Sr Mgr Construction Safety Washington, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wilmington

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful  living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

The Sr Construction Safety Manager is responsible for implementing and managing safety programs for the Capital Delivery group. This role conducts inspections, develops safety requirements, enforces safety standards, and partners closely with project management teams to identify and control risks. They promote safe work practices, gather key performance metrics and trends, and help drive continuous improvement in project planning and field safety performance.

• Conduct regular job site inspections, audits, and hazard assessments.
• Track results and activity for project safety and incidents across CAPD construction projects.
• Identify unsafe conditions and ensure immediate corrective actions.
• Review and enforce site-specific safety work plans.
• Participate in and support the Capital Delivery Safety Working Group.
• Communicate safety expectations to employees and contractors (or PMs and COTRs for communication to contractors)
• Support projects with safety procedures and hazard recognition, and provide safety related coaching as needed
• Monitor compliance with FRA, OSHA and other regulatory standards.
• Provide expert guidance to projects related to high-risk operations, such as trenching/excavation, fall protection, cranes and rigging, overhead catenary, silica, confined space, etc.
• Conduct or support incident investigations and documentation.
• Work with and mentor project managers, construction managers, and project safety personnel to plan safe work methods. Depending on the capability of the project team, provide safety leadership as needed. This could include assisting with project safety staffing planning, onboarding, and safety program setup.
• Participate in preconstruction and review safe work plan documents.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise on general occupational safety and regulatory compliance.
• Provide input to safety and security related Division 01 Specifications.
• Coordinate with Amtrak Corporate EHS. Collaborate on program writing.
• Track Capital Delivery safety metrics and perform or assist with trend analysis.
• Recommend improvements to reduce risks and prevent incidents.
• Support corporate initiatives and roll out new safety tools, programs and procedures.
• Use Amtrak tools and systems related to safety incident notification and reporting, and safety performance. Collaborate on system improvements and roll out.
• Build and sustain a CAPD-wide Construction Safety strategy, integrating it into the capital project delivery framework and ensuring compliance with regulations.
• Other safety and construction site security related tasks as assigned

• Bachelor’s Degree required OR equivalent combination of training, education and relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a…