Safety Manager

The Safety Manager is responsible for leading, managing, and continuously improving the company's safety program across active construction projects, including construction management, general contracting, design-build, renovation, and self-performed work. This position works closely with project managers, superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and company leadership to promote a proactive safety culture, reduce risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and support safe, productive project execution.


This is a field-focused role requiring regular travel to active jobsites.


Essential Responsibilities

Safety Leadership and Program Management

• Lead the company's safety program and serve as the primary internal resource for construction safety matters.
• Promote a culture where safety is treated as a shared responsibility among company employees, subcontractors, vendors, and project partners.
• Work with company leadership to establish annual safety goals, priorities, expectations, and accountability measures.
• Maintain, update, and assist in developing company safety manuals, policies, procedures, and employee safety materials.
• Develop and implement safety SOPs specific to company operations, equipment, self-performed work, and recurring field activities.
• Assist management in rolling out new safety initiatives, policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Serve as a resource to project teams during preconstruction, mobilization, active construction, and closeout.

Jobsite Safety Audits and Inspections

• Conduct regular jobsite safety audits across active projects, including follow-up audits to verify corrective action.
• Complete audit documentation in Procore or other company-designated systems.
• Identify unsafe conditions, unsafe behaviors, positive safety practices, and opportunities for improvement.
• Provide written reports outlining safety deficiencies, favorable safety observations, corrective actions taken, responsible parties, and recommended improvements.
• Track open safety items through resolution and communicate recurring issues to operations leadership.
• Partner with superintendents and project managers to correct hazards promptly and document follow-up.
• Exercise stop-work authority when an imminent danger or serious unsafe condition exists.

Project-Specific Safety Planning

• Develop, review, and maintain site-specific safety plans as required by project type, owner requirements, contract documents, or regulatory obligations.
• Participate in preconstruction and pre-mobilization meetings to identify project-specific risks, including fall protection, excavation, crane/hoisting, electrical exposure, silica, confined spaces, demolition, public protection, occupied facilities, traffic control, and site logistics.
• Assist project teams with subcontractor safety pre-planning, task hazard analysis, pre-task planning, and high-risk activity reviews.
• Review subcontractor safety plans, insurance-related safety submittals, SDS information, and project-specific safety documentation as needed.
• Support project teams with owner-required safety documentation, prequalification, and requalification requests.

Training and Safety Communication

• Develop, coordinate, and/or deliver new-hire safety orientation and project-specific orientations.
• Provide or coordinate toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, refresher training, and topic-specific training based on project needs or observed trends.
• Facilitate periodic company safety meetings with field leadership and management.
• Reinforce safe work practices related to PPE, housekeeping, ladders/scaffolds, fall protection, excavations, equipment, tools, material handling, hot work, and public protection.
• Maintain training records and assist with tracking required certifications, including OSHA, First Aid/CPR, equipment training, and other applicable credentials.

Incident, Injury, and Claim Support

• Respond to incidents, near misses, property damage events, and employee injuries.
• Conduct accident and injury investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Prepare incident reports and maintain supporting documentation, photographs, witness statements, and corrective action records.
• Assist with OSHA/IOSHA reporting and recordkeeping, including OSHA 300 log support, as applicable.
• Coordinate with HR, operations, insurance representatives, and occupational health providers regarding workers' compensation claims.
• Assist with return-to-work and light-duty processes, including temporary work assignments and coordination with medical restrictions.
• Support management of the company's occupational health provider profile, including job descriptions, testing protocols, and process updates.

Regulatory Compliance and Agency Interaction

• Monitor safety compliance with applicable OSHA, IOSHA, EPA, DOT, owner, and project-specific safety requirements.
• Assist with OSHA/IOSHA inspections, including inspection walkthroughs, document responses, closing conferences, informal conferences, and citation-related follow-up.
• Maintain required safety records, inspection logs, training documentation, SDS records, incident records, and corrective action documentation.
• Stay current on applicable construction safety regulations, industry best practices, and changes affecting company operations.

Subcontractor and Field Team Coordination

• Communicate safety expectations to subcontractors and field personnel.
• Work collaboratively with subcontractors to resolve safety issues while maintaining accountability.
• Participate in subcontractor coordination meetings, foreman meetings, and project safety meetings as needed.
• Mentor field leaders on safety leadership, documentation, hazard recognition, and corrective action follow-through.
• Assist with subcontractor safety performance reviews and safety-related prequalification information.

Insurance, Risk Management, and Company Support

• Participate in insurance renewal meetings, loss-control visits, and safety-related risk management discussions as requested.
• Provide data and reports related to audits, incidents, training, workers' compensation, safety trends, and corrective actions.
• Assist leadership in identifying recurring safety risks and developing practical field solutions.
• Support company initiatives related to employee safety, risk reduction, productivity, and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of construction safety experience, preferably with a commercial general contractor, construction manager, or design-build contractor.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction standards and common commercial construction hazards.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction required.
• First Aid/CPR certification required or ability to obtain shortly after hire.
• Experience conducting jobsite safety audits, incident investigations, safety training, and corrective action tracking.
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings, specifications, site logistics plans, and safety requirements.
• Strong written documentation skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with executives, project managers, superintendents, foremen, craft workers, subcontractors, owners, and regulatory representatives.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with Procore or similar construction management software preferred.
• Valid driver's license and ability to travel to jobsites.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, construction management, engineering, environmental science, or related field.
• CHST, ASP, CSP, STSC, CSM, or similar safety credential.
• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510.
• Experience with self-performed concrete, earthwork, sitework, carpentry, or general trades.
• Experience supporting public, school, HUD, healthcare, industrial, or occupied renovation projects.
• Experience with workers' compensation claims, return-to-work programs, and occupational health coordination.
• Experience supporting quality control or field deficiency documentation.

Key Competencies

• Field-first mindset and practical problem-solving ability.
• Strong leadership without relying solely on authority.
• Ability to build trust with superintendents, foremen, and subcontractors.
• Detail-oriented documentation habits.
• Confidence addressing unsafe conditions directly and professionally.
• Ability to balance compliance, production, quality, and relationships.
• Sound judgment in escalating serious safety or compliance concerns.
• Commitment to continuous improvement.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

• Regular travel to active construction jobsites.
• Ability to walk jobsites, climb stairs/ladders as needed, access uneven terrain, and work around active construction operations.
• Ability to wear required PPE.
• Work performed in both office and field environments, including exposure to weather, noise, dust, equipment, and typical construction site conditions.
• Estimated role split: approximately 70% field / 30% office, depending on project workload.

Why Maxwell?

At Maxwell Construction, we're large enough to tackle complex projects across Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, but small enough that people know your name. As a family-owned company, we believe great projects start with great people.

Whether you're an experienced Project Manager or someone ready to take the next step in your career, you'll find opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact here. We invest in our people, celebrate wins as a team, and live our C.A.R.E. Values every day: Customer Satisfaction, Attitude Matters, Respect for Everyone, Excellence in Reputation.

If you're looking for a place where your work matters, your voice is heard, and your team has your back, we would love to talk with you.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off
• 8 Paid Holidays
• Flexible Schedule
• Parental Leave

"Maxwell Construction is an equal employment opportunity employer"