Construction Safety Program Manager

Jobtailor; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a seasoned Health, Safety and Security leader to drive HSE strategies across large industrial projects in Colorado. The role emphasizes building a strong safety culture, leading safety programs, and directing contractor safety management on brownfield facilities.

You will mentor site teams, conduct safety audits, manage incident investigations, and coordinate with engineering and construction management to ensure compliance with OSHA CFR 1926 and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, engineering, or project management preferred.
• A recognized safety membership or qualification (CSP, ASP, CHST) preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive Health, Safety and Security experience with 5+ years leading site safety on large brownfield industrial projects.
• Experience with API/PSM facilities preferred.
• Experience on large CAPEX industrial projects across heavy civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.
• Experience with process equipment and commissioning activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement practical HSE methods to mitigate hazards at project level.
• Coach and onboard project personnel, contractors, and trade partners on safety standards.
• Lead safety strategies and policies for projects and contractor management.
• Promote Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention through safety practices.
• Ensure contractor safety alignment with standards and QA/QC guidelines.
• Lead program safety committee, track metrics and report safety statistics monthly.
• Drive continuous safety improvement through trend analysis and initiatives.
• Collaborate with project teams to align safety programs with site expectations.
• Oversee field reps and support daily construction safety activities.
• Deliver site safety leadership training and awareness programs.
• Partner with contractors to deliver transparent audits and safety culture.
• Maintain monthly safety metrics for audits, incidents and proactive activities.
• Support leadership with field walks and action tracking.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Safety leadership

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Training delivery

OSHA CFR 1926

Project management

Communication

Root cause analysis

Contractor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/Engineering/PM

CSP/ASP/CHST or equivalent

Tools

TEAMS

Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Visio

PowerPoint

Job description

Responsibilities

• Works with the site to develop practical methods to integrate High Potential Exposures (HPE) mitigation tools at the project level.
• Coach, develop, and onboard Project Personnel, Contractor Staff, and Trade Partners with safety values, standards, and priorities.
• Lead the development of best-in-class safety strategies and policies for the projects and contractor management.
• Promote strong safety practices, with a focus on Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) Prevention.
• Work with Site Safety to ensure the program meets Contractor safety standards and The North American Contractor Safety Guidelines, and the pre‑qualification/monitoring of onsite contractors.
• Lead the program safety committee, tracking, addressing, reporting, and responding to onsite contractor safety statistics and formally reporting monthly.
• Evaluate trends, identify opportunities, and manage the safety continuous improvement program, driving project safety initiatives to completion.
• Work with the construction management team and their contractors to ensure their safety programs are in alignment with site and program expectations.
• Oversee and support company field representatives and their daily support of construction safety.
• Oversee and deliver site safety leadership training and awareness programs for project leaders, construction management, and contractor supervision teams.
• Partner with contractors and project staff to deliver transparent audits that will assure adherence to Corden values, standards and safety‑first culture.
• Maintain project monthly metrics to track, trend, and measure safety performance from audits, incidents, and proactive activities at the project site.
• Support Site and Program leadership teams implementing field walks and action tracking.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from a university with ideally a focus on Safety, Engineering, or Project Management is preferred.
• A recognized safety membership or qualification, CSP, ASP, CHST or equivalent is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in the field of Health, Safety and Security with functional and team managerial / leadership experience including 5 years in site safety leadership on large complex brownfield industrial projects.
• Experience at API/PSM‑subject facilities preferred.
• Experience with large scale CAPEX industrial projects and disciplines such as heavy civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical scopes.
• Technical Skills & Abilities : Experience with process equipment and commissioning activities.
• Sector experience in an industry where Engineering / Construction / Operations / Projects are key business driver.
• Heavy Industrial construction with a Prime Contractor, EPC, or owner‑side major projects group experience would be ideal for this position.
• Experience working as a project team member contributing to H&S strategy development, balancing technical expertise with sound business decisions.
• Excellent understanding of risk management / assessment and H&S concerning large capital projects and contractor management.
• Understanding of H&S matters in project management regulatory applications (OSHA CFR 1926), reporting, environmental as related to large capital projects.
• Ability to establish, influence and foster relationships and cooperation of key internal and external stakeholders working across all levels of employment from field level to site management.
• Strong customer service‑oriented approach to dealing with objectives, conflict, and balancing priorities.
• Ability to influence decision making within a project team.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills and ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to engage with other employees at a strategic level to articulate safety vision and priorities.
• Frequent interaction through video and tele conferences.
• Prior experience developing standards, policies and procedures for safety and security.
• Proven experience in root cause analysis of incidents.
• Experienced in using TEAMS, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Believes in building a positive safety culture where reporting a near miss is considered a good catch rather than a negative situation.
• Displays Interpersonal Effectiveness.
• Demonstrates Courage and values different perspectives and can navigate between perspectives to arrive at a win/win path forward.
• Delivers Results Through Others.
• Focuses externally.