Health And Safety Manager

Gregory Construction; Sullivan (ME); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Travel opportunities

Training & development

Job summary

Gregory Construction is seeking an experienced Safety Lead to provide safety leadership across our projects in Indiana. This senior, field‑focused role supports Operations and project leaders, coaching Site Safety Managers and safety personnel while guiding site safety plans and risk mitigations.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in construction safety with CSP/CHST preferred, and deep experience with excavation, utilities, heavy equipment, and data‑center/mission‑critical projects.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive construction safety experience with demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• 3+ years of direct mission‑critical/data center construction safety experience strongly preferred.
• Experience leading safety across multiple projects, large complex projects, or multiple safety professionals.
• Strong heavy civil construction experience involving underground utilities, excavation/trenching, site development, heavy equipment, concrete, or similar self‑perform operations.
• Experience leading incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and safety performance improvement initiatives.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or directly leading other safety professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and applicable construction standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior‑level safety leadership across multiple projects within the region.
• Partner with Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents to drive safety expectations and performance.
• Coach and provide guidance to Site Safety Technicians and project safety staff.
• Develop and execute Site‑Specific Safety Plans (SSSPs).
• Conduct safety assessments, audits, field observations, and leadership reviews.
• Identify SIF exposures and ensure controls using the Hierarchy of Controls.
• Review high‑risk work with teams before start; ensure hazards and controls addressed.

Skills

Senior safety leadership

Multi-project oversight

Coaching safety professionals

OSHA 29 CFR 1926 knowledge

Incident investigations

Root cause analysis

Contractor safety management

Education

CSP or CHST

Job description

Gregory Construction is seeking an experienced Safety Lead to provide safety leadership across our growing portfolio of heavy civil and mission‑critical projects throughout Indiana.

This is a senior, field‑focused safety leadership position responsible for the safety of the entire site.

The Safety Lead will partner with Operations and project leadership to drive consistent safety performance across assigned projects while providing leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to Site Safety Managers, Safety Technicians, and other project safety personnel. The ideal candidate will be based in or near Sullivan, Indiana.

Gregory Construction self‑performs mass earthwork, grading, excavation, underground wet and dry utilities, duct banks, concrete, and related site development on large‑scale mission‑critical and data center projects.

We are looking for an established construction safety leader who understands this work, can independently evaluate significant risk, develop safety techs, communicate effectively with clients and senior project leadership, and hold teams accountable while remaining a strong partner to Operations.

What You’ll Do

• Provide senior‑level safety leadership and oversight across multiple assigned projects within the region.
• Partner with Project Executives, Project Managers, Superintendents, and Safety leadership to drive consistent safety expectations and performance.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and technical guidance to Site Safety Technicians, and project safety personnel.
• Lead and oversee the development and execution of Site‑Specific Safety Plans (SSSPs).
• Conduct project safety assessments, audits, field observations, and leadership reviews.
• Identify Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) exposures, evaluate changing field conditions, and ensure appropriate controls are implemented using the Hierarchy of Controls.
• Review upcoming high‑risk work with project teams and ensure hazards and controls are addressed before work begins.
• Provide technical safety leadership for excavation and trenching, underground utilities, heavy/mobile equipment, concrete operations, lifting and rigging, electrical hazards, confined spaces, fall protection, and other high‑risk activities.
• Exercise and reinforce Stop Work Authority when conditions warrant intervention.
• Lead or provide oversight for significant incident, injury, near‑miss, and property‑damage investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective‑action development.
• Review JHAs/JSAs, THAs, pre‑task plans, and other field‑level risk assessments for effectiveness and consistency.
• Evaluate safety performance across projects using leading and lagging EHS metrics, identify trends, and develop proactive regional improvement strategies.
• Ensure corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and followed through to completion.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor safety performance.
• Partner directly with clients and general contractors on safety expectations, audits, investigations, and performance.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA requirements, client standards, Gregory Construction policies, and project‑specific requirements.
• Support the development of safety personnel through field coaching, training, mentoring, and performance feedback.
• Travel between assigned projects and support new project mobilizations as regional needs evolve.

Required Qualifications

This is a senior safety leadership position. Candidates should have demonstrated experience leading safety programs, people, and performance within active construction environments.

Candidates must possess:

• 7+ years of progressive construction safety experience, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• 3+ years of direct mission‑critical/data center construction safety experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience providing safety leadership across multiple projects, large complex projects, or multiple safety professionals.
• Strong heavy civil construction experience involving underground utilities, excavation/trenching, site development, heavy equipment, concrete, or similar self‑perform operations.
• CSP or, at a minimum, CHST
• Experience leading incident investigations, root cause analyses, corrective actions, and safety performance improvement initiatives.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or directly leading other safety professionals.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and applicable construction standards.

Knowledge & Capabilities

• OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and applicable construction standards.
• Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) exposure identification and mitigation.
• Hierarchy of Controls and field‑level risk assessment.
• Excavation, trenching, and underground utility exposures.
• Heavy/mobile equipment and struck‑by/caught‑between hazards.
• Concrete operations, formwork, reinforcing steel, and silica.
• Electrical hazards and temporary power.
• Lifting, rigging, and material handling.
• Confined‑space operations.
• Fall protection.
• JHAs, JSAs, pre‑task planning, and THAs.
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis.
• OSHA recordkeeping and injury/incident classification.
• Contractor and subcontractor safety management.
• Leading and lagging EHS metrics.
• Corrective‑action development and follow‑through.
• Safety coaching, mentoring, and development of field safety professionals.

The Background We’re Looking For

The strongest candidate will come from an environment similar to Gregory Construction: heavy civil, underground infrastructure, utilities, concrete, and large‑scale mission‑critical/data center construction.

This role requires someone who can move beyond identifying individual jobsite hazards and evaluate safety performance across projects, teams, and operations.

We’re looking for a safety leader who can walk onto a project, understand the work being performed, identify significant exposures, evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls, coach the safety professional assigned to the project, and communicate concerns directly to Operations and project leadership.

The right person will be comfortable having difficult conversations, challenging unsafe decisions, developing less‑experienced safety professionals, and representing Gregory Construction with clients and general contractors.

Candidates whose experience is primarily administrative, environmental, manufacturing, or entry/junior‑level construction safety will not be the best fit for this position.

Travel & Work Environment

This is a field‑based leadership position. The Safety Lead should expect significant time on active jobsites and regular outdoor work involving excavation, underground utilities, heavy equipment, concrete operations, uneven terrain, and changing field conditions.

This is not a remote or primarily office‑based safety position.

What Success Looks Like

Successful Regional Safety Leads at Gregory Construction are experienced, credible, technically strong, and highly engaged with both Safety and Operations.

They recognize risk before incidents occur, identify trends across multiple projects, develop the safety professionals around them, and help project leadership translate safety expectations into practical field execution.

Most importantly, they are capable of leading other safety leaders while maintaining the field presence necessary to understand what is actually happening on Gregory Construction projects.

What We Offer

Gregory Construction offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications, health and dental insurance, 401(k) with company match, Paid Time Off (PTO), company‑supported travel accommodations for eligible assignments, and opportunities for continued training, certifications, professional development, and career advancement.

Why Gregory Construction

Gregory Construction is a Christian‑principled, purpose‑driven heavy civil contractor supporting major mission‑critical, data center, industrial, and infrastructure projects across the United States.

Our Core Purpose is to honor God, serve others, pursue excellence, and grow profitably. Our Core Values of Safety, Integrity, Excellence, Communication, and Determination guide how we lead our people and execute our work.

At Gregory Construction, Safety isn’t simply a compliance function. It’s part of how our projects are planned, led, and executed. As a Regional Safety Lead, you’ll have the opportunity to influence safety performance across multiple projects while developing the people responsible for carrying that culture forward.