Senior Construction HSE Leader: Safety Strategy & Programs

Powerhouse; Crowley (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerhouse is seeking a Senior Construction HSE Manager to lead the company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy across corporate operations, programs, and projects. This hands-on leadership role requires building and developing safety programs and tailoring approaches based on scope, site conditions, and client requirements.

The ideal candidate will establish company-wide safety standards, oversee OSHA compliance, and partner with operations to embed safety into project execution while

Qualifications

• 7+ years of progressive HSE/Safety experience within the construction industry.
• Experience building, implementing, or significantly improving a safety program.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and construction safety requirements.
• Experience developing project-specific safety plans, procedures, training, and compliance processes.
• Experience with incident investigation, corrective action tracking, and safety trend analysis.
• Excellent communication, organizational, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the company’s overall safety strategy, standards, policies, procedures, training requirements, and safety manual.
• Build and continuously improve the company’s safety program, compliance infrastructure, processes, and reporting systems.
• Establish consistent safety expectations across employees, programs, projects, GCs, subcontractors, and external partners.
• Develop program- and project-specific safety approaches based on scope of work, customer requirements, site conditions, and identified risks.
• Establish tailored safety plans and procedures for specialized scopes such as electrical work, EV charging installations, working at heights, overnight work, active/open retail environments, and other unique construction activities.
• Identify customer-and site-specific safety requirements, required certifications and training, and clear escalation processes for safety concerns and non-compliance.
• Partner with operations and project teams on project planning, risk assessments, constructability reviews, and jobsite safety.
• Maintain oversight of OSHA and applicable federal, state, local, client, and project specific requirements, including OSHA 10/30/500 and competent-person requirements.
• Develop and maintain construction safety and field training programs aligned with regulatory, client, and scope-of-work requirements.
• Manage safety, compliance, and operations platforms to ensure accurate tracking of training, certifications, incidents, documentation, and client requirements.
• Establish protocols for incident reporting, investigation, documentation, escalation, and corrective actions; lead or support investigations as needed.
• Monitor safety trends and identify systemic risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure client-and program-specific safety requirements are consistently implemented and maintained.
• Partner with leadership, operations, clients, GCs, subcontractors, and field teams to promote a proactive safety culture and ensure safety is integrated into project execution.

Skills

OSHA knowledge

Safety program development

Incident investigation

Leadership

Communication

Construction safety

Job description

Powerhouse is seeking a Senior Construction HSE Manager to lead the company’s Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy across corporate operations, programs, and projects. This hands-on leadership role requires building and developing safety programs and tailoring approaches based on scope, site conditions, and client requirements.

The ideal candidate will establish company-wide safety standards, oversee OSHA compliance, and partner with operations to embed safety into project execution while