HSE Director - Construction Safety & Compliance Leader

Flexicrew Technical Services; Scott (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Flexicrew Technical Services in Scott, LA seeks a Director of Safety, Health and Environmental (HSE) to provide senior-level leadership for HSE across Broadband and Pipeline construction operations. This role reports to the Chief People Officer and requires frequent regional travel to field operations.

You will develop an unified HSE strategy, build safety ownership, oversee audits and training, and ensure regulatory compliance across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years progressive safety experience, including at least 5 years leading a multilocation construction, utility, or industrial safety function.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards, with inspections, citations, corrective actions, and written programs.
• Proven experience transforming and improving safety programs, not just maintaining compliance.
• Ability to develop practical field procedures, conduct audits, manage corrective actions, and verify sustained compliance.
• Experience using safety data to identify loss trends and communicate risk to senior leadership.
• Direct experience with natural gas distribution or pipeline construction is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a unified HSE strategy across multiple construction divisions.
• Oversee safety manuals, policies, training programs, and documentation.
• Establish and maintain an internal field audit program with findings and closures.
• Coach leaders to build safety ownership and monitor performance across sites.
• Maintain OSHA construction compliance and related regulatory requirements.
• Lead investigations of serious incidents and near-misses with root-cause analysis.
• Oversee new-hire safety orientation, training, and qualification processes.
• Lead Field Safety Specialists and manage staffing needs for safety execution.
• Collaborate with Operations, HR, and insurance partners to reduce risk and costs.
• Represent the company during regulatory inspections and customer audits.
• Provide executive safety reporting with leading and lagging indicators.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory compliance

OSHA standards

Root-cause analysis

Training & coaching

Cross-functional influence

Data-driven safety

Multi-site leadership

Investigation skills

Travel frequently

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety or related discipline

CSP certification preferred

Tools

ISNetworld

Energy Worldnet

Job description

Flexicrew Technical Services in Scott, LA seeks a Director of Safety, Health and Environmental (HSE) to provide senior-level leadership for HSE across Broadband and Pipeline construction operations. This role reports to the Chief People Officer and requires frequent regional travel to field operations.

You will develop an unified HSE strategy, build safety ownership, oversee audits and training, and ensure regulatory compliance across multiple sites.