Safety Director - Construction

Role Overview

The company is looking for a seasoned, forward-thinking Safety Director to own and guide the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) function. The position focuses on building and maintaining safety programs, ensuring regulatory adherence, delivering training, producing reports, and driving ongoing improvements across the organization.

The right candidate will be highly organized, meticulous, and capable of strengthening a safety-first culture while keeping the business aligned with OSHA, FMCSA, DOT, and other relevant rules.

Core Duties

• Take complete responsibility for the company’s EHS database, including administration and upkeep.
• Handle all safety-related certifications, from new applications to renewals and ongoing compliance monitoring.
• Oversee OSHA reporting and recordkeeping, such as OSHA 300 logs, case tracking, and supporting documentation.
• Maintain compliance with FMCSA, Clearinghouse, DOT, and other driver-related legal and documentation requirements.
• Review MOD/EMR performance and put measures in place to lower incident frequency and improve overall safety results.
• Coordinate employee safety training for onboarding, ongoing employment, post-incident needs, and recurring refreshers.
• Plan and lead safety meetings and presentations, including toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, superintendent meetings, director meetings, and monthly operations meetings.
• Own the incident process from initial reporting through investigation, follow-up, drug/alcohol testing coordination, root cause analysis, filing, return-to-work verification, and damage cost tracking.
• Prepare and manage project safety documents such as exposure control plans, AHAs, JHAs, competent person letters, safety checklists, and project safety questionnaires.
• Perform site visits and annual fleet inspections to confirm equipment and operational compliance.
• Review inspection reports submitted by internal safety staff.
• Track and summarize monthly and quarterly safety data, including site visit findings, incident trends and costs, attendance, employee participation, and safety material distribution.
• Administer safety incentive, bonus, raffle, and recognition programs, including eligibility and disqualification rules.
• Represent the company in external discussions such as bid meetings, contractor prequalification meetings, insurance renewals, and client or regulator meetings.
• Support a workplace culture centered on accountability, hazard awareness, and continuous improvement.
• Perform additional duties as needed to support operations and safety goals.

Requirements

• Solid knowledge of OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, and construction safety requirements.
• Background managing safety programs in construction, utilities, site development, or heavy civil environments is preferred.
• Strong planning, communication, organization, and leadership abilities.
• Comfort handling several priorities while keeping accurate records and reporting systems.
• Hands-on experience with incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Working proficiency with Microsoft Office and safety management software.
• Preferred credentials include OSHA 30, CHST, CSP, ASP, or similar certifications.
• CPR and First Aid certification is preferred.
• The role may involve periodic travel to project sites for inspections and meetings.

Additional Information

This role may involve regular site travel, field inspections, and attendance at project-related meetings.

Other responsibilities may be added as business needs evolve.