Head of Safety & Risk Management

Brent Scarbrough & Company Inc; Newnan (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Brent Scarbrough & Company Inc in Newnan, GA is seeking a Safety Director to lead safety initiatives and loss‑control programs across its projects, ensuring compliance with OSHA and other construction standards.

You will develop safety visions and policies, train staff and subcontractors, investigate incidents, manage hazards, and oversee budgets and return‑to‑work programs, building a high‑performing, safety‑mocused team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, safety management, construction or related field.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in heavy civil construction safety management.
• Minimum 5 years leading a structured safety program; self-performing GC or specialty contractor preferred.
• In‑depth knowledge of OSHA and state/federal standards; ability to implement corrective practices.
• Experience managing staff and third‑party firms.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety vision, objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to foster a safety culture.
• Provide proactive leadership, training, and mentoring across clients, subcontractors, and inspectors.
• Evaluate options, monitor results, and implement improvements.
• Ensure training meets internal, client, and regulatory needs for safe task performance.
• Lead incident investigations.
• Oversee hazard assessments and safety inspections to identify preventive actions.
• Develop annual safety plans and budgets.
• Build a high‑performance safety team through hiring, coaching, and issue resolution.
• Manage general‑liability, auto, and workers’ compensation claims.
• Oversee return‑to‑work and modified‑duty programs.
• Lead and direct safety committees and meetings.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Staff management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety / safety management / construction or related field

Job description

The ideal Safety Director will primarily be responsible for leading and managing Brent Scarbrough & Company's safety initiatives and safety loss control programs, in addition to the development of a safety and risk management culture dedicated to being the one all others emulate. The Safety Director assures our safety program complies with OSHA and other construction industry standards.

Essential Job Functions:

• Leads development of and clearly articulates Company’s safety vision, objectives,

strategies, policies, and procedures in order to build a safety culture dedicated to

behaviors which lead to best practices.

• Provides proactive leadership and assumes ownership of building an elite safety

culture by 1) anticipating problems & providing solutions, 2) sharing knowledge with, and

providing training, to all levels of management, field staff, preconstruction, and project

teams, 3) through interactions with clients, subcontractors, and inspectors, and 4) creating

an environment of learning, mentoring, and empowerment in order to promote employee

• Uses logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions

and conclusions, and monitors results to make improvements or take corrective action.

• Ensures safety & health training meet the needs of internal and external (client &

regulating entities) requirements, so staff has the safety training to safely perform tasks

and jobs.

• Leads incident investigations.
• Manages hazard assessment activities by 1) conducting and/or supervising safety

inspections, and 2) analyzing inspection and incident data to identify opportunities to

develop preventive and corrective practices.

• Develops annual plans & budgets for safety & health initiatives, including training.
• Leads and manages our human assets to develop a high performance, customer-oriented

Safety team, through hiring, motivating, coaching, appraising, rewarding & disciplining,

and addressing complaints and resolving issues related to staff.

• Ability to manage GL, Auto and Workers Compensation claims
• Ability to manage return to work/modified duty work programs
• Ability to lead and direct Safety Committee and meetings

The ideal Safety Director will strive to exhibit and apply Brent Scarbrough & Company's values:

Responsibility, Integrity, Grit, Help, and Temperament with all clients and co-workers.

Our Safety Director will maintain a professional appearance and demeanor, demonstrate a positive attitude, communicate effectively with co-workers and clients, work with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail, maintain good attendance by working when and where directed, work safely in compliance with all safety policies, respect the work environment and keep it as neat and clean as possible, and exercise initiative to learn new skills and tasks and to help co-workers when possible.

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in environmental health & safety, safety management, construction or

related field.

Minimum 10 years' experience in heavy civil construction safety management.

Minimum 5 years' experience managing & leading a structured safety program; self

performing general contractor or specialty contractor preferable.

In depth technical knowledge of construction related OSHA, federal, state, and local

regulatory standards, and ability to recognize hazardous situations and implement

effective corrective practices.

Experience managing staff and third party hired firms.

Must be an effective communicator, generating professional written material and

Working Conditions:

• Extensive travel by vehicle.
• Significant work at construction job sites, during all stages, in all types of weather

conditions.

• Must be able to perform activities requiring use of arms and legs, including climbing

ladders/scaffolding, lifting & handling materials, walking & balancing, stooping.

• Must be able to speak & hear detailed information through oral communication.
• Must be able to see clearly and recognize small details.