Regional Safety Leader - Travel-Heavy Construction

RNGD; Metairie (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RNGD in New Orleans, Louisiana seeks a Regional Safety Leader to drive strategic safety leadership across multiple regions and business sectors. Based at RNGD Headquarters, this road-warrior role requires frequent travel to support mission-critical projects, including data centers, industrial facilities, and power-generation sites.

The Regional Safety Leader partners with Operations, project teams, clients, and executive leadership to advance safe execution, risk management, and proactive

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of construction safety leadership experience.
• Experience supporting large-scale commercial, industrial, mission-critical, power, manufacturing, or heavy civil construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing safety personnel and field teams.
• Strong understanding of OSHA regulations, risk-management principles, and construction operations.
• Experience supporting project pursuits, preconstruction planning, estimating activities, or client presentations.
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships with clients, Operations leaders, project teams, and executive leadership.
• Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel extensively (required).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support RNGD’s safety culture through the S.A.F.E. philosophy: Safety Always For Everyone.
• Partner with Sector Leaders, Operations Leaders, and executive leadership to drive project success through effective safety and risk management.
• Support the development and execution of company safety initiatives, standards, and continuous-improvement efforts.
• Drive accountability and ownership for safety at all levels of project operations.
• Communicate safety priorities, expectations, risks, and performance concerns clearly across leadership and project teams.
• Provide safety leadership across mission-critical, industrial, power, and other complex construction projects.
• Support site safety plans, risk assessments, and emergency-response planning.
• Lead project reviews, audits, and incident investigations.
• Mentor Safety Managers and site safety professionals.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with clients, owners, trade partners, and regulatory agencies.
• Represent RNGD during client meetings, executive reviews, audits, and industry events.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to project and business leadership regarding safety and risk matters.
• Provide executive-level reporting regarding project performance, trends, and incidents.
• Use findings to improve safety standards, planning, training, and field execution.

Skills

Construction safety leadership

OSHA regulations

Safety team leadership

Client and stakeholder relations

Safety culture development

Risk assessment and incident handling

Job description

RNGD in New Orleans, Louisiana seeks a Regional Safety Leader to drive strategic safety leadership across multiple regions and business sectors. Based at RNGD Headquarters, this road-warrior role requires frequent travel to support mission-critical projects, including data centers, industrial facilities, and power-generation sites.

The Regional Safety Leader partners with Operations, project teams, clients, and executive leadership to advance safe execution, risk management, and proactive