Construction Safety Manager

Resustainability; Navi Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Resustainability is seeking an experienced EHS leader to drive construction safety governance and risk management for a pharmaceutical-grade site in Navi Mumbai, India. The role requires coordinating with contractors, implementing PTW systems, and ensuring compliance with ISO 45001/14001 and Indian regulations.

The ideal candidate will possess a civil/mechanical/fire & safety engineering background with 10–15 years of EHS experience, including leadership on large capital projects, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent; safety-focused postgraduate studies preferred.
• NEBOSH IGC/Diploma, IOSH or advanced safety credentials.
• 10–15 years of EHS experience with at least 5 years in construction safety leadership.
• Experience on pharmaceutical or regulated industries construction sites preferred.
• Experience managing multi-contractor sites and ISO 45001/14001.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the project EHS charter, RACI matrix, organisation structure, meeting cadence and reporting pack for the project.
• Develop and implement a project-specific Construction EHS Plan aligned with standards and Indian statutory requirements.
• Maintain a legal register / compliance matrix covering construction activities and site constraints.
• Lead EHS risk assessments and maintain the project risk register.
• Define critical-risk controls including LOTO, work at height, lifting operations and confined space entry.
• Develop and maintain the construction emergency response plan and integrate with the site ERP.
• Define contractor EHS prequalification criteria and support contractor selection from a safety standpoint.
• Lead contractor EHS onboarding/induction and review of method statements and JSAs.
• Provide visible field EHS leadership through walkdowns and coaching of site supervisors and workers.
• Own and enforce stop-work authority for imminent-danger conditions.
• Plan and execute site audit/inspection programme and drive CAPA closures.
• Own and administer the project's PTW system and approve permit applications.
• Ensure a competent permit issuer/receiver structure and periodic competency checks.
• Conduct field verification of active permits and suspend/revoke as needed.
• Maintain permit register/log and analyze PTW data for dashboard.
• Interface PTW with site-wide permit/ isolation procedures for live operations.
• Audit PTW compliance and drive corrective actions.

Skills

EHS leadership

Construction safety management

Permit-to-Work

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Fire & Safety) or equivalent

Postgraduate diploma/degree in Industrial Safety or Occupational Health & Safety

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Mobilization & Governance

• Establish and maintain the project EHS charter, RACI matrix, organisation structure, meeting cadence and standard reporting pack for the project.
• Develop and implement a project-specific Construction EHS Plan aligned with standards, IFC/global pharma norms (as applicable) and Indian statutory requirements.
• Maintain a legal register / compliance matrix covering construction activities, factory/industrial-area regulations, and pharma-site constraints.

Risk Management

• Lead task- and activity-based construction EHS risk assessments and maintain the project risk register.
• Define and verify critical-risk controls including LOTO, work at height, lifting operations, excavation, confined space entry and energy isolation.
• Develop and maintain the construction emergency response plan, interfaced with the overall site Emergency Response Plan (ERP).

Contractor & Construction Safety Management

• Define contractor EHS prequalification criteria and scoring, and support contractor selection from a safety standpoint.
• Lead contractor EHS onboarding/induction and review of contractor method statements and JSAs.
• Provide visible field EHS leadership through daily walkdowns, coaching and mentoring of site supervisors and workers.
• Own and enforce a defined stop-work authority process for imminent-danger conditions.
• Plan and execute the site audit/inspection programme, track findings to closure, and drive corrective/preventive action (CAPA) completion.

Permit-to-Work (PTW) Management

• Own and administer the project's Permit-to-Work system for all construction activities within the work zone, including general work, hot work, work at height, excavation, confined space entry, lifting operations and energy isolation (LOTO).
• Review and approve/countersign permit applications, verifying that risk assessments, method statements and control measures are in place before work authorization.
• Ensure a competent, trained permit issuer/receiver structure is in place across all shifts and contractors, and conduct periodic competency checks.
• Conduct field verification of active permits to confirm site conditions match permit conditions, and suspend/revoke permits where controls are not maintained.
• Maintain the permit register/log, track permit closures, and analyse PTW data (volumes, rejections, violations) as part of the monthly EHS dashboard.
• Interface the project PTW system with site-wide permit and isolation procedures to ensure consistency where the work zone interacts with live site operations or utilities.
• Audit PTW compliance periodically and drive corrective actions for procedural gaps or violations identified.

Environmental & Waste Management (Construction Phase)

• Monitor construction waste segregation and disposal, and oversee spill prevention and response readiness.
• Track applicable environmental permits and approvals relevant to the construction scope, coordinating with regulatory/compliance function as needed.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Civil/Mechanical/Fire & Safety) or equivalent; a postgraduate diploma/degree in Industrial Safety or Occupational Health & Safety is preferred.
• Certifications such as NEBOSH IGC/Diploma, IOSH, Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety (statutory), or equivalent internationally recognised EHS credentials.
• Minimum 1015 years of EHS experience, including at least 5 years in a construction safety management or EHS leadership role on large capital/infrastructure projects.
• Prior experience on pharmaceutical, life-sciences, or other regulated-industry construction sites is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-contractor construction environments, permit-to-work systems, and EHS management systems (e.g., ISO 45001, ISO 14001).

Perks and benefits