Safety Manager

lusternational; New Jersey; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lusternational is seeking Safety Managers to oversee large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs across highways, bridges, transit, and airports. You will enforce safety requirements, verify field controls, and maintain defensible records for program-wide safety performance.

The role includes leading safety governance across concurrent contracts, reviewing job hazard analyses, auditing contractor safety, and driving corrective actions to closure while coordinating with regulators as

Qualifications

• 10+ years of construction safety experience on large (> $500M), complex projects.
• Experience developing or reviewing site safety plans and hazard analyses.
• Experience field safety audits and stop-work actions.
• Experience incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Experience leading or supervising field safety staff on active sites.
• OSHA 29 CFR 1926 knowledge and recordkeeping obligations.
• Experience with heavy-civil high-hazard activities (excavation, shoring, fall protection, crane/rigging).
• Experience with safety software (Enablon/Intelex/Procore).

Responsibilities

• Lead program-level safety governance across concurrent contracts and develop enterprise safety procedures.
• Review site safety plans and hazard analyses for conformance with requirements and OSHA regulations.
• Audit contractor safety performance in the field and verify controls during site walks.
• Drive corrective action through to closure rather than repeat findings.
• Oversee incident investigation and verify corrective actions were effective.
• Administer program safety requirements in contracts, including submittals and training tracking.
• Review high-hazard plans and ensure permits are in place before work proceeds.
• Coordinate safety planning across overlapping contractor operations and preconstruction meetings.
• Analyze leading and lagging safety indicators and report trends to leadership.

Skills

Excellent communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health or related field

Tools

Enablon

Intelex

Procore

Job description

About the Positions

We're seeking Safety Managers to support large, complex heavy civil infrastructure programs, including highways, roads, bridges, transit (bus and rail), aviation (international airports), and water/wastewater projects delivered through both traditional and alternative delivery methods. We hire across the level range, from safety oversight on a single construction package to safety leadership across concurrent contracts. You'll enforce contractual safety requirements, verify in the field that committed controls are the controls actually in place, and keep a defensible record of both.

This post is for future roles and not for a specific opportunity that is available right now. We accept applications and conduct interviews in advance of upcoming hiring needs. When a candidate is selected, their profile is activated in our talent pool for this specialty area. We notify our talent pool candidates first whenever we have a project need.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• May lead program-level safety governance across concurrent construction contracts, and develop the enterprise safety procedures, audit protocols, and escalation paths that the program's contractors are held to.
• Review and accept site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, and activity hazard analyses for conformance with program safety requirements and applicable OSHA regulations, and track open items to closure.
• Audit contractor safety performance in the field, and observe high-hazard activities during site walks to confirm the controls in the accepted plan are the controls actually in place at the work face.
• Drive corrective action through to verified closure rather than repeat finding.
• Oversee incident investigation, evaluate the contractor's root cause findings for adequacy, and confirm that corrective actions were implemented and actually worked.
• May administer the program safety requirements carried in the contract documents, including safety submittals, training and certification tracking, competent person designations, and OSHA recordkeeping and reporting.
• Review engineered temporary works and high-hazard activity plans, such as excavation shoring, falsework and bridge erection, critical lift and rigging plans, and fall protection.
• Confirm the required engineering, permits, and approvals are in place before high-hazard work proceeds.
• Evaluate safety controls in active operating environments, including work zones, live service areas, and confined space entry at operating facilities.
• May lead, develop, and evaluate the safety staff assigned across your contracts, and hold their audit and observation documentation to a consistent program standard.
• Coordinate safety planning across overlapping contractor operations and schedule sequencing in preconstruction and pre-activity meetings, so shared hazards and interfaces are settled before crews mobilize.
• Analyze leading and lagging safety indicators across the program, report incident trends, audit results, and contractor safety performance to program leadership, and call for safety stand-downs when the data warrants.
• Coordinate with federal, state, and local regulators during inspections and investigations, and represent the program's response, positions, and follow-up commitments.

Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent multi-tasking and organizational skills.
• Collaborative mindset that fosters teamwork, trust, and positive relationships.
• Natural curiosity, problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety and health, safety engineering, construction management, or civil engineering, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of construction safety experience for large (> $500M), complex, heavy-civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience developing or reviewing site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, or activity hazard analyses against contract and regulatory requirements.
• Experience conducting field safety audits and inspections, holding another company accountable to safety requirements including stop-work situations, and tracking corrective actions to documented closure.
• Experience with incident investigation and root cause analysis, including corrective action follow-up and trend reporting.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or supervising field safety staff on an active construction site.
• Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and OSHA recordkeeping and reporting obligations.
• Working knowledge of high-hazard heavy civil construction activities, including excavation and shoring, confined space entry, fall protection, crane and rigging operations, energized work, and work zone traffic control.
• Experience with industry standard safety, EHS, and incident reporting software (e.g., Enablon, Intelex, Procore, etc.).
• Proficiency with Mi