Head of Enterprise Safety & Risk Strategy

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

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.