Project Health & Safety Manager

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies; Stapleton (NE); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly wage

401(k) eligibility

Paid time off

Up to $900 clothing allowance

Company phone and laptop

Long-term project opportunity

Job summary

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies is seeking a Project Health & Safety Manager to lead HSE on a large transmission construction project near North Platte and Stapleton, Nebraska.

You will oversee the project HSE team, integrate safety into planning and execution, and work with project management, crews, subcontractors, and clients. The role requires 7+ years of field HSE experience with transmission construction, strong OSHA knowledge, and a proven ability to influence on-site decisions and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of field-based construction HSE experience.
• 3+ years of direct HSE experience in transmission, distribution or substation construction.
• Experience as Project Safety Manager or senior field safety authority.
• Strong OSHA knowledge for electric power transmission projects.
• Experience leading site-based HSE personnel and coordinating multiple crews.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior field HSE authority and lead implementation of the Project Health & Safety Management Plan.
• Maintain a strong daily field presence across multiple crews and contractors.
• Identify hazards, establish controls, and address changing conditions in the field.
• Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Monitor safety performance and coach site personnel on safety practices.

Skills

Field HSE leadership

OSHA compliance

Incident investigation

Multi-crew coordination

Safety program implementation

Education

Occupational Health & Safety degree

Tools

Procore

SiteDocs

Job description

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies delivers transmission, distribution, substation, and related power infrastructure projects across Canada and the United States.

Our work spans field construction, project delivery, operations, and corporate support in an environment where safety, execution, and reliability matter.

Lead HSE on a Major Transmission Project

We are seeking an experienced Project Health & Safety Manager to lead HSE execution on a large-scale overhead transmission construction project near North Platte and Stapleton, Nebraska.

This is the senior HSE role on-site and a highly field-driven position. You will lead the project HSE team and work directly with Project Management, superintendents, foremen, line crews, subcontractors and the client to integrate safety into construction planning and execution.

Direct field safety experience supporting transmission, distribution or substation construction is required. Candidates whose experience is primarily manufacturing, warehousing, facility EHS or administrative compliance will not be suited to this role.

What We Offer

• Competitive hourly wage
• 401(k) eligibility
• Paid time off
• Up to $900 annual clothing allowance
• Company phone and laptop
• Long-term project opportunity with potential redeployment to future projects

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, with a functional reporting relationship to the Director of Safety Operations, you will:

• Serve as the senior field HSE authority and lead implementation of the Project Health & Safety Management Plan.
• Maintain a strong daily field presence across multiple crews, contractors and active work fronts.
• Integrate HSE requirements into construction planning, sequencing, job briefings and daily execution.
• Work directly with field leadership to identify hazards, establish practical controls and address changing conditions.
• Review JSAs, pre-task plans, lift plans, permits and other high-risk work documentation.
• Verify that required training, equipment, competent persons, permits and protective systems are in place before work begins.
• Lead inspections, observations, audits and corrective-action follow-up.
• Exercise stop-work authority and hold employees, contractors and field leadership accountable to project expectations.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, reporting and corrective-action implementation.
• Track safety performance, trends and recurring exposures and communicate results to project leadership.
• Lead, mentor and coordinate site-based HSE personnel across crews and work fronts.
• Evaluate subcontractor safety performance and facilitate orientations, toolbox talks, safety meetings and field coaching.

The project includes activities such as:

• Right-of-way access and site development
• Excavation, trenching and ground disturbance
• Transmission foundations, drilled piers and direct embed
• Structure assembly and erection
• Crane operations, lifting, rigging and critical lifts
• Conductor pulling, tensioning, sagging and clipping
• Grounding and bonding
• Energized crossings and work near energized infrastructure
• Work at heights and fall protection
• LOTO and hazardous-energy control
• Heavy-equipment and vehicle operations
• Simultaneous operations involving multiple crews and contractors

Required Experience

• 7+ years of field-based construction HSE experience.
• 3+ years of direct HSE experience supporting transmission, distribution or substation construction.
• Previous experience as a Project Safety Manager, lead HSE professional or senior field safety authority.
• Experience supporting multiple crews, subcontractors and simultaneous work fronts.
• Experience working directly with linemen, foremen, general foremen, superintendents and Project Management.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA requirements applicable to electric power transmission and distribution construction.
• Experience with excavation, lifting and rigging, work at heights, grounding, energized infrastructure and heavy equipment.
• Strong incident-investigation, root-cause-analysis and corrective-action capability.
• Experience leading or mentoring site-based HSE personnel.
• Ability to influence construction decisions and exercise stop-work authority when required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a lineman, apprentice lineman, line foreman or utility construction supervisor.
• Experience with transmission foundations, structure erection and conductor installation.
• Experience with energized crossings, grounding plans and existing electrical infrastructure.
• Experience working for a utility contractor, EPC contractor or utility owner.
• Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline, or equivalent field experience.
• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510.
• NFPA 70E training.
• Experience with Procore, SiteDocs or comparable project and safety reporting platforms.

Work Conditions and Schedule

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record required.
• Pre-employment and project-specific drug and alcohol testing required.
• Background screening required.
• Must be able to work outdoors in changing weather and terrain conditions, travel throughout the project area and wear required PPE.

Rotation: 3 weeks on / 1 week off
Schedule: 6 days on / 1 day off
Typical workday: 10 hours
Regular day off: Sunday

Rotation and hours may adjust based on project requirements, weather, outages and critical construction activities.

This is an opportunity to lead HSE on a major, long-term transmission project with meaningful authority across construction planning, field execution and workforce protection.

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its affiliated entities are committed to providing a respectful and accessible recruitment process.

Employment is subject to the requirements of the applicable role, location, project, and employing entity. Depending on the position, this may include verification of work authorization, background screening, driver abstract, drug and alcohol screening, credential verification, client/site access requirements, and other pre-employment conditions permitted by applicable law.

Applicants who require accommodation during the recruitment process are encouraged to contact the recruitment team.

Forbes Bros. Group of Companies and its U.S. affiliated entities are committed to providing an inclusive and equitable hiring process.

The information collected through this voluntary self-identification questionnaire helps us better understand the diversity of our applicant pool, support equal employment opportunity efforts, and identify opportunities to improve representation and inclusion across our hiring process.

Providing this information is entirely voluntary. Your decision to participate or not participate will not impact your hiring consideration, employment, compensation, or opportunities with the Company.

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