Safety Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Field Construction Safety Manager

???? Location: Alexandria, VA

???? Duration: 2 weeks (Immediate Need)

???? Type: 1099 Contractor

Compensation & Schedule

???? Pay Rate: $52/hr

???? Per Diem: $125/Day (7 Days Per Week)

???? Completion Bonus: $150/month

???? Pay Frequency: Weekly

⏰ Schedule: 16 hours, Thursday- Friday, Second shift (2pm - 10pm) (Maybe Saturday)

Why This Opportunity?

Join a painting subcontractor supporting a major wastewater facility construction project in Alexandria, VA. This role provides hands-on field safety oversight within a heavy civil and industrial construction environment , with work involving painting and coating operations, elevated work, scaffolding, mobile elevating work platforms (MEWPs), and underground construction.

A significant portion of the work will be performed within a deep shaft , making strong experience with underground construction, fall protection, access/egress, and elevated work critical for this assignment.

Required Qualifications

✔ OSHA 30 Construction Certification

✔ Minimum 5 years of Safety Manager experience specifically within heavy industrial or heavy civil construction

✔ Underground construction and deep shaft work experience

✔ Strong Fall Protection experience

✔ Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) experience

✔ Scaffolding safety experience

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Wastewater or water treatment facility construction experience

⭐ Industrial painting and coatings safety experience

⭐ Confined space experience

⭐ Fall Protection Competent Person experience

⭐ Scaffold Competent Person experience

⭐ Heavy civil infrastructure construction experience

⭐ CHST, ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credential

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily field safety oversight for painting and coating operations
• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout active construction areas
• Monitor work performed within deep shafts and underground construction environments
• Provide safety oversight for fall protection and elevated work activities
• Monitor scaffolding erection, access, use, and compliance
• Oversee MEWP, aerial lift, and other elevated access operations
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments
• Monitor safe access and egress for underground and shaft work
• Support confined space activities where applicable
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, and pre-task plans
• Monitor PPE, respiratory protection, and coating-related hazards
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirements
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate immediate corrective actions
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reports
• Coordinate closely with project supervision, craft personnel, and site leadership

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Heavy Civil & Industrial Construction Safety
• Underground Construction & Deep Shaft Work
• Fall Protection Systems
• Scaffolding Safety
• Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs)
• Industrial Painting & Coating Operations
• Confined Space Entry
• Respiratory Protection
• Hazard Communication
• Access & Egress Requirements
• Elevated Work Activities
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
• Safety Inspections & Field Observations
• Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, field-focused safety professional with direct heavy civil or industrial construction experience who is comfortable overseeing work in deep shafts, underground environments, scaffolding, and elevated work areas .

Success in this role requires proactively identifying high-risk conditions, maintaining strict fall protection and access requirements, effectively engaging with painting crews and supervision, and ensuring work is executed safely within a complex wastewater infrastructure project.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience with heavy civil or industrial construction, underground/deep shaft work, fall protection, MEWPs, and scaffolding . Experience with wastewater facilities, industrial coatings, and confined space operations should also be clearly identified.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.