Atlanta Project Safety Manager

S&R Enterprises, LLC; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

S&R Enterprises is seeking a Project Safety Manager to own one Atlanta project, lead on-site safety, and ensure programs align with federal, state, and local rules. The role emphasizes hands-on field leadership, daily site walks, and the authority to halt work when safety requires it.

You will mentor foremen, conduct training for forklift and aerial lift operators, and coordinate with regulators while maintaining comprehensive safety documentation.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of construction safety experience on active job sites.
• Steel erection or structural steel experience preferred.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local construction safety rules, including fall protection, confined space, hot work, lockout/tagout, and chemical management.
• Experience leading agency inspections on site and serving as the contractor point of contact during the visit.
• Proven ability to investigate incidents, write factual narrative reports, and drive corrections to closure.
• Experience delivering new hire orientation, operator training for forklifts, aerial lifts, and scissor lifts, and ongoing compliance training to field crews.
• Comfort with SharePoint for document management and solid skill with common office software for reports, logs, and presentations.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to brief executive leadership and coach foremen with equal credibility.
• Able to walk and work on uneven ground in extreme temperatures, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally, and climb ladders, stairs, scaffolds, and aerial lifts.
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus.
• A bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the condition of the job site; ensure site programs match federal, state, and local rules and the safest known method is used.
• Daily observations and weekly audits to catch hazards; document and stay with corrections until closed.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and near misses; maintain factual injury log and reflect field in reporting.
• Train field crews: new hire orientation, operator training for forklifts, aerial lifts, and scissors lifts.
• Mentor foremen and crew leads; ensure completions and certifications are tracked.
• Represent S&R during agency inspections and as point of contact for regulators.
• Maintain safety records; hazard analyses and PPE assessments; documentation organized and updated.
• Handle hazardous and non-hazardous waste correctly; forecast conditions to plan work.

Skills

Construction safety experience

Safety inspections

Incident investigation

Communication skills

Leadership / coaching

Independent field work

Bilingual English and Spanish

Fall protection knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health or related field

Tools

SharePoint

MS Office

Job description

S&R Enterprises is seeking a Project Safety Manager to own one Atlanta project, lead on-site safety, and ensure programs align with federal, state, and local rules. The role emphasizes hands-on field leadership, daily site walks, and the authority to halt work when safety requires it.

You will mentor foremen, conduct training for forklift and aerial lift operators, and coordinate with regulators while maintaining comprehensive safety documentation.