Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) - Border Wall

Job Juncture; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Job Juncture is seeking an experienced Safety & Health Officer for a major Border Wall construction program in the Laredo, TX area. The SSHO will lead site safety programs, enforce EM 385-1-1 requirements, and coordinate with subcontractors to prevent injuries on a multi-year project.

Candidates must demonstrate at least 10 years of construction safety leadership, federal design-build project experience, and OSHA 30 certification.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of construction safety experience.
• Must have served as SSHO on at least two federal design-build projects valued at $5M+ each.
• Strong heavy-civil construction experience.
• OSHA 30 required.
• Experience implementing EM 385-1-1 requirements and related safety oversight.
• Border infrastructure or large linear civil construction experience preferred.

Skills

Construction safety experience

OSHA 30

EM 385-1-1 knowledge

Tools

EM 385-1-1

Job description

Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) - Border Wall

Salary: $115,000 - $140,000 per year

Posted: September 30 2026

Relocation Assistance: Not Available

Position: Safety & Health Officer
Salary Range: $115-$140K
Location: Laredo, TX area
Project: Border Wall Construction
Our construction client has been awarded a multi-year contract to continue the construction of the U.S. Border Wall in the Carrizo Springs, TX area (South of Laredo, TX / pop: 260,000).
The project consists of Barrier wall construction, 60+miles, boat ramp construction, patrol road repair, patrol road construction, bridge construction, electrical/lighting/ground detection system installation.

Candidates will travel to and live around the Laredo, TX area.

For the SSHO positions, the contract includes specific minimum qualification requirements, so candidates will need to clearly demonstrate that experience on their resumes.

SSHO Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of construction safety experience
• Must have served as the SSHO on at least two federal design-build projects, each valued at $5 million or more
• Strong heavy-civil construction experience
• OSHA 30 required
• Experience implementing EM 385-1-1 requirements, AHAs, inspections, subcontractor safety oversight, excavation, heavy equipment, lifting operations, and other heavy-civil hazards
• Border infrastructure, roadway, utility, or large linear civil construction experience preferred

For the SSHO positions, please focus closely on the required federal design-build experience and project values, as those are contract qualification requirements