Construction & Safety Manager

Construction And Safety Manager

Location:

San Jose, CA (100% on-site)

Experience:

8–10 years of California construction experience is required

Rate: $95.33/hr

This role is responsible for construction management, safety, and quality on capital projects, including retrofit/expansion of existing facilities, clean room installation, and equipment installation for semiconductor R&D clean rooms, managed by a general contractor. Project budget ≈ $25 million; 8-month schedule. On-site presence required to coordinate daily with contractors and safety/quality personnel.

• Oversee construction sites, general contractors, and workers to ensure a high level of safety and quality, with a goal of zero safety incidents on all projects.
• Partner with safety and quality managers to address and resolve concerns; coordinate with the contractor, EHS, and project team to ensure timely reporting of incidents and near misses; participate in investigations, develop corrective actions, and verify their effectiveness.
• Manage day-to-day coordination of construction activities, ensuring contractor efficiency.
• Ensure all work is performed in accordance with approved project specifications and procedures; identify deviations from plans and implement corrective actions as required.
• Coordinate Change Management with Project Management — review contractor justifications, estimates, and complete change order negotiations for stakeholder review and approval.
• Review and manage contractor construction schedules in coordination with project management.
• Review weekly and monthly reports on contract status and progress, including project costs and potential changes.
• Coordinate project updates, including safety and quality meetings as needed.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project coordination.
• Support the general contractor's permitting efforts, including coordination between the engineer of record, the authority having jurisdiction, and all required building inspections.
• Conduct quality assurance inspections during and after completion of work to ensure compliance with customer-specific requirements.
• Support the project onboarding process for contractors, crews, and other team members.
• Drive the safety program, including incident and near-miss investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action tracking and verification.
• Provide KPI information (construction hours, safety metrics, etc.) and construction progress reporting to project management per an internally agreed cadence.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of construction technology, safety, and quality principles.
• Experience with commercial building construction, clean room construction, and installation of chemical production processes.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments and implement mitigation plans.
• Conceptual planning ability.
• Conflict management and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Multi-tasking capability.

• Education, Experience & Licensing
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, architecture, or a related discipline — or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience as a construction manager across commercial building, clean room, and chemical production process installation.
• California project experience required.
• Proficiency with MS Office Suite.
• OSHA 30 certification (minimum).
• Experience interpreting ASME, ACI, building construction, and owner standards and procedures.
• Experience with accident investigations and reporting.
• First Aid and CPR certification.

Sirius Staffing is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to characteristics such as race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other status protected by law.