Lead Safety Manager

C. A. Murren & Sons Company, Inc.; Aiken (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K match

Career development plan

Job summary

C.A. Murren and Sons is seeking a Lead Safety Manager to oversee safety processes across construction projects, ensuring compliance and driving a culture of injury-free work. You will mentor teams, coordinate safety programs, and report progress to leadership.

The role requires extensive field work, travel up to 4–5 days per week, and strong experience in excavations, confined spaces, and fall protection, with a track record of improving safety outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred.
• CHST Certification preferred.
• 12 to 15 years of construction safety experience, including DOE projects.
• Experience leading at least three direct reports.
• OSHA 500, 510 required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site inspections and safety assessments; address and resolve issues.
• Provide safety training and education to personnel.
• Coordinate safety programs and plan risk mitigation.
• Participate in investigations of incidents and near misses.
• Complete accident investigations and root cause analysis.

Skills

CHST Certification

OSHA 500/510

First Aid/CPR/AED

Safety Management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Root Cause Analysis

Blue Dragon

Fishbone

6 Whys

Job description

As a Lead Safety Manager at C.A. Murren and Sons, you will be considered an important part of the team as you bring your expertise in meeting organizational Safety objectives. You will oversee the Safety processes ensuring standards are consistent and met. As a Lead Safety Manager, you are expected to manage resources efficiently using tools, personnel and budgets, aligning the Safety team toward the common Safety goals and resolving process-related issues in a timely manner.

C.A. Murren and Sons is seeking a Lead Safety Manager who will support project teams by overseeing safety processes and procedures to ensure successful completion of construction projects. This position works with Foremen, Superintendents, Project Engineers, and Project Managers to ensure safety compliance, safety enforcement, and safety collaboration. The Lead Safety Manager is responsible for training and educating team members and driving the Company’s safety culture by demonstrating commitment to an injury-free environment through personal actions and mentoring others.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducts project site inspections and comprehensive safety assessments as needed to monitor progress and support project team members. Intervenes as needed to address and resolve issues and problems, and recommend, approves, and implements modifications to the project as needed.
• Provides training and education to company personnel regarding safety requirements and recommends advancements.
• Coordinates project safety programs. Assists in planning and coordinating work to minimize risks and aggressively manage losses involving injuries or property damages.
• Participates in inspections, incidents, and near miss investigations.
• Completes accident investigations and root cause analysis and provides reports to the leadership team.
• Identifies and analyzes risks and hazards on project sites and builds a plan to mitigate these risks and hazards in future.
• Coordinates, schedules, and provides safety training on project sites and in regional offices. Assists in developing the project safety training schedule.
• Oversees compliance with the Company’s safety standards.
• Communicates with leadership team to provide updates on the status of projects, addresses concerns, and plans specific actions as needed to ensure the successful completion of projects.
• Provides regular updates to the Safety Director.
• Provide leadership to employees and management on health and safety strategy.
• Keeping up to date on relevant health and safety developments
• Ability to manage multiple projects, establish priorities, and accomplish goals and objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent preferred
• CHST (Construction Health & Safety Technician) Certification preferred
• 12 to 15 years of experience in the construction Safety with 6-8 years with DOE projects.
• Experience managing at least three direct reports.
• Certifications in Root Cause Analysis, Blue Dragon, Fishbone, 6 whys, etc. preferred.
• Travel will be required for up to 4-5 days per week.
• OSHA 500, 510 REQUIRED
• First Aid, CPR, AED instructor or ability to obtain within 6 months of hire
• Highly knowledgeable in Excavations, Confined Space Entry, Traffic Control, Respirable Crystalline Silica, Rigging, Heavy Equipment Operations and Fall Protection.
• Self-motivated, Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Requirements

• Valid driver’s license
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Participation in pre-employment and random drug screening program
• Subject to background screening

C.A. Murren is a full-service, well established industrial, civil, and power industry contractor performing work throughout the southeastern and mid-atlantic United States with offices located in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina and Virginia. For more than 40 years, we have offered the highest levels of industrial site development performance, and we are proud of our long legacy of serving the Southeast. Our philosophy is to focus on both the human element and the high quality, sustainable construction that makes us who we are. We are completely dedicated to serving our clients and the team members who make C. A. Murren a team and family-oriented experience like few others. We pride ourselves in over 40 years of safety and quality work in the heavy civil construction industry. We have an excellent benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, and 401K match! We also have a career development plan which offers continued growth for your career goals! We are seeking a Safety Manager with at least 10 years of experience. Also, please check out our company.

https://camurren.com/

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• 401K match
• career development plan which offers continued growth for your career goals