Project Safety Manager - Traveling

Turner Construction Company; Nashua (NH); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) plan

Living and travel stipend

Job summary

Turner Construction Company is seeking an experienced safety leader for its environmental health and safety team. This role requires close collaboration with project teams to enforce compliance, manage training programs, and mitigate safety risks on construction sites across the USA.

The ideal candidate must possess a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, relevant safety certifications, and at least 4 years of construction safety experience. The position entails significant travel and offers competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of construction safety experience.
• Completed OSHA 30-hour training.
• Current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.

Responsibilities

• Enforce site compliance with EH&S programs and regulations.
• Lead training programs on safe work practices.
• Assess project safety practices and implement action plans.

Skills

Knowledge of safety regulations

Leadership skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety & Health or related field

Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification

Tools

OSHA guidelines

Safety audit tools

Job description

Job Details

• Location: Boston, MA 02108 USA
• Job Type: Regular
• Job Classification: Experienced
• Job Family: Environmental Health and Safety
• Compensation: Salaried Exempt

Salary range: $100,000.00 - $160,000.00 annualized. Turner provides flexible benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, wellness benefits, voluntary legal plan, identity theft protection, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage.

Traveling Role: This is a traveling role supporting other areas of the country. We seek individuals open to domestic travel and provide a monthly living & travel stipend.

Position Description

Partner with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and project teams to enforce site compliance with company rules, EH&S programs, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements on a single construction project within the business unit’s geographic area. Lead training of safe work practices to educate, inform, and guide project teams on the management of environmental and hazardous materials reports and conditions.

Essential Duties & Key Responsibilities

• Lead, direct, and enforce Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) on a single construction project based on safety staffing requirements as defined by Headquarters EH&S policy.
• Manage time and resource allocation and provide safety leadership to assigned project.
• Assess project safety practices and known and potential safety-related exposures, develop and implement action plans to mitigate risks, and drive changes to improve project team safety awareness and activities.
• Communicate requirements for improving performance to project leadership and team for adoption and adherence to changes, using project-specific safety standards, best management practices, and EH&S policies and procedures.
• Understand site safety trends and participate in reducing project incident rates by meeting or exceeding established Business Unit goals and managing regulatory exposures to zero citations.
• Develop training for project site-specific needs to educate project management, employees, subcontractors, and Turner trade employees on EH&S programs, policies, and procedures and provide training on safe work practices to encourage and enforce adoption and adherence.
• Promote safe work practices and safe working conditions in accordance with company and EH&S policies, Federal, State, and local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Maintain and enhance working relationships with project staff and subcontractor safety representatives.
• Develop and enforce project safety program and related policies and procedures.
• Identify unsafe actions and conditions and engage with project team to implement immediate corrective actions in accordance with Turner, federal, state, and local regulations and owner requirements.
• Develop accountability model for project team to ensure pre‑planning for activities and tasks for subcontractors and trades.
• Review subcontractor safety programs for completeness and compliance with company and EH&S policies, federal, state, and local regulations, and owner contractual requirements.
• Review quality of pre‑task plans (PTPs) for project subcontractors and trades based on contractual requirements.
• Hold preconstruction planning meetings with subcontractors to review site safety program and job hazard analysis for their scope of work and to establish and review risk mitigation plans.
• Develop safety action items for preconstruction meetings and verify subcontractors conduct training as per OSHA standards.
• Conduct effective worker orientation program for new employees; administer and record participation.
• Collaborate with project leadership to create project-specific safety reports, assess metrics, and make recommendations for improvement over baseline.
• Ensure timely log of subcontractors’ toolbox safety meetings.
• Conduct and review project team’s safety audits, assess recommended corrective actions, and issue reports of violations and/or unsafe practices for immediate resolution.
• Perform other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program in Occupational Safety & Health, Engineering, or a related field, and minimum of 4 years of related construction safety experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Construction Health Safety Technician (CHST) certification required or within 2 years of appointment.
• Completed OSHA 30‑hour training and current First Aid/CPR/BBP and AED certifications.
• Knowledgeable of federal, state, and local environmental health & safety regulations.
• Working knowledge and consistent application of safety and environmental principles and techniques.
• Ability to identify known and potential safety-related exposures and lead implementation of corrective actions.
• Familiarity with general construction operations.
• Demonstrated leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills to build teams and professional relationships.
• Professional verbal and written communication skills and effective presentation delivery skills.
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Analytical thinking, good judgment, and complex problem‑solving skills.
• Travel required; access to reliable transportation required.

Physical Demands

Physical demands: ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, use construction personnel hoists, climb ladders, negotiate work areas under construction, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands, talk, and hear. Requires frequent viewing of a computer monitor and use of a keyboard. Must adjust focus for near and peripheral vision. Mobility required and occasional travel both short and long distances via various conveyances. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

Work environment: regular work at construction sites with exposure to moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes, airborne particles, outside weather conditions, and risk of electrical shock. Noise level generally moderate to loud. Occasional office setting with quiet to moderate noise. Work in compliance with company safety policies, procedures, and applicable laws.

Turner is an Equal Opportunity Employer - race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.