Senior Safety Manager
- Remote
- Full Time
About the role
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Safety Manager based in the United States.
The Senior Safety Manager will provide strategic safety leadership and operational oversight across multiple large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects. This role is responsible for ensuring consistent safety standards, regulatory compliance, and high-quality HSE practices across project sites. Overseeing 3–5 projects, the successful candidate will guide and support Field Safety Managers while aligning field performance with corporate expectations. The position combines risk management, incident investigation, customer engagement, and safety governance. It also plays a key role in developing safety talent, strengthening leadership capabilities, and building a strong safety culture. This is an opportunity to influence safety performance across complex projects supporting the energy infrastructure sector.
Accountabilities
The Senior Safety Manager will oversee safety performance across multiple projects, ensuring consistent implementation of corporate HSE standards, effective risk management, and continuous improvement.
Oversee safety operations across 3–5 projects, ensuring alignment between field execution and corporate safety expectations.
Review monthly safety audits, assess quality and compliance consistency, and identify regional risk trends.
Develop and approve project-specific Health and Safety Plans (pHASPs), ensuring alignment with corporate HSE standards and owner-specific requirements.
Lead the escalation of severe incidents, oversee investigations, ensure regulatory compliance, and communicate updates to senior HSE and Risk leadership.
Manage high-level customer safety concerns, support contract safety negotiations, and lead customer-focused investigations with an emphasis on prevention and continuous improvement.
Participate in hiring decisions and oversee the allocation of safety professionals across projects.
Mentor and develop Field Safety Managers, strengthen leadership capabilities, and build a succession pipeline.
Monitor safety KPIs, ensure reporting accuracy and integrity, and validate the closure of corrective actions.
Promote consistent safety governance and continuous improvement across all assigned projects.
Requirements
The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in health and safety management, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to oversee complex, multi-project environments.
8–10+ years of relevant professional experience in safety management, preferably within construction, EPC, renewable energy, or infrastructure environments.
3–5+ years of demonstrated leadership experience, including managing or mentoring safety professionals.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
OSHA 30 certification.
Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification required.
Certified Safety Professional (CSP) certification strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of regulatory strategy, compliance requirements, and safety governance.
Proven ability to identify and manage risk trends across multiple projects.
Experience developing and implementing safety management systems and corporate HSE standards.
Familiarity with insurance coordination and enterprise risk management.
Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to travel as required to support multiple project sites.
Benefits
Full-time remote work arrangement.
Multi-project leadership responsibilities with broad operational influence.
Opportunity to contribute to large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects.
Professional development through leadership, mentoring, and strategic safety initiatives.
Opportunity to shape safety standards and strengthen organizational HSE practices.