Construction EH&S Field Leader & Safety Coach

Haselden Construction; Steamboat Springs (CO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job description

At Haselden Construction, our vision is to be a great builder, and our purpose is empowering our people to be the best version of themselves today to fulfill their customers’ expectations. Haselden’s team members take great pride in providing our customers with a superior level of service. Our extensive benefits program, dynamic team atmosphere, and strong core values help create the best environment for our team members and the best service for our clients.

The Environmental, Health & Safety Supervisor serves as a visible field leader and trusted operational partner who helps strengthen Haselden’s safety culture across active projects and teams. This position supports project teams through proactive field engagement, hazard recognition, coaching, planning participation, inspections, incident investigations, and implementation of practical risk-reduction strategies. The EH&S Supervisor works closely with craft labor, field supervision, subcontractors, and leadership teams to integrate safety into daily operations and reinforce accountability at every level.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a visible field presence and engage directly with craft labor, foremen, superintendents, and project managers to identify and mitigate EH&S risks.
• Interpret and apply Haselden Environmental, Health & Safety standards to support safe and efficient operations.
• Conduct inspections, audits, observations, and risk assessments to identify hazards and verify corrective actions.
• Participate in and facilitate pre-task planning and high-risk activity reviews.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Support and coach project teams on hazard recognition, planning, accountability, and safe work execution.
• Deliver field-based safety talks, orientation support and training programs.
• Partner with operations teams to integrate safety into planning, means and methods, and scheduling decisions.
• Support environmental compliance efforts, including stormwater management and BMP implementation.
• Participate in project startup activities and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Travel to active project locations.
• Strong field presence with the ability to build trust and credibility through consistent engagement and relationship-building.
• Ability to influence safe behaviors through coaching, communication, accountability and leadership by example.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to partner effectively with craft workers, supervision, subcontractors, and project leadership.

Technical Skills & Experience Requirements

• 2–5 years of Environmental, Health & Safety experience in commercial construction, heavy civil, industrial, or comparable field operations environments.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction standards, environmental compliance requirements and applicable state and local regulations.
• Experience conducting inspections, audits, observations and incident investigations within active construction environments.
• Knowledge of fall protection, excavation and trenching, crane and rigging, confined space entry, silica exposure control, electrical safety and lockout/tagout.
• Ability to lead and support incident investigations, root cause analysis and develop effective corrective actions.
• Experience with stormwater management practices, SWMP implementation and environmental compliance preferred.
• Ability to interpret safety plans, engineered drawings, SDSs and technical documents.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and construction management platforms such as Procore preferred.
• OSHA certifications and professional credentials such as CHST, ASP, SMP, CSP or OSHA 500 preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish communication skills preferred.

Work Environment & Physical Requirements

• Work includes both field and office responsibilities.
• Frequently works around active construction operations, moving equipment and varying outdoor weather conditions.
• Ability to walk uneven terrain, climb ladders and access elevated work areas.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including fall protection when necessary.
• Travel to assigned project locations as required.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $80,000–$95,000 annually. Compensation is based on experience, education, certifications, skills and project assignment location.

Company Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Basic Life & AD&D
• 401(k) Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Short-Term Disability
• Voluntary Life & AD&D
• Voluntary Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Team Member Bonus Program
• FMLA

Equal Opportunity Employer

Haselden Construction is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.