Safety Manager

Safety Manager — Heavy Civil Construction Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Safety Manager to lead and strengthen safety performance across complex heavy civil construction projects. This position will be highly visible in the field, working directly with project managers, superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and craft employees to ensure work is planned and executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable requirements.

The Safety Manager will serve as a hands-on safety leader, helping project teams identify hazards before work begins, establish effective controls, and maintain a culture where every employee is empowered to stop work when conditions are unsafe.

The ideal candidate brings strong heavy civil construction experience and understands the realities of working around heavy equipment, excavation, underground utilities, traffic, lifting operations, confined spaces, temporary works, and other high-risk construction activities.

• Lead day-to-day safety efforts across active heavy civil construction projects.
• Partner with project leadership to develop, implement, and maintain project-specific safety plans and procedures.
• Conduct frequent jobsite inspections, safety audits, and field observations to identify hazards and verify compliance.
• Work directly with superintendents and foremen to develop safe work plans, Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), and pre-task planning.
• Review upcoming work and proactively identify risks associated with excavation, trenching, underground construction, heavy equipment, lifting, traffic control, utility work, confined spaces, and other high-hazard activities.
• Ensure OSHA, DOT, environmental, client, and project-specific safety requirements are understood and implemented in the field.
• Lead incident, near-miss, and property-damage investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective-action development.
• Track safety performance, trends, leading indicators, and corrective actions and communicate findings to project and company leadership.
• Conduct and support safety orientations, toolbox talks, pre-construction meetings, and ongoing employee training.
• Coach employees and supervisors on safe work practices and reinforce accountability at every level of the organization.
• Verify proper selection, inspection, and use of personal protective equipment, fall protection, respiratory protection, and other required controls.
• Monitor excavation and trenching operations, including competent-person requirements, protective systems, access/egress, and changing site conditions.
• Support safe operation of cranes, excavators, loaders, haul trucks, aerial lifts, and other heavy construction equipment.
• Evaluate subcontractor safety programs and monitor subcontractor performance in the field.
• Coordinate with project teams on emergency response, site-specific emergency action plans, and incident response.
• Maintain accurate safety documentation, inspection records, training records, and regulatory reporting.
• Stay current on changes to OSHA regulations, industry best practices, and emerging construction safety risks.
• Promote continuous improvement by sharing lessons learned, successful practices, and corrective actions across projects.

• 5+ years of progressive safety experience in heavy civil, underground, utility, infrastructure, or related construction.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction regulations and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting active construction projects rather than functioning solely in an administrative safety role.
• Experience with excavation, trenching, heavy equipment, underground utilities, and other high-risk construction…