Safety Manager

Parsons; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to support a major program and construction management team on a large industrial infrastructure project near Little Rock, Arkansas. The role reports to the Construction Manager/Site Lead and will oversee safety, health, and environmental activities during construction, commissioning, and startup.

During the first year, remote work is permitted; after that, relocation or commuting distance to Little Rock is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, or related field.
• At least 10 years of relevant inspection experience.
• Experience inspecting civil and structural work on large industrial/infrastructure projects.
• Experience as a lead or supervisory inspector preferred.
• Direct construction-inspection experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate inspection and surveillance of civil, structural, architectural, and site-development construction.
• Assign inspection coverage based on schedules, priorities, risk, and hold/witness points.
• Review drawings, submittals, shop drawings, work plans, ITPs, and acceptance criteria.
• Inspect earthwork, foundations, concrete, structural steel, paving, and related site improvements.
• Verify dimensions, elevations, tolerances, materials, installation methods, and completed work.
• Coordinate surveys, material sampling, field inspections, and testing.
• Review material certifications, test results, and other quality records.
• Ensure inspections, tests, approvals, and preparatory activities are completed before work proceeds.
• Identify non-conforming work and prepare deficiency notices and punch lists.
• Coordinate evaluations of non-conforming work and corrective actions.
• Monitor contractor workmanship and compliance with procedures.
• Maintain daily reports, photos, quantity records, nonconformance records, and supporting docs.
• Provide field information for progress measurement and change evaluations.
• Coordinate interfaces with other disciplines and support turnover and final acceptance.
• Provide technical direction and quality oversight to inspectors and field staff.
• Perform other responsibilities as needed.
• Remote work during the first year with relocation or commuting distance required thereafter.

Skills

Civil engineering

Construction inspection

Lead inspector

Quality oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, or a related field

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to support a major program and construction management team delivering a large, complex industrial infrastructure project.

Reporting to the Construction Manager/Site Lead, the Safety Manager will lead the program's safety, health, and environmental activities. The selected candidate will oversee contractor safety performance, identify and control workplace hazards, conduct inspections and audits, support incident investigations, and promote a proactive safety culture throughout construction, commissioning, and startup.

This position is based near Little Rock, Arkansas and is part of a 4-5 year contract. During the first year, remote work is permitted. After the first year, the selected candidate will be required to either reside within commuting distance of Little Rock, AR or be willing to relocate to the area.

Periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, regulatory authorities, and on-site personnel may be required

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead and coordinate inspection and surveillance of civil, structural, architectural, and site-development construction.
• Assign inspection coverage based on construction schedules, work priorities, technical risk, and required hold or witness points.
• Review drawings, specifications, approved submittals, shop drawings, work plans, inspection and test plans, and applicable acceptance criteria.
• Inspect earthwork, excavation, grading, foundations, concrete, reinforcing steel, structural steel, masonry, drainage, underground utilities, paving, and related site improvements.
• Verify dimensions, alignment, elevations, slopes, tolerances, materials, installation methods, and completed work against approved requirements.
• Coordinate required surveys, material sampling, field inspections, laboratory testing, and construction testing.
• Review material certifications, survey records, compaction results, concrete test reports, welding documentation, and other quality records.
• Confirm that required inspections, tests, approvals, and preparatory activities are completed before work is concealed or advanced.
• Identify defective, incomplete, damaged, unsafe, or non-conforming work and prepare inspection reports, deficiency notices, and punch-list records.
• Coordinate technical evaluation of non-conforming work and verify completion of approved repair, rework, replacement, and corrective actions.
• Monitor contractor workmanship, inspection readiness, testing performance, and compliance with approved construction and quality procedures.
• Maintain accurate daily reports, photographs, quantity records, test results, nonconformance records, and supporting field documentation.
• Provide field information to support progress measurement, schedule updates, payment-application reviews, change evaluations, and contractor-performance reporting.
• Coordinate civil and structural interfaces with architectural, mechanical, electrical, process, utility, controls, safety, and commissioning disciplines.
• Support substantial-completion inspections, system walkdowns, final inspections, punch-list closure, turnover, and final acceptance.
• Review record drawings and closeout records for consistency with observed field conditions and completed work.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and quality oversight to assigned inspectors and field-support personnel.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
• Work remotely during the first year, with the expectation of residing within commuting distance of Little Rock, Arkansas, or relocating to the area thereafter.
• Support periodic travel and coordination with program leadership, Client representatives, contractors, consultants, testing organizations, and on-site personnel.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Engineering Technology, or a related field and at least 10 years of relevant inspection experience.
• Additional directly related experience may be considered in place of the preferred degree.
• Experience inspecting civil and structural work on large industrial, infrastructure, manufacturing, Federal, or government construction projects.
• Experience serving as a lead or supervisory inspector on major construction projects is strongly preferred.
• Direct construction-inspection experience is required; general site or construction-management experience does not substitute for inspection experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of civil and structural c