Corporate Safety Director

Kimmel & Associates, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$110,000–$150,000 base salary

Performance-based bonus

401(k)

Medical and insurance benefits

Truck allowance

Fuel allowance

Corporate leadership opportunity

Long-term career

Job summary

Kimmel & Associates, Inc. in Dallas seeks a Corporate Safety Director to provide company-wide safety leadership across active projects in Texas and New Mexico.

You will lead, coach, and develop a team of about 10 site safety representatives while collaborating with operations, field teams, and customers to strengthen safety culture. Based in Dallas, the role requires 2–3 days in the corporate office each week and periodic travel to projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field preferred.
• Experience leading construction safety programs and field safety personnel.
• Experience conducting jobsite audits, inspections, and safety assessments.
• Strong incident investigation and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience managing injury cases and developing corrective actions.
• Ability to partner with operations leadership, field teams, and customers.
• CHST, GSP, or comparable safety certification preferred.
• Structural steel erection safety experience strongly preferred; other construction safety backgrounds considered.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and organizational skills.
• Willingness to work from Dallas office and travel to Texas and New Mexico projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of ~10 site safety representatives.
• Provide corporate-level safety leadership across multiple active projects.
• Conduct jobsite visits, safety audits, inspections, and compliance reviews.
• Investigate incidents and lead root-cause analysis.
• Manage injury and incident cases with stakeholders.
• Identify safety trends and implement corrective actions.
• Partner with operations to integrate safety into project planning.
• Work with customers to address safety expectations.
• Coach field personnel and reinforce safety culture.
• Maintain and improve safety policies, training, and reporting systems.
• Support company growth with scalable safety programs.

Skills

Leadership

Incident investigation

Root-cause analysis

Construction safety

Safety audits

Stakeholder collaboration

Communication

Coaching

Team development

Program management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field

Job description

About the Company

Our client is a well-established structural steel erection contractor based in Dallas, Texas, with a strong presence throughout Texas and New Mexico. The company delivers complex steel projects across sectors including data centers, stadiums, convention centers, and airports.

With approximately 250–300 field employees, long-standing customer relationships, and a growing project pipeline, the company offers a stable platform for a safety professional looking to make a meaningful impact and build a long-term career.

About the Position

We are seeking a Corporate Safety Director to provide company-wide safety leadership across active projects in Texas and New Mexico.

This is a corporate leadership position with broad influence—not a single-project safety role. The Safety Director will lead, coach, and develop approximately 10 site safety representatives while partnering closely with operations leadership, field teams, and customers to continuously strengthen the company's safety culture and practices.

The position is based in Dallas and typically requires approximately 2–3 days per week in the corporate office, along with short trips to active projects in Texas and New Mexico approximately twice per month.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of approximately 10 site safety representatives
• Provide corporate-level safety leadership across multiple active construction projects
• Conduct jobsite visits, safety audits, inspections, and compliance reviews
• Investigate incidents and injuries and lead root-cause analysis
• Manage injury and incident cases while coordinating with appropriate internal and external stakeholders
• Identify safety trends and develop corrective and preventative actions
• Partner with operations leaders to integrate safety into project planning and execution
• Work directly with customers to address safety expectations, requirements, and performance
• Coach field personnel and reinforce a strong safety culture throughout the organization
• Maintain and improve company safety policies, procedures, training, and reporting systems
• Help ensure safety programs remain effective as the company continues to grow

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Safety Management, Construction Safety, or a closely related field strongly preferred
• Demonstrated experience leading construction safety programs and field safety personnel
• Experience conducting jobsite audits, inspections, and safety assessments
• Strong incident investigation and root-cause analysis skills
• Experience managing injury cases and developing corrective actions
• Ability to effectively partner with operations leadership, field teams, and customers
• CHST, GSP, or comparable safety certification preferred
• Structural steel erection safety experience strongly preferred; candidates with other substantial construction safety backgrounds will also be considered
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, and organizational skills
• Willingness to work from the Dallas office and travel periodically to projects throughout Texas and New Mexico

Benefits

• $110,000–$150,000 base salary
• Performance-based bonus
• 401(k)
• Medical and insurance benefits
• Truck allowance
• Fuel allowance
• Corporate leadership opportunity with a growing structural steel contractor
• Opportunity to build a long-term career with an established company