Senior Construction Safety Leader

Clark Construction Group, LLC; McLean (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Job summary

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to ensure safety on world-class projects, enforcing Clark policies and governing safety standards across all phases. You will lead education programs and collaborate with project supervisors to develop safe work plans, fostering a culture of care and accountability.

The role calls for a hands-on leader who can mentor staff, manage complex safety programs, and drive proactive risk mitigation on active construction sites.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
• Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
• Ability to manage large scale and high profile projects.
• Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
• Exposure to preconstruction efforts.
• Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders from a new craft worker to senior executive leader.
• Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment.
• Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
• Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public.
• Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards.
• Manage and mentor a staff as well as client expectations effectively.
• Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs.
• Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities.
• Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
• Drive and create a safety vision and aligns the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone.
• Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA.
• Understand workers compensation and lead efforts in managing claims.
• Utilize experience to proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
• Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work.
• Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people.
• Exceed our stakeholders' expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals.

Skills

Communication

Influence

Leadership

Safety culture

Time management

Education

Undergraduate degree in Safety and Health

Tools

OSHA 30 Hour

CHST or CSP

SMS certifications

Job description

Clark Construction Group, LLC is seeking a Senior Safety Manager to ensure safety on world-class projects, enforcing Clark policies and governing safety standards across all phases. You will lead education programs and collaborate with project supervisors to develop safe work plans, fostering a culture of care and accountability.

The role calls for a hands-on leader who can mentor staff, manage complex safety programs, and drive proactive risk mitigation on active construction sites.