Field Safety Advisor

Freese and Nichols, Inc.; San Antonio, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule (up to 40% remote)

Annual bonus

Paid overtime for salaried employees

Company cabins in Red River, NM and in

Banrrer Elk?NC

Job summary

Freese and Nichols, Inc. is seeking an experienced Field Safety Advisor for its Texas offices (Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Pearland, San Antonio). Expect 90% travel to field sites while ensuring health and safety standards across projects.

The role emphasizes risk management, training, and strong safety leadership to support our projects and teams. The candidate will develop field safety programs, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with regulations, company policies, and insurance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of field safety and health experience.
• Experience with Confined Space Entry, Excavation/Trenching, Fall Protection, and Rope Access/High Angle Rescue.

Responsibilities

• Enforce safety policies and assess field risks to align with risk appetite.
• Train field personnel to identify hazards and apply safe work practices.
• Lead safety initiatives, drive change, and hold teams accountable for results.
• Ensure policy compliance and promote a proactive safety culture across sites.

Skills

Hazard identification

Risk assessment

Regulatory compliance

Training delivery

Safety program development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OSHA/Safety standards

Job description

Freese and Nichols is currently searching for an experienced Field Safety Advisor. This position is available in our Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, Pearland, and San Antonio, Texas, offices.

As a Field Safety Advisor, you will ensure the health and safety of FNI employees by providing expert guidance on safe practices, risk management, and regulatory compliance.

You’ll identify hazards, conduct safety audits, deliver training, and support a strong safety culture across all job sites and facilities.

This position will require 90% travel.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support risk management by enforcing safety policies, assessing field risks, and ensuring they align with risk appetite.
• Train field personnel to identify and mitigate hazards.
• Demonstrate leadership in safety by making tough decisions, driving change, and holding teams accountable.
• Ensure policy compliance and foster commitment to integrating safety into all project tasks.
• Develop and implement field safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulations and company policies.
• Oversee training, audits, and risk mitigation for operations like construction, confined spaces, and environmental work.
• Support emergency management by collaborating across departments, advising field teams on response protocols, ensuring safety measures, and contributing to preparedness efforts.
• Ensure compliance with safety-related insurance requirements, collaborate with Liability and Compliance on professional liability coverage, and develop risk mitigation strategies for field operations.
• Support physical security strategies by collaborating across departments, assessing risks, recommending preventive measures, and addressing field security vulnerabilities to protect personnel and assets.
• Act as a safety business partner, ensuring field safety standards, building trust with stakeholders, and deploying resources to support safety goals and strategies.
• Develop and deliver safety training programs tailored to business and field operation needs, covering safety procedures, risk management, and emergency response.
• Support transformations through complex leadership development programs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field 6+ years of experience in field safety and health Experience related to Confined Space Entry, Excavation/Trenching operations, Fall Protection, and Rope Access/High Angle Rescue.

About Freese and Nichols

At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values. We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more. Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday. Join our team of 1,300+ employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at Working at Freese and Nichols.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.

#LI-Hybrid Freese and Nichols is a professional planning, consulting and engineering firm serving clients across the United States. With client service and continuous improvement in mind, we plan, design and manage sustainable water and infrastructure projects.