Construction Safety Manager

Location: East Bay Area or Sacramento, CA
Salary: $110,000 - $160,000

Overview

Our client is a well-established General Contractor specializing in K-12 and higher education construction projects across Northern California is seeking a Construction Safety Manager to support projects throughout the Bay Area, Sacramento, and surrounding areas. This role will lead safety efforts across active jobsites, partner closely with field and project teams, and help maintain a strong culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Must Haves

5+ years of construction safety experience, ideally supporting a general contractor.
Strong knowledge of Cal/OSHA, Federal OSHA, occupational health standards, and construction safety compliance requirements.
Experience developing and managing safety policies, site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, pre-task plans, inspections, audits, and incident investigations.
Strong written reporting skills with the ability to document incidents, inspections, corrective actions, training records, and compliance findings.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to coach, influence, and build trust with field teams, superintendents, project managers, subcontractors, and leadership.
Ability to manage multiple projects across Northern California, including regular travel throughout the Bay Area, Sacramento, and surrounding areas.
OSHA 30 certification or equivalent construction safety training, along with a valid driver’s license.

Nice to Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Construction Management, Occupational Health, Environmental Health and Safety, or a related field.
Experience supporting K-12, higher education, public works, occupied campus, or DSA-regulated construction projects.
Advanced safety certification such as OSHA 500, OSHA 510, CSP, ASP, CHST, or similar.
First Aid and CPR instructor certification or experience delivering emergency response and safety-related training.
Experience tracking safety metrics, analyzing incidents and near misses, identifying trends, and implementing lessons learned.
Familiarity with collaborative, values-driven, employee-focused, or relationship-based general contracting environments.

Responsibilities

Serve as a visible and proactive safety leader across K-12, higher education, and public works construction projects throughout Northern California.
Champion a people-first safety culture built on trust, accountability, continuous improvement, and shared responsibility.
Partner closely with project teams, superintendents, field leaders, subcontractors, and site safety professionals to support safe project execution.
Coach field leadership on safety conversations, jobsite observations, pre-task planning, hazard recognition, and safe construction practices.
Develop, implement, and monitor safety policies and procedures in alignment with Cal/OSHA, Federal OSHA, occupational health standards, DSA project requirements, and company safety expectations.
Support the creation and execution of site-specific safety plans, job hazard analyses, pre-task plans, emergency action plans, and other project-specific safety documentation.
Conduct regular safety inspections, audits, and site walks to identify hazards, reinforce safe work practices, and promote safety awareness.
Document audit findings and provide clear corrective action recommendations to project teams, field leadership, and subcontractor partners.
Lead incident and near-miss investigations using root cause analysis to identify contributing factors and prevent recurrence.
Track, analyze, and report safety incidents, near misses, trends, corrective actions, and key safety metrics.
Partner with leadership and project teams to implement lessons learned and strengthen safety performance across active projects.
Maintain accurate written reports related to safety inspections, incident investigations, corrective actions, training, compliance documentation, and regulatory requirements.
Provide or coordinate First Aid, CPR, emergency response, orientation, toolbox talks, and safety-related training as needed.
Stay informed of changes to OSHA, Cal/OSHA, DSA-related safety considerations, and other relevant construction safety regulations to ensure ongoing compliance.
Collaborate with Operations, Project Management, Human Resources, and Risk Management to align safety initiatives with project and business objectives.
Build strong working relationships with diverse field and office personnel through a professional, tactful, and solutions-oriented approach.
Support safety planning and execution for occupied school campuses, phased construction environments, and projects requiring close coordination with owners, inspectors, and project stakeholders.
Support additional safety initiatives, training programs, regional responsibilities, and continuous improvement efforts as assigned.

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