Role Purpose
The Corporate Safety Officer leads a practical, documented safety and health program across all projects and company operations. The role supports federal, industrial, automotive, energy, and commercial construction work; protects employees and the public; reduces operational risk; and gives executive leadership timely, accurate information needed to act.
Authority and Accountability
Exercise stop-work authority for imminent danger, serious uncontrolled hazards, or material noncompliance, and permit work to resume only after effective controls are verified.
Access every jobsite, work area, safety record, training record, incident file, and relevant fleet or telematics record needed to perform the role, consistent with Company policy and applicable law.
Directly escalate unresolved hazards, inadequate site coverage, suppressed incident reporting, or repeated noncompliance to the Chief Operating Officer and President.
Recommend removal from duty, discipline, retraining, or subcontractor corrective action in coordination with Operations and Human Resources.
Maintain independence from production pressure and never discourage or retaliate against good-faith reporting of injuries, near misses, hazards, or safety concerns.
Core Responsibilities
Safety Program Leadership
Develop, implement, maintain, and annually review the Company safety and health program, written policies, emergency plans, and field procedures.
Align programs with applicable OSHA requirements, state and local rules, client and contract requirements, insurance obligations, and recognized construction safety practices.
Maintain programs for hazards applicable to Company work, including hazard communication, silica, fall protection, excavation, confined spaces, electrical safety, hazardous energy control, respiratory protection, hearing conservation, cranes and rigging, hot work, fire prevention, heat exposure, and motor vehicles.
Plan the annual safety budget, training calendar, PPE standards, and resource needs; advise leadership when staffing or controls are inadequate for the work.
Field Oversight and Site Safety Staffing
Select, onboard, direct, schedule, coach, and evaluate assigned site safety personnel and project safety coordinators.
Verify daily jobsite safety coverage through direct check-ins, attendance records, unannounced site visits, and Company-approved vehicle or telematics data such as Ford Pro; promptly investigate unexplained absences, excessive off-site activity, or coverage gaps.
Maintain a current staffing and coverage plan for each active project, including qualified backup coverage for leave, travel, and emergencies.
Conduct and document risk-based jobsite audits, with increased frequency for high-risk work, prior incidents, new crews, or identified performance concerns.
Track each corrective action to a responsible person and due date; require immediate control of high-severity hazards and independently verify closure.
Review site-specific safety plans, pre-task plans, Job Hazard Analyses and Activity Hazard Analyses, permits, rescue plans, SDS files, and required inspections before affected work begins.
Ensure each project designates competent and qualified persons required for its work. The Corporate Safety Officer acts in those capacities only when separately trained, authorized, and designated for the specific hazard and project
Training and Workforce Engagement
Provide or coordinate new-hire orientation, supervisor training, toolbox talks, emergency drills, and task-specific training in a language and vocabulary employees can understand.
Maintain a training matrix with expiration dates, project-specific requirements, competent-person designations, and documented verification of subcontractor credentials.
Coach field leaders to plan work safely, engage workers in hazard identification, and correct unsafe conditions without discouraging reporting.
Issue OSHA Outreach course cards only when the instructor holds current OSHA authorization and all Outreach Training Program requirements are met.
Incident Response Claims and Corrective Action
Lead the response to injuries, illnesses, property damage, vehicle events, environmental releases, utility strikes, near misses, and other significant safety events.
Ensure prompt medical response, scene control, evidence preservation, required notifications, witness interviews, root-cause analysis, and written corrective actions.
Coordinate workers’ compensation, automobile, general liability, captive insurance, and other claim reporting with Human Resources, Finance, insurers, brokers, counsel, and project leadership.
Share lessons learned across projects and verify that corrective actions are effective, not merely documented as complete.
Regulatory Contract and Recordkeeping Compliance
Maintain complete and accurate OSHA Forms 300, 301, and 300A; obtain required executive certification; post and electronically submit records when applicable; and preserve required records.
Ensure work-related fatalities are reported to OSHA within eight hours and qualifying inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, and losses of an eye within 24 hours, while also meeting any shorter client, contract, insurer, or Company notification deadline.
Manage OSHA, Department of Labor, client, owner, and insurance inspections or inquiries in coordination with executive leadership and counsel; maintain an inspection-response protocol and corrective-action record.
For federal projects, identify and administer contract-specific requirements, including the current USACE EM 385-1-1, Accident Prevention Plans, Activity Hazard Analyses, Site Safety and Health Officer qualifications, and agency-specific submittals when required by the contract.
Maintain required postings, licenses, certifications, exposure records, equipment inspection records, and retention schedules.
Subcontractor and Third-Party Compliance
Prequalify subcontractors using safety history, experience modification rate, injury data, citations, training, written programs, and the risk of the assigned scope.
Orient subcontractors, review their plans and credentials, monitor compliance, document deficiencies, and coordinate corrective action consistent with the Company’s responsibilities on multi-employer worksites.
Maintain accurate and timely Avetta, ISNetworld, client portal, and other third-party safety qualification records, including insurance and training documentation.
Fleet Driver and Equipment Safety
Administer driver qualification, motor vehicle record review, vehicle assignment, safe-driving expectations, crash investigation, and remedial training in coordination with Human Resources and insurance partners.
Review Ford Pro or other approved telematics for jobsite coverage, seat-belt use, speeding, harsh driving, excessive idling, unauthorized use, and maintenance exceptions; document coaching and escalation.
Maintain the preventive maintenance and inspection schedule for Company vehicles and safety-sensitive equipment and ensure defective equipment is removed from service until repaired.
Coordinate Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration compliance when vehicles, drivers, or operations fall within those requirements.
Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness
Coordinate hazardous material inventories, SDS access, spill prevention and response, hazardous waste characterization and disposal, stormwater controls, and required environmental reporting with qualified internal or external resources.
Arrange industrial hygiene monitoring, medical surveillance, respirator evaluations, fit testing, and other occupational health services when required by exposure, regulation, or contract.
Maintain and test emergency action, fire prevention, severe weather, rescue, and crisis communication plans appropriate to each project and office location.
Reporting and Continuous Improvement
Provide executive leadership with clear leading and lagging indicators, including inspections, hazard observations, near misses, corrective-action aging, training completion, vehicle events, recordable cases, DART rate, and total recordable incident rate.
Analyze trends by project, supervisor, subcontractor, hazard, and root cause; recommend specific operational changes and verify results.
Maintain an auditable document-control system using Autodesk Build or another designated platform so current forms, plans, training, inspections, and corrective actions are accessible to authorized personnel.
Required Qualifications
At least five years of progressively responsible construction safety experience, including at least two years leading safety across multiple projects or supervising site safety personnel.
Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR Parts 1904 and 1926, construction hazard controls, incident investigation, workers’ compensation coordination, and contractor safety management.
OSHA 30-Hour Construction course completion and current First Aid, CPR, and AED certification, or ability to obtain the latter within 30 days of employment.
Valid driver’s license, acceptable motor vehicle record, eligibility under Company vehicle insurance, and ability to travel regularly to active projects.
Ability to write clear reports, conduct difficult safety conversations, lead meetings and training, use sound judgment under pressure, and protect confidential information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to learn and use Autodesk Build, Ford Pro, Avetta, ISNetworld, incident-tracking systems, and other Company platforms.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, construction management, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
Construction Health and Safety Technician, Associate Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional, or comparable recognized credential.
Current OSHA-authorized Construction Outreach Trainer status or the qualifications and willingness to obtain authorization.
Federal construction experience and familiarity with the current USACE EM 385-1-1 and agency-specific safety requirements.
Working Conditions and Essential Functions
Regular travel to active jobsites, with occasional overnight travel and availability outside normal hours for serious incidents or urgent regulatory matters.
Work in offices and active construction environments, including heat, cold, noise, dust, weather, uneven terrain, temporary stairs, ladders, and controlled access areas.
Wear required PPE and perform the physical activities reasonably necessary to inspect work areas and verify controls, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Comply with medical evaluation, fit testing, site access, drug and alcohol, and security requirements when applicable to assigned work.
Base Salary – $100,000 DOE
Regular Schedule – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, plus jobsite travel and after-hours incident response as business needs require.
Company Equipment – Company vehicle, phone, tablet, and computer, subject to Company policies and return upon request or separation.
Health Benefits – Subsidized employee-only health coverage at the contribution rate in effect at enrollment, subject to eligibility and governing plan documents.
Retirement Plan – Eligibility to participate in the Company’s 401(k) plan after one year of employment, subject to the plan’s terms.
