Safety Manager

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, maintaining, and continuously improving Moody’s safety programs, policies, procedures, and training initiatives. This position provides leadership and guidance to employees, supervisors, and management to help ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, client, and company safety requirements. The Safety Manager supports field and office operations by promoting safe work practices, identifying and reducing workplace hazards, coordinating incident response and reporting, and fostering a proactive safety culture throughout the organization.

Typical duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop, implement, and maintain company safety programs, policies, procedures, and written plans in accordance with applicable OSHA, DOT, MSHA, EPA, state, client, and company requirements.
• Monitor regulatory requirements and industry best practices to ensure safety programs remain current, effective, and aligned with company operations.
• Lead, coordinate, and document safety training for employees, including new hire orientation, field safety, hazard communication, PPE, incident reporting, emergency response, confined space, lockout/tagout, respiratory protection, defensive driving, and other applicable topics.
• Conduct or coordinate jobsite safety inspections, audits, observations, and field visits to identify hazards, verify compliance, and support corrective actions.
• Investigate workplace incidents, injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, and property damage events; document findings; determine contributing factors; and assist with corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage and support OSHA recordkeeping, injury and illness documentation, client reporting requirements, workers’ compensation coordination, and internal incident tracking.
• Serve as a safety resource for project managers, supervisors, field personnel, and leadership by providing practical guidance on hazard controls, safe work planning, site-specific safety requirements, and client expectations.
• Assist with preparation, review, and implementation of site-specific health and safety plans, job hazard analyses, tailgate safety meetings, pre-task plans, and client-required safety documentation.
• Maintain safety records, training files, inspection documentation, equipment records, medical surveillance records, fit testing records, and other required safety documentation.
• Coordinate and support safety committee meetings, employee communications, safety campaigns, toolbox talks, and seasonal hazard awareness initiatives.
• Evaluate safety performance trends, prepare reports, track corrective actions, and recommend improvements to reduce risk and improve company safety performance.
• Support procurement, selection, inspection, and proper use of personal protective equipment, safety equipment, monitoring equipment, and emergency response supplies.
• Assist with client prequalification platforms, safety questionnaires, audits, and requests for safety statistics or documentation.
• Willingness to travel to project sites as required and occasionally work outside normal business hours to support field operations, emergency response, training, or incident investigations.
• Respond to written communications, requests, and safety-related concerns from management, employees, clients, and regulatory agencies in a timely and professional manner.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as necessary to achieve safety, project, and company goals.

The Safety Manager has authority to identify unsafe conditions, make recommendations for corrective action, provide direction regarding applicable safety requirements, and elevate safety concerns to management when necessary. The Safety Manager is expected to work collaboratively with employees, supervisors, project managers, senior leadership, clients, subcontractors, and regulatory representatives to support safe and compliant operations.

This position may provide functional direction to employees regarding safety expectations, corrective actions, training requirements, and site-specific safety protocols. The Safety Manager does not replace direct supervisory authority but is responsible for communicating safety concerns, recommending appropriate controls, and supporting consistent implementation of company safety standards across field and office operations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, environmental health and safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, risk management, or a related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible safety, environmental health and safety, construction safety, industrial safety, or field operations safety experience is preferred.
• Experience supporting safety programs for environmental consulting, field services, construction, industrial, oil and gas, utility, or similar operations is strongly…