Traveling Project Safety Manager (Construction)

The Weitz Company / Contrack Watts, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits Package with HS

Employer-Paid Disability

Employer-Paid Life Insurance

401K with Company Match

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Parental Leave

Wellness Program

Job summary

The Weitz Company is seeking a Project Safety Manager to lead safety on our industrial projects. This traveling role starts with Beaumont, TX, and requires collaboration with project teams to implement safety programs, train staff, and conduct audits.

You will oversee safety planning, track metrics, and ensure regulatory compliance while empowering teams to stop unsafe work and build a strong safety culture across the organization.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of construction safety experience.
• OSHA 30 certification preferred.
• Excellent judgement and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build positive relationships across the organization and provide conflict resolution and coaching to the team.
• Ability to resolve issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Comfortable speaking in front of a variety of audiences of various sizes.
• Detail-oriented and highly organized.
• High level of initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the creation of the project safety plan
• Track and trend project safety performance (site safety inspection results, injury rates, safety violations, etc.) and recommend corrective/preventative measures for project team implementation
• Verify project team adherence to company safety management processes
• Assist project teams with enforcement of safety programs, which may involve drafting letters, issuing safety violations, and meeting with managers
• Facilitate project safety committees
• Actively participate in safety preconstruction meetings and pre-task safety planning
• Conduct or facilitate project-wide safety training
• Support project teams with applicable regulatory safety compliance
• Facilitate project safety inspections and verify adequacy of project team corrective actions
• Ensure any employee has the authority to stop work they feel is unsafe until the issue(s) can be resolved
• Verification of project team incident investigations and "How It Happened" reports for completeness and accuracy
• Assemble and maintain site safety documentation (hot work permits, GFCI inspections, confined space permits, excavation permits, etc.)
• Perform project industrial hygiene assessments (noise monitoring, air monitoring, etc)
• Coordinate and communicate site safety activities regularly with the Project Manager
• Actively participate in project safety regulatory compliance audits (OSHA inspections, etc)
• Encourage innovative thinking by the project team to increase the safety awareness of the project

Skills

Judgement

Conflict resolution

Relationship building

Public speaking

Communication

Organizational skills

Initiative

Problem solving

Education

OSHA 30 certification

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

The Weitz Company is seeking a Project Safety Manager to lead safety on our industrial projects. This traveling role starts with Beaumont, TX, and requires collaboration with project teams to implement safety programs, train staff, and conduct audits.

You will oversee safety planning, track metrics, and ensure regulatory compliance while empowering teams to stop unsafe work and build a strong safety culture across the organization.