructure, transit, rail, power, design build, or similarly complex construction programs.
• Strong background managing relationships with labor, field leadership, clients, executives, and regulatory agencies.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA requirements, investigations, incident management, regulatory interaction, and documentation practices.
• Certified Safety Professional, CSP, required.
• OSHA 500 Trainer Certification, required.
• Strong experience with MTA NYCT and Port Authority environments, requirements, and stakeholder coordination.
• Track record of building training programs, leading investigations, writing reports, mentoring teams, and improving safety planning processes.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate clearly in high visibility situations.