Senior Safety Director - Construction & Field Leadership

Medcor; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vehicle allowance

Company expense card

Direct exposure to executive liderazgo

Job summary

Medcor Safety is recruiting a Safety Director for a senior leadership role with a growing specialty construction client in Atlanta, GA. The position directs enterprise safety strategy and partners with executive leadership to reduce risk and strengthen safety performance.

The candidate will lead safety programs across multiple projects and locations, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure compliance with OSHA standards while supporting crane, rigging, steel erection, and heavy transportation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Construction Management, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Risk Management, or a related field.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction Certification.
• 10+ years of progressive construction safety experience, including leadership responsibility.
• Experience leading safety programs across multiple projects, locations, or business units.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA Construction Standards (29 CFR 1926).
• Demonstrated experience leading serious incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Experience partnering directly with executive, operational, and field leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the company's overall safety strategy across operations, projects, and business units.
• Partner with executive and operational leadership to strengthen safety performance and operational excellence.
• Develop, implement, and continuously improve enterprise safety programs, policies, standards, and management systems.
• Coach operational leaders and build accountability for safety throughout the organization.
• Conduct executive-level safety reviews, audits, field assessments, and operational evaluations.
• Lead investigations involving serious incidents, near misses, and high-potential events.
• Drive root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are effective and sustainable.
• Monitor leading and lagging safety indicators to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards and other applicable regulatory and client requirements.
• Identify and proactively address organizational and project-level risk.
• Mentor and develop safety professionals while building a culture of ownership, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with field leadership to ensure safety expectations translate into consistent execution at the project level.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Organizational skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/Construction/Engineering/Industrial Hygiene/Risk Management

Job description

Medcor Safety is recruiting a Safety Director for a senior leadership role with a growing specialty construction client in Atlanta, GA. The position directs enterprise safety strategy and partners with executive leadership to reduce risk and strengthen safety performance.

The candidate will lead safety programs across multiple projects and locations, mentor a high-performing team, and ensure compliance with OSHA standards while supporting crane, rigging, steel erection, and heavy transportation