Senior Safety Partner I, Construction

ICON; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON seeks a Senior Safety Partner to lead field and project-level safety across residential, commercial, and military construction. You will serve as a strategic advisor to project leadership, build robust APPs, and ensure regulatory compliance on MILCON and commercial programs.

You will autonomously shape safety culture, conduct inspections, lead investigations, and coordinate with HR for return-to-work. This role is based in Austin, TX with up to 50% travel.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction safety experience across civil and/or vertical construction.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Construction Management, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of EM 385-1-1 or ability to obtain qualification within 60 days of hire.
• Deep understanding of OSHA construction standards (29 CFR 1926) and related regs.
• Proven ability to develop Accident Prevention Plans (APPs) for complex environments.
• Ability to operate independently across multiple active projects.
• Strong written and verbal communication; regulatory-quality documentation.
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Partnership: serve as safety partner to leadership and coordinate with EHS Manager as needed.
• Represent EHS in project planning and pre-deployment meetings.
• Establish safety programs for business units and projects; tailor to site conditions.
• Develop and maintain MILCON APPs on military installations and commercial APPs.
• Identify regulatory gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct site inspections and drive hazard abatement to closure.
• Monitor subcontractor safety program compliance and hold subs to ICON standards.
• Lead new hire safety orientations and ensure ongoing training is documented.
• Attend safety committee meetings and document investigations with root-cause analysis.
• Support return-to-work processes and maintain incident records.
• Maintain audit-ready records of incidents and corrective actions.

Skills

Safety leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Field safety

APP development

OSHA standards

Communication skills

Independent work

Driver’s license

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Construction Management, or related field

Job description

ICON builds robotic systems that construct multi-story buildings. In March 2026 we commercially launched Titan , our next-generation multi-story robotic construction system, now available to external builders. We have raised $550M+ from Norwest, Bond, Tiger, Citi, and Bjarke Ingels Group and are currently executing a successful ~$X00M Series D round, with revenue growing 300% to three figures in 2026 on positive gross margins. Through ICON Prime, we hold $360M+ in government contracts across the Army, Air Force, DARPA, and NASA, including a $62.8M Army production contract for 3D-printed barracks at Fort Bliss . That growth means more active sites, more subcontractors, and more work on military installations, each with its own regulatory and access requirements.

ICON is looking for a Senior Safety Partner to ICON’s construction organization to lead field and project-level safety across a portfolio that spans residential, commercial, and military construction projects, including work conducted on military installations. This role requires an individual who can operate autonomously as a strategic advisor to project leadership, self-direct across complex project environments, and build safety programs that are both rigorous and practical. This role is accountable for establishing and maintaining Accident Prevention Plans (APPs) for both military construction (MILCON) and commercial programs, driving regulatory compliance, and embedding a proactive safety culture at every level of construction operations.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Partnership

• Serve as dedicated safety partner and first point of contact to ICON’s construction business unit, advising leadership, measuring outcomes, and escalating to the EHS Manager as needed.
• Represent the EHS function in project planning and pre-deployment meetings and activities.

Program & APP Development

• Establish both business unit and project-specific safety programs from the ground up, tailoring controls to site conditions, scope, and workforce composition.
• Drive the development and implementation of Accident Prevention Plans (APPs) for MILCON projects on military installations, in compliance with EM 385-1-1.
• Develop and maintain commercial APPs aligned with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Identify regulatory gaps and proactively drive corrective action before inspections or incidents surface them.

Field Operations & Compliance

• Conduct regular site inspections across civil and vertical construction operations (residential, commercial, and military), identifying hazardous conditions and driving abatement to closure.
• Monitor subcontractor safety program compliance; hold subs accountable to ICON standards without exception.
• Lead site-specific new hire safety orientations and ensure ongoing safety training is documented and current.
• Attend and contribute to safety committee meetings.
• Lead field-level incident investigations; document findings, determine root cause, and develop corrective actions with traceability, partnering with the HR Partner as appropriate.
• Support injured workers by coordinating with employees, managers, and Human Resources to support timely return-to-work outcomes.
• Maintain complete, audit-ready records of all incidents, near-misses, and corrective action closures.

Trend Analysis & Reporting

• Utilize ICON’s safety management systems to track findings, abatement status, and closure, maintaining full audit readiness.
• Perform trend analysis across projects to surface systemic issues and recommend data-backed interventions to the EHS Manager and business unit leadership.
• Prepare safety performance summaries for leadership.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7+ years of construction industry safety experience, with demonstrated experience across civil and/or vertical construction.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Construction Management, or similarly related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
• Working knowledge of EM 385-1-1, or ability and commitment to obtain qualification within 60 days of hire.
• Deep understanding of OSHA construction standards (29 CFR 1926) and applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations.
• Proven ability to develop Accident Prevention Plans (APPs) for complex construction environments.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently, self-manage across multiple active projects, and make sound safety decisions without requiring escalation for routine matters.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to write regulatory-quality documentation and communicate clearly with field crews, project leadership, and clients.
• Valid, unrestricted driver’s license.

PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Prior experience with MILCON projects and work conducted on military installations.
• Familiarity with controlled insurance programs (OCIP/CCIP).
• CSP, CHST, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience working in technology-forward or non-traditional construction environments.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Fieldwork is the core of this role; expect regular time on active construction sites across residential, commercial, and military construction programs.
• Military construction work is conducted on U.S. military installations and requires ability to pass applicable background and access requirements.
• This role will have up to 50% travel between project sites.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an innovative, inclusive, diverse and discrimination-free work environment. Employment with ICON is based on merit, competence, and qualifications. It is our policy to administer all personnel actions, including recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Consistent with the obligations of these laws, ICON will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Furthermore, as a federal government contractor, the Company maintains an affirmative action program which furthers its commitment and complies with recordkeeping and reporting requirements under certain federal civil rights laws and regulations, including Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended) and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (as amended).

As part of our compliance with these obligations, the Company invites you to voluntarily self-identify as set forth below. Provision of such information is entirely voluntary and a decision to provide or not provide such information will not have any effect on your employment or subject you to any adverse treatment. Any and all information provided will be considered confidential, will be kept separate from your application and/or personnel file, and will only be used in accordance with applicable laws, orders and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement purposes.

This role is based in Austin, TX.

Voluntary Self-Identification

For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey.Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in a confidential file.

As set forth in ICON’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categories is as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

A "recently separated veteran" means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.

An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.

An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.