ES&H Construction Manager

Career Opportunities: ES&H Construction Manager (20323)

Requisition
20323
-Posted
09/21/2026

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Location: Oak Ridge, TN
Job Title: ES&H Construction Manager
Career Level From: Manager
Career Level To: Senior Manager
Job Specialty: ES&H General

Environment, Safety & Health (ES&H) Construction Manager provides strategic leadership and is responsible for the development, implementation, and administration of comprehensive environmental protection, health, safety and radiation safety during construction activities for CNS. Reports directly to the CNS Construction Manager and is matrixed to the CNS Senior Director of ES&H. Provides timely and effective ES&H decision making; provides data for and/or assists in establishing major ES&H objectives and policies;

responsible for the support and development, implementation, and administration of comprehensive environmental protection, health, safety and radiation safety programs; oversees assessment of environmental, health and safety risks throughout the organization. This position is responsible for assisting in resource planning, budgeting, assessing, and implementing safety, regulatory, environmental policies, and practices throughout the construction scope of projects, as well as facilitating services provided in accordance with the CNS ES&H Interface Control Document.

The employee will interface with senior leadership both within and external to the CNS Enterprise, Y-12 organization, State and Federal regulators, and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) representatives. The position serves a key role in teaming with these representatives seeking continuous improvement enabling projects to achieve excellence in ES&H.

The employee's primary duties are ensuring ES&H requirements, including working with the CNS subcontract technical representative to ensure subcontractor compliance, and collaborating with NNSA customers. The incumbent will be responsible for assisting in the administration of the CNS ES&H program and additional duties include establishing, monitoring and reporting safety performance metrics, performing walk-downs of construction activities, documenting observations and tracking action closure.

The individual will support subcontractor incident investigations and reporting of incidents through the CNS chain of command. Managerial activities include recognizing and/or coaching individual safety performance as warranted; planning, and apportioning work among ES&H team members. The employee customarily and regularly directs the work of two or more employees.

• Meaningful work and unique opportunities to support missions vital to national and global security
• Top-notch, dedicated colleagues
• Generous pay and benefits with a stable organization
• Career advancement and professional development programs
• Work-life balance fostered through flexible work options and wellness initiatives
• Bachelor's degree:
  Minimum 7 years of relevant experience of Construction ES&H experience
• or, Fifteenor more years of education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting
• Experience in ES&H management or construction management at various levels to include experience at leading/directing comprehensive environmental protection, health, safety and radiation safety programs, and implementing a wide range of ES&H programs

• Bachelor's degree in a technical and/or science and engineering related discipline combined with at least 10 years of related experience in multiple ES&H disciplines in a construction project environment preferred.
• Master…