Transit Safety Leader: Build Safer, Smarter Infrastructure

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects, LLC; Santa Monica (CA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects is seeking a senior safety leader to build and oversee a world-class EHS program for major transit and infrastructure projects. You will lead a regional safety team, define service offerings, and provide executive‑level oversight for complex programs.

The role requires extensive construction safety experience, California credentials, and the ability to work onsite with clients while traveling statewide.

Qualifications

• Minimum 18 years of progressive construction safety management experience.
• At least 5 years in a senior leadership role over multiple projects, programs, or regions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, EHS, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• CHST or equivalent safety credentials may be considered.
• OSHA 30‑Hour Construction Safety & Health.
• Valid California Class C driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Build, implement, and continuously improve a world-class EHS management system aligned with client, corporate, and state objectives.
• Establish and grow a regional safety consulting team through recruitment, mentoring, performance management, and professional development.
• Define service offerings, standards, tools, and delivery models for construction safety services within the Transit Group.
• Provide executive-level safety oversight for complex transit and infrastructure construction projects.
• Oversee the full safety lifecycle of projects, including safety planning, program development, field inspections, compliance verification, and audits.
• Lead RCA for serious incidents and implement sustainable corrective actions.
• Partner with Finance and project leadership on risk, insurance, and claims management.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to public agencies, contractors, and internal leadership on construction safety and regulatory compliance.
• Represent the firm in high-level meetings with transit agencies, Cal/OSHA, and other regulatory bodies.
• Support clients during audits, inspections, and regulatory interactions.
• Act as a key technical contributor during pursuits, proposals, and interviews.
• Leverage safety performance, sustainability, and risk-management strategies as differentiators.
• Support long-term growth of the safety consulting practice through client relationships and market insight.
• Onsite at client site and hybrid work model; statewide travel required.

Skills

Safety leadership

Construction safety

Regulatory compliance

Auditing

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS/Construction/Engineering

Job description

Accenture Infrastructure and Capital Projects is seeking a senior safety leader to build and oversee a world-class EHS program for major transit and infrastructure projects. You will lead a regional safety team, define service offerings, and provide executive‑level oversight for complex programs.

The role requires extensive construction safety experience, California credentials, and the ability to work onsite with clients while traveling statewide.