Construction Safety Professional

Apex Companies; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 48,216 - 55,104; Full time

Job summary

Apex Companies is seeking a Construction Safety Professional to help protect workers and ensure compliance on multi-acre construction sites across the West Coast. The role blends on-site health & safety auditing with remote work, requiring up to 75% travel and strong client-facing communication.

You will review plans, perform client checklists, and collaborate with project teams to meet safety design requirements while delivering audits on time and within budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety or engineering preferred.
• At least 3 years of safety or engineering experience.
• Experience in warehouse settings is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and data/reporting tools.
• Valid driver's license required.
• Knowledge of OSHA regulations and site safety processes.

Responsibilities

• Providing health and safety compliance auditing to the client.
• Review site plans and client-designed checklists; attend meetings and complete timesheets as requested.
• Conduct site observations focused on identifying and assessing compliance with client design requirements.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors in service to the client and stakeholders.
• Coordinate and execute safety projects with project managers following established procedures.
• Provide input on project status to managers and client relationships teams.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Self-starter

Technical writing

Data management

Microsoft Office

Driver's license

Safety standards knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety or engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career. Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work.

Fueled by high quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.

As we continue to grow, we’re focused on building a team of high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, and push what’s possible. At Apex, you don’t just join a company, you help shape what comes next.

Apex is hiring a Construction Safety Professional. Travel up to 75% and preferred base within the West Coast(United States).

Role Overview

• This role will assist an Apex client with occupational safety & health. The incumbent will be involved in preventing workplace injury and risk by completing checklist-based health and safety audits of building plans, buildings under construction and retrofitted buildings. The audits are to ensure that buildings have been constructed in accordance with the building codes as well as safety design standards set forth by the client’s internal engineering team.
• The role will routinely involve a blend of on-site health and safety auditing and remote desktop work. The site visits routinely require a great deal of walking at multi acre construction sites with uneven ground.
• The incumbent will interface with client stakeholders, construction teams, developers, engineers, and building occupants to ensure the client gets a safe operational facility. Perhaps most importantly, the incumbent will be an energetic self- starter with the ability to work independently and produce results within budget and timeframe.
• Your Responsibilities as an Apex Occupational Safety Professional:
• Providing health and safety compliance auditing to the client
  • Learn the client’s audit criteria, requirements, methods and culture.
  • Complete desktop work to include: reviewing site plans, completing client-designed checklists, attending team meetings as requested, and completing detailed timesheets and expense reports.
  • Conduct site observations focused on identifying and assessing compliance with client-developed design requirements.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviors in service to the client and their stakeholders.
• In collaboration with Apex project managers, coordinates and executes safety projects within set organizational procedures and standards. In close routine collaboration with the customer, designs, implements and executes an agreed-to service plan. Works with numerous internal and external stakeholders in the interest of achieving desired overall project velocity.
• Provides input to project managers, client relationship managers, or business development staff on status of the project.
• What we're looking for:
• Bachelor's degree preferred – ideally, in a safety or engineering field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience required in a safety or engineering related field.
• Experience in warehouse business settings a plus.
• Possess a solid knowledge of occupational safety technical subject matter and how to apply it in real-life settings. Highly familiar with standard concepts, practices, and procedures within the occupational safety field. Just a few topics where strong technical knowledge is preferred:
  • Construction safety Job Safety Analysis Machine Guarding
  • Slip/Trip/Fall Prevention
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Broad spectrum OSHA Regulations understanding
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• A great deal of self-starter initiative is required. This position entails routine ongoing work and negotiation with numerous customer stakeholders – all of whom need to be ‘satisfied’ with respect to project purpose, scope, and tactics.
• Rely on experience and judgment paired with the overall work statement provided by the customer to plan and accomplish goals.
• Ensures compliance with all EHS regulations and keeps abreast of any changes to laws and regulations that impact on the organization
• Strong technical writing skills, the ability to successfully multi-task, safety awareness, and a good record and understanding of safe work practices.
• Experience with data management and report preparation. Valid driver's license required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.

Travel Expectations

Up to 75% travel, mostly within the region, with occasional cross-country travel as needed.

Apex Job Title: Construction Technician 2

Hourly Expected Pay Range: $35 USD - $40 USD

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