Project Safety Manager

Robins & Morton; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in Charlotte, NC, is seeking an experienced Project Safety Manager to ensure a safe work environment. You will oversee the Safety Management System, conduct training sessions, and assess job sites for compliance. The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in safety management, extensive construction safety experience, and relevant certifications like OSHA 510. Strong communication skills, including bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish, are also preferred. Join a company recognized as a Best Place to Work and dedicated to safety and integrity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience, with 5+ years in construction safety.
• Practical knowledge in fall protection, scaffolding, and incident analysis.
• Current training certificates in safety and health.

Responsibilities

• Administer the Safety Management System to ensure workplace safety.
• Conduct safety training and jobsite assessments regularly.
• Assist in incident claims management and documentation.

Skills

Safety management expertise

Construction safety experience

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety management or equivalent certification

Tools

OSHA 510 certification

First Aid/CPR/AED certification

Job description

Job Code: 2026-NC-008

Location: Charlotte, NC

The desire to pursue a career in construction may have been planted in your heart early, passed down from generations or seeded by an early fascination with the building process. There may have been the realization that construction aligns with your skills and interests. Or maybe it happened later, when you saw an opportunity to take your career in a new direction.

You want to be part of a team that shares this passion and sense of purpose—a team that works collaboratively, respecting and listening to each other and treating each other like family. You want opportunities to grow, and you care about work‑life balance. You want to know that the company you work for is ethical and responsible.

We know you can work for any company, but if you want a career with a company that’s been named a Best Place to Work, is Building With Purpose®, cares about others, and allows you to be true to yourself, your calling, your passion and your values—come build something great with us. Be a True Builder®.

We are looking for an innovative, experienced Project Safety Manager to help maintain our culture of safety commitment to each other. Specifically, the Project Safety Manager will devote him/herself to the effective administration of the R&M Safety Management System, helping us to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Stop any observed imminent danger event/activity immediately without consultation.
• Conduct/document in-depth safety training with hourly employees corresponding to work tasks.
• Ensure implementation of project fair accountability procedures.
• Complete "Weekly Project Safety Synopsis" and distribute to VP of Safety Operations and OM.
• Assist in claims management process.
• Perform additional duties agreed upon by VP of Safety Operations and project team provided additional duties do not interfere or inhibit performance of required duties.
• Participate in preconstruction safety meetings to analyze and effectively prepare for risk issues.
• Participate in trade partner safe‑start meetings prior to their mobilization on site.
• Participate in and/or conduct site wide safety meeting each week.
• Review trade partner safety submittals to ensure compliance with regulation and scope of work.
• Conduct regular (daily) jobsite and work area assessments for at risk behaviors, unsafe conditions, public protection, ICRA/ILSM and additional project risk. Ensure corrective actions are communicated, understood, implemented and documented.
• As warranted, initiate meeting to address endemic items of non‑compliance trade partner (graduated levels of participation; project team; OM; corporate safety director; etc.).
• Assist in assessment of all project incidents (WC/GL/Near Hits) and ensure proper records are completed and submitted (Root Cause Analysis).

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:

(Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job)

• Preferably, a bachelor’s degree or higher in safety management or equivalent comparable certification in safety & health (ex. CHST, ASP, CSP).
• A recent ten years of work history that includes at least five years that have been dedicated solely to building construction safety, preferably with a commercial GC/CM.
• Practical knowledge, working experience, and documented continuing education in areas such as fall protection, scaffolding, excavations, confined spaces, crane/equipment operations, electrical, incident analysis, human performance principles, OSHA 510 certification, and other such safety/health related training. An OSHA 10/30 Construction Outreach or OSHA 510 certification will not be acceptable proof for this training requirement. For each area of education identified above, the candidate shall possess a certificate of completion from an accredited training agency dated within four years (ex OSHA Training Institute courses).
• Evidenced specialized training for Emergency First Aid, Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) & Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) current to within 2 years.
• Preferably, bi‑lingual (English/Spanish).

Robins & Morton is a privately held construction firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, with offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Huntsville, Miami, Nashville, Orlando, San Antonio, Tampa and Raleigh‑Durham. The firm specializes in the construction of healthcare, hospitality, higher education, entertainment, sports and government buildings. Since 1946, the firm has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to clients nationwide by cultivating a high‑performing team that values integrity, safety, and innovative thinking. Robins & Morton is consistently ranked as one of the top 100 contractors in the United States, and one of the top 15 in the Southeast.