Safety Manager

About This Role

Leading and supporting safety and compliance efforts across the company's crane and rigging, transportation, construction, maintenance, and industrial operations is the core of this Safety Manager position. This hands-on leadership role requires a strong field presence, working closely with operations, project leadership, supervisors, and employees to strengthen the safety culture, maintain compliance, reduce operational risk, and ensure work is performed safely and efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Lead and continuously improve company safety and compliance programs
• Maintain compliance with applicable OSHA, MSHA, DOT, ANSI, ASME, client, and company requirements
• Conduct routine jobsite and facility safety inspections and field audits
• Identify hazards, address unsafe conditions or behaviors, and ensure corrective actions are completed
• Support safety planning for construction, industrial maintenance, shutdowns, turnarounds, crane operations, and specialty work
• Review JHAs/JSAs, pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, and other job-specific safety requirements
• Provide safety oversight for crane, rigging, lifting, and heavy industrial operations
• Verify required qualifications and certifications for crane operators, riggers, signal persons, and other safety-sensitive positions
• Lead or support investigations involving injuries, near misses, vehicle incidents, property damage, and environmental events
• Perform root-cause analysis and develop corrective actions to prevent recurrence
• Coordinate and support employee safety training, orientations, certifications, and competency requirements
• Maintain accurate safety documentation, inspection records, training records, and compliance reporting
• Assist with client audits, regulatory inspections, and site-specific safety requirements
• Coach supervisors and field employees on hazard recognition, accountability, stop-work authority, and safe work practices
• Lead and support assigned Safety Coordinators, Site Safety personnel, and other safety team members

Requirements

• 7-10+ years of progressive safety/EHS experience, preferably within heavy industrial construction, crane and rigging, transportation, chemical plants, industrial maintenance, or similar environments
• Demonstrated experience managing safety across multiple jobsites or operational locations
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and industrial safety practices
• Experience with incident investigation, auditing, training, and corrective-action management
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with craft employees, supervisors, clients, and senior leadership
• Ability and willingness to spend significant time in active field environments and travel to jobsites as needed