Field Safety Manager – Pipelines & Major Projects

Energy Transfer Family of Partnerships; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Transfer is seeking a Manager of Construction Safety to lead safety efforts across capital projects including pipelines, stations, and facilities. The role requires strong field presence to ensure compliance with company and regulatory safety standards while partnering with project teams and contractors to mitigate risks.

The position emphasizes incident prevention, audits, pre-task planning, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning planning through project completion

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification required; CHST preferred.
• Experience in construction safety for pipeline/oil & gas projects; bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide construction safety leadership for assigned capital projects from planning through completion.
• Participate in constructability reviews, planning meetings, and contractor selection to mitigate risks.
• Review contractor safety plans, JHAs, AHAs, and site safety programs.
• Maintain a strong field presence to verify compliance with safety requirements.
• Conduct field safety audits, inspections, and assessments of active construction operations.
• Monitor contractor safety performance and compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support hazards related to welding, excavation, trenching, lifting, confined space, hydrotesting, and heavy equipment.
• Collaborate with managers and inspectors to integrate safety into execution and planning.
• Lead incident investigations, near-miss reviews, and root-cause analyses; ensure corrective actions.
• Audit permit processes, pre-task planning, and field documentation for consistency.
• Track and communicate safety metrics, observations, and lessons learned.
• Coach contractor supervisors and personnel on hazard recognition and safe work.
• Support onboarding and project-specific safety training.
• Promote accountability and proactive hazard identification across project phases.
• Travel to project sites as needed to support safety performance.

Skills

Construction safety leadership

Hazard recognition

Incident investigations

Contractor oversight

Field safety audits

Regulatory compliance

Leadership

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

OSHA 30-Hour Construction

CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) certification

Tools

API standards

ASME standards

AWS standards

Job description

Energy Transfer is seeking a Manager of Construction Safety to lead safety efforts across capital projects including pipelines, stations, and facilities. The role requires strong field presence to ensure compliance with company and regulatory safety standards while partnering with project teams and contractors to mitigate risks.

The position emphasizes incident prevention, audits, pre-task planning, and continuous improvement, with responsibilities spanning planning through project completion