Safety Manager

Safety Manager

Balfour Beatty is seeking a Safety Manager to join our Carolinas Division. The ideal candidate will be a proactive, relationship-driven safety professional with strong knowledge of construction safety programs, regulatory compliance, and field-based risk mitigation. This role oversees the implementation of Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm program, ensuring a safe, healthy, and compliant work environment across assigned projects or facilities.

The Safety Manager will collaborate closely with Project Managers, Superintendents, trade partners, inspectors, and field teams to identify hazards, coach teams on best practices, conduct investigations, and drive continuous improvement in safety culture. This position also administers training programs, audits, incident reporting processes, and proactive risk strategies to support operational excellence and employee well-being.

Essential Functions

• Zero Harm Leadership: Champion Balfour Beatty's Zero Harm culture by promoting safe work practices, proactive hazard recognition, and accountability across all teams.
• Safety Program Management: Implement and maintain project-specific safety plans, crisis management plans, and environmental compliance requirements.
• Training & Education: Develop and deliver training programs, including new employee orientation, annual refresher training, task-specific instruction, subcontractor training, and first-aid programs.
• Field Inspections & Audits: Conduct regular jobsite inspections, safety audits, and NC STAR or regulatory compliance reviews; document findings and coordinate corrective actions.
• Incident Response: Lead incident investigations, root-cause analyses, workers' compensation reporting, and follow-up mitigation strategies; maintain accurate incident logs and OSHA recordables.
• Preconstruction Support: Participate in preconstruction meetings to review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) and ensure safety requirements are incorporated into project planning.
• Regulatory Compliance: Stay current on OSHA, environmental, and local/state regulations; communicate updates to field teams and ensure compliance.
• Documentation & Reporting: Prepare safety reports, audit findings, monthly metrics, and safety-related bid documents; maintain documentation according to company standards.
• Environmental Support: Assist project teams with sediment/erosion control, environmentally responsible practices, and field safety integration.
• Customer Relations & Culture: Build strong relationships with internal teams, subcontractors, and clients while promoting teamwork, leadership, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Safety & Environmental Health, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of commercial construction safety experience.
• OSHA 30 certification.
• CSP or CHST certification.
• 2+ years of supervisory or training experience.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA standards, environmental regulations, and construction safety best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct safety audits, incident investigations, and compliance reviews.
• Strong communication, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard communication tools.

Preferred Experience

• OSHA Outreach Trainer certification.
• Experience supporting NC STAR programs or similar compliance frameworks.
• Experience in workers' compensation case management and return-to-work programs.

About Us

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management, and design-build services for public and private clients nationwide. From heavy civil infrastructure to complex vertical construction, our teams build unique, modern structures and spaces that define how people live, work, and connect in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes, and the determination to find a better way.

Through our Zero Harm initiative, we are redefining safety in the construction industry. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our work.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, Balfour Beatty US is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.