Safety Consultant

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Job Title: Safety Consultant

Location: Austin, Texas

Contract: Full-time, permanent

BSI Consulting Services is a trusted and agenda-shaping partner providing 'best practice' technical, regulatory, and business expertise and intelligence for our clients' most critical EHS risks and opportunities to achieve greater resilience, impact, and future-readiness.

About the Role

BSI Consulting Services is seeking an experienced Construction Safety Consultant to support a large-scale construction project in the Austin area. This individual will serve as a key safety advisor and visible field leader, helping ensure contractors, subcontractors, and project stakeholders maintain the highest standards of safety performance throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience supporting complex construction projects, preferably working in an owner's representative, owner's safety, or client-side safety oversight role . Experience with Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (OCIP) or Rolling Owner Controlled Insurance Programs (ROCIP) is highly desirable but not required.

What you'll do includes, but is not limited to:

• Represent the owner's interests by providing independent safety oversight, monitoring contractor safety performance, identifying project risks, and recommending corrective actions to support successful project delivery.
• Collaborate with owners, construction managers, general contractors, and subcontractors to maintain safe work practices across all phases of construction.
• Review contractor safety plans, site-specific procedures, and project safety metrics to ensure alignment with project expectations and industry best practices.
• Lead all ROCIP safety administration and serve as the project's primary safety contact.
• Conduct site safety audits, inspections, and hazard assessments.
• Oversee contractor and subcontractor compliance with ROCIP requirements.
• Deliver orientations, toolbox talks, and project-specific training.
• Investigate incidents and near misses; prepare reports and corrective actions.
• Track safety performance metrics and provide regular updates to project leadership.
• Create, update, and maintain a ROCIP Injury Report in a form specified by the client.
• Work closely with contractors, insurance representatives, and project management to resolve safety issues.
• Review and update the construction safety provisions contained within the ROCIP Safety Manual as needed and under the direction of the client.
• Conduct safety personnel interviews and review applications/resumes submitted by General Contractors utilizing the guidelines set forth in the ROCIP Safety Manual.
• Attend routine meetings as identified in the project contact.
• Be a visible leader on the project site, setting the standard for safety.

What you could do for other projects:

• Develop, implement, and oversee safety programs and site-specific safety plans.
• Conduct safety orientations, training, and regular site inspections.
• Identify potential hazards and recommend corrective measures.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, company policies, and project requirements.
• Investigate and document incidents, near misses, and corrective actions.
• Serve as a mentor and resource to site teams, fostering a proactive safety culture.
• Coordinate with project managers, subcontractors, and clients to maintain a safe work environment.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Construction Management, or related field (Required)
• 10+ years of construction safety management experience.
• Demonstrated experience supporting large-scale construction projects with multiple contractors and stakeholders.
• Experience serving in an owner's representative, owner's safety consultant, client representative, program safety manager, construction management, or similar oversight role strongly preferred.
• Experience working within ROCIP/OCIP environments is preferred but not required.
• Strong understanding of OSHA regulations, construction risk management, contractor safety management, and site safety compliance.

What we offer:

BSI offers a competitive salary, group-sponsored health and dental, short-term and long-term disability, a company-matched 401k plan, company paid life insurance, 11 paid holidays and 4 weeks paid time off.

The salary for this position can range from $102,000 - $127,000 annually; actual compensation is based on various factors, including but not limited to, the candidate's competencies, level of experience, education, location, divisional budget and internal peer compensation comparisons.

Our Excellence Behaviors: Client-centric, Agile, Collaborative. These three behaviors represent how we do things at BSI. They help us ensure that BSI is a great place to work and a highly successful business.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we are committed to diversity.

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About Us

BSI is a business improvement and standards company and for over a century BSI has been recognized for having a positive impact on organizations and society, building trust and enhancing lives.


Today BSI partners with more than 77,500 clients in 195 countries and engages with a 15,000 strong global community of experts, industry and consumer groups, organizations and governments.
Utilizing its extensive expertise in key industry sectors - including automotive, aerospace, built environment, food and retail, and healthcare - BSI delivers on its purpose by helping its clients fulfil theirs.
Living by our core values of Client-Centricity, Agility, and Collaboration, BSI provides organizations with the confidence to grow by partnering with them to tackle society's critical issues - from climate change to building trust in digital transformation and everything in between - to accelerate progress towards a better society and a sustainable world.

BSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.