Environment, Health and Safety Manager

SAVI EHS; Yuma (AZ); On-site; USD 62,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

SAVI EHS in Yuma, Arizona, seeks an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to lead safety on a large construction project. You will work with project management, superintendents, subcontractors, and trade partners to ensure work is performed safely and in compliance with OSHA standards.

The role requires a strong field presence, hazard identification, incident investigations, and development of site-specific safety programs.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of construction EHS experience.
• OSHA 510 certification required.
• OSHA 30 certification required.
• OSHA 500 certification preferred.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA Construction Standards (29 CFR 1926).
• Experience conducting field inspections, audits, incident investigations, and safety training.
• Experience managing subcontractor and trade partner safety performance.
• Ability to communicate with project management, superintendents, subcontractors, and client representatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital safety management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide EHS leadership and oversight for all assigned construction operations.
• Maintain a strong field presence throughout the shift.
• Conduct safety inspections, audits, and field observations.
• Identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, and work practices and ensure timely corrective action.
• Monitor subcontractors and trade partners for compliance with safety requirements and OSHA standards.
• Review and participate in DHAs, JHAs, pre-task plans, and high-risk activity planning.
• Coordinate with project leadership regarding upcoming work activities and safety risks.
• Oversee high-risk activities including working from heights, material handling, electrical work, and lifting operations.
• Conduct or support site-specific orientations, toolbox talks, and safety training.
• Communicate safety expectations to a diverse workforce.
• Lead or assist with incident, near-miss, and property-damage investigations and ensure corrective actions are documented.
• Maintain safety documentation, inspection records, training records, observations, and compliance reports.
• Communicate significant safety issues to project leadership and day-shift EHS management.
• Support day-shift turnover to communicate safety concerns and upcoming activities.
• Exercise stop-work authority when imminent danger is identified.
• Promote accountability and a proactive safety culture across all operations.

Skills

Safety leadership

Field inspections

Hazard analysis

Communication

Incident investigations

Stop-work authority

Subcontractor safety management

Education

OSHA 510 certification

OSHA 30 certification

OSHA 500 certification

CHST / STS-C / ASP / GSP or BCSP credentials

Tools

Microsoft Office

Digital safety management systems

Job description

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager

Immediate Need | Yuma, Arizona

SAVI EHS is actively seeking an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to provide safety leadership on a large-scale construction project in Yuma, Arizona.

This individual will serve as a key EHS leader working directly with project management, superintendents, subcontractors, and trade partners to ensure work is performed safely and in compliance with project requirements and applicable regulations. The EHS Manager will be responsible for maintaining a strong field presence, identifying and correcting hazards, overseeing contractor safety performance, and ensuring consistent safety standards throughout construction activities.

Compensation

• $45.00-$50.00 per hour
• Full-Time W-2 Position
• Immediate Start Available

Key Responsibilities

• Provide EHS leadership and oversight for all assigned construction operations.
• Maintain a strong and consistent field presence throughout the shift.
• Conduct safety inspections, audits, and field observations.
• Identify unsafe conditions, behaviors, and work practices and ensure timely corrective action.
• Monitor subcontractors and trade partners for compliance with project-specific safety requirements and OSHA standards.
• Review and participate in Daily Hazard Analyses (DHAs), Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), pre-task plans, and high-risk activity planning.
• Coordinate with project superintendents, managers, and field leadership regarding upcoming work activities and associated safety risks.
• Provide oversight of high-risk activities, including working from heights, material handling, electrical work, lifting operations, and other construction-related hazards.
• Conduct or support site-specific orientations, toolbox talks, and safety training.
• Communicate safety expectations effectively with a diverse workforce.
• Lead or assist with incident, near-miss, and property-damage investigations and ensure corrective actions are properly documented and completed.
• Maintain accurate safety documentation, inspection records, training records, observations, and compliance reports.
• Communicate significant safety issues, incidents, and operational concerns to project leadership and day-shift EHS management.
• Support effective day-shift turnover to ensure safety concerns, open corrective actions, and upcoming high-risk activities are properly communicated.
• Exercise appropriate stop-work authority when an imminent danger or serious safety concern is identified.
• Promote accountability and a proactive safety culture across all operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5-7 years of construction EHS experience required.
• Previous experience serving in an EHS Manager, Safety Manager, or equivalent site safety leadership role strongly preferred.
• OSHA 510 certification required.
• OSHA 30 certification required.
• OSHA 500 certification preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA Construction Standards (29 CFR 1926).
• Demonstrated experience conducting field inspections, audits, incident investigations, and safety training.
• Experience managing subcontractor and trade partner safety performance.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively with project management, superintendents, subcontractors, and client representatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and digital safety management systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to effectively communicate safety expectations, conduct field discussions, and provide safety guidance to both English- and Spanish-speaking trade partners.
• Data Center, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Large Commercial Construction experience.
• Previous experience overseeing safety operations on large, complex, multi-trade construction projects.
• First Aid/CPR/AED Certification.
• CHST, STS-C, ASP, GSP, or other BCSP credentials preferred.
• Experience with contractor safety management, orientations, incident investigations, and high-risk construction activities.