Safety Manager

F.H. Paschen; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

401K matching

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Referral program

Professional development assistance

Job summary

F.H. Paschen is a leading construction firm with over 115 years of experience, delivering safety-led projects across major infrastructure sectors. The Safety Manager will champion OSHA compliance, train teams, and continuously improve site safety programs on Michigan projects.

The role requires strategic oversight, incident analysis, and collaboration with field teams to reduce hazards while maintaining project schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience.
• Thorough knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety requirements.
• Experience across Heavy and Highway, Water/Wastewater, infrastructure, or industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety training on policies, regulations, and procedures
• Advise Executive Team on safety issues and project compliance
• Analyze incident reports and metrics to improve safety
• Inspect job sites and enforce safety standards
• Develop and update site-specific safety plans and permits

Skills

Safety leadership

OSHA regulations

Hazard recognition

Incident investigation

Verbal and written communication

Valid Driver’s License

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health / Construction Management

OSHA 30 certification

CSP certification preferred

CHST preferred

Job description

F.H. Paschen has over 115 years of experience in the construction industry. You’ve driven on highways we paved, you’ve travelled through airports we modernized, you’ve commuted through rail stations we constructed, and your children learn in schools we built. But we are MORE than that. We offerMORE Versatility—as we work in any industry, offering any delivery method and service. We operate withMORE Tenacity—as we maneuver through tight schedules, spaces, and budgets. We provideMORE Ingenuity—by creating solutions to solve your greatest challenges. And we perform with MORE Pride—in focusing on safety and quality, and in offering more opportunities for our communities and diverse populations to build with us. We deliver far more than just on time and on budget—we deliver withMORE Paschen.

Position Overview:

The Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring that employees follow Corporate and project health and safety regulations. The Safety Manager is responsible for continuously monitoring, implementing, training, coaching, and adapting safety procedures and operations to ensure a safe and fully compliant work environment for all employees. Additional duties would include using safety research and best practices to create policies that eliminate workplace hazards, documenting accidents in the workplace and investigating the circumstances of an illness or injury.

Assigned Responsibilities:

• Provide safety training for employees on policies, regulations, and procedures
• Advise the Michigan Office Executive Team Members on safety issues and compliance on specific projects and operations
• Analyze incident reports, metrics, and injury case studies in order to institute changes that lead to a safer environment
• Understand and enforce OSHA regulations as well as employer and owner rules and regulations on project sites
• Review procedures, regulations, and industry standards applicable to the processes, equipment, materials, and procedures used at the worksite to evaluate whether hazards are present
• Review Michigan accident and illness statistics, highlighting areas that may affect the organization.
• Make an analysis of each phase of each active project to determine what hazards exist in connection with the procedures, processes, materials, and equipment used to perform them.
• Conduct regular job site safety inspections of safety construction areas for all Michigan project sites. Document and distribute reports.
• Maintain, promote, and retain employee hazard reporting forms.
• Identify, document and recommend resolution of hazardous/potentially hazardous conditions.
• Provide safety orientation for all employees with emphasis on identification, prevention, and control of job hazards.
• Issue various permits (i.e., confined space, hot work) as required
• Assist and prepare site-specific safety plans and other required safety plans.
• Provide training to field staff as needed for the preparation and review of daily job hazard analysis
• Provide input to Corporate Safety Committee for collaboration on safety matters
• Provide assistance and updates to department and project management personnel to ensure compliance with all safety related procedures and policies.
• Mentor entry level engineers and other staff to be safety aware.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Minimum 5 years construction safety experience
• Knowledge of current construction and/or industrial safety requirements
• Experience in Heavy and Highway, Water/Wastewater, Infrastructure, and/or Industrial construction.
• Thorough understanding and ability to enforce OSHA regulations
• Ability to recognize hazardous situations and recommend corrective actions
• Ability to investigate/analyze critical situations in a non-emotional manner
• Exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written
• Must possess valid Driver’s License

Education and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, HSE, Construction Management, or equivalent experience required
• CSP certification preferred;
• CHST preferred
• OSHA 30 required
• 5 years of verifiable safety management or technician experience on construction projects developing safety programs, providing safety orientation, and conducting safety inspections

Physical Demands:

• Involves sitting, walking, stooping, bending, climbing, reaching and lifting.
• Walk jobsites during safety inspections.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in the office or field. Noise levels vary.
• Can be day work, night work, and/or weekends.

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401K matching
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Professional development assistance

F.H. Paschen is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

If you require an accommodation in order to complete this application, please contact Tracy Tesnow at 773-444-3474.