Director of Safety & Risk Engineering

Brown Industrial Construction; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Honor is seeking a Director of Safety & Risk Engineering to provide executive leadership for mandatory safety standards and loss prevention across all Honor companies. This role focuses on reducing incident frequency and severity, strengthening operational discipline, and supporting the financial performance of the captive insurance program.

The position requires 10+ years in heavy civil or industrial construction leadership and experience leading safety at an enterprise level.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in heavy civil or industrial construction leadership
• Strong preference for PM or operations leadership background
• Proven success leading safety at an enterprise level
• Ability to influence independent business leaders through credibility and clarity
• Strong analytical, communication, and cultural leadership skills
• Ability to manage a team of Safety Professionals and Administrators

Responsibilities

• Establish and enforce network-wide safety standards and requirements for participation in Honor Assurance insurance program.
• Identify primary loss drivers across jobsites, fleet operations, and equipment activities; implement controls to reduce frequency and severity of claims.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Unit Leaders while maintaining authority to require corrective actions and compliance.
• Define leading indicators, reporting standards, and performance scorecards; translate safety performance into executive insights.
• Lead root cause investigations and ensure lessons learned translate into durable operational improvements.
• Equip supervisors and field leaders to own safety execution as part of how work is performed.
• Collaborate with claims management, TPAs, actuaries, and captive governance for alignment of safety outcomes with financial risk.
• Report regularly to Honor Assurance leadership and the Board on risk trends, compliance posture, and strategic recommendations.

Skills

Enterprise safety

Operational risk

Business unit partnership

Data analytics

Incident management

Leadership development

Executive reporting

Job description

Position Description

Honor is building a network of operating companies supported by a captive insurance platform designed to improve risk outcomes, stability, and accountability across our businesses.

We are seeking a Director of Safety & Risk Engineering to provide executive leadership for mandatory safety standards and loss prevention across all Honor companies.

This role is not a compliance-only function. It is a strategic risk leadership position responsible for reducing incident frequency and severity, strengthening operational discipline, and directly supporting the financial performance and sustainability of the captive insurance program.

Position Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Safety Standards & Captive Participation Requirements
• Establish and enforce network-wide safety standards required for participation in the Honor Assurance insurance program.
• Operational Risk Engineering
• Identify the primary drivers of loss across jobsites, fleet operations, and equipment activities.
• Implement practical controls to reduce both frequency and severity of claims.
• Business Unit Partnership & Accountability
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Business Unit Leaders while maintaining authority to require corrective actions and compliance.
• Data, Analytics & Performance Frameworks
• Define required leading indicators, reporting standards, and performance scorecards.
• Translate safety performance into actionable executive insights tied to risk and insurance outcomes.
• Incident & Severity Management
• Lead root cause investigations and ensure lessons learned translate into durable operational improvement.
• Leadership Development
• Equip supervisors and field leaders to own safety execution as part of how work is performed, not as an overlay.
• Coordination with Claims & Insurance Partners
• Collaborate with claims management, TPAs, actuaries, and captive governance to ensure alignment between safety outcomes and financial risk performance.
• Executive Reporting
• Report regularly to Honor Assurance leadership and the Board on risk trends, compliance posture, and strategic recommendations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in heavy civil or industrial construction leadership
• Strong preference for candidates with PM, or operations leadership background
• Proven success leading safety at an enterprise level
• Ability to influence independent business leaders through credibility and clarity
• Strong analytical, communication, and cultural leadership skills
• Ability to manage a team of Safety Professionals and Administrators
• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.