Safety & Health Officer (SSHO) – Border Wall

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

Job summary

Ilocatum is seeking a Safety & Health Officer to oversee construction safety for a multi-year border wall project in the Laredo, TX area. The role requires extensive SSHO experience on federal design-build projects valued at $5M+ and deep knowledge of EM 385-1-1, AHAs, and heavy equipment safety.

Travel and relocation to the Laredo region are required. Salary ranges from $115,000 to $140,000 annually, with a focus on rigorous site safety, compliance, and coordination with subcontractors and

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of construction safety experience.
• Must have served as SSHO on at least two federal design-build projects 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.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety compliance on a multi-year border wall construction project.
• Lead SSHO activities, inspections, and safety oversight across site activities.
• Collaborate with project teams to meet federal design-build qualification requirements.

Skills

Construction safety

OSHA 30

EM 385-1-1

Heavy-civil construction

Design-build experience

Job description

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