Safety Manager

Job Title: Safety Manager - Long-term Contract

Location: On Site - Austin, Texas, United States

Salary: $45-$55 Per Hour + Per Diem

Skills: OSHA, Concrete, Precast, Crane, Rigging

About the Construction Company / The Opportunity:

Join a construction team committed to building a proactive safety culture across precast plant and field erection operations. As Safety Manager, you will work closely with crews, project teams, and general contractors to support safe, productive execution from pre-construction planning through project completion. This field-focused role offers the opportunity to strengthen safety practices, lead training, and make a direct impact across projects throughout Texas.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in pre-construction planning, review project safety requirements, and coordinate startup documentation and site-specific plans.
• Assess crane access, delivery routes, erection sequencing, and field logistics for safety risks.
• Respond promptly to incidents and lead investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action planning.
• Track incident trends and share findings and lessons learned with operations teams.
• Develop and coordinate field-focused training in rigging, signaling, fall protection, equipment safety, and first aid.
• Maintain and standardize safety procedures, task hazard analyses, inspection processes, and prevention plans.
• Build strong working relationships with crews, general contractors, owners, and project safety representatives.
• Manage and train project-specific Field Safety Coordinators and provide oversight and support to the plant Safety Coordinator.

Must-Have Skills:

• OSHA 30 certification at minimum.
• Strong field experience in precast erection or related construction operations.
• Extensive knowledge of cranes, rigging, and signaling.
• Understanding of erection sequencing, construction logistics, and site-specific safety planning.
• Experience responding to incidents, conducting investigations, and developing corrective actions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with field crews, foremen, superintendents, general contractors, and management.
• Willingness to travel to project locations throughout Texas.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• OSHA 510 certification or the ability to achieve it.
• STSC, CHST, CSP, or other advanced safety certifications or the ability to achieve them.
• CPR and First Aid instructor certification, or the ability to obtain certification.
• Experience delivering Competent Person, equipment, fall protection, and field safety training.
• Experience developing mentorship programs and coaching field leaders.
• Background managing or overseeing project safety personnel.