Senior Safety Manager

Job Type: Location Type: On-site

 

OBAYASHI CORPORATION is seeking an experienced Senior Safety Manager to lead site safety operations and guide safety personnel for a major project in the Northeast. This position plays a critical role in establishing and maintaining a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with all regulatory and project-specific safety requirements. The Safety Manager will report directly to the Division Safety Manager and collaborate closely with site teams.

Responsibilities:

• Continuously monitors the Health & Safety (H&S) program against trends, new industry practices, legislative changes, business changes, and exposure changes to ensure that the program stays current and continues to evolve.
• Lead all safety efforts on-site and promote a culture of safety across the project team.
• Responsible for developing, conducting, and tracking all relevant safety training on the job site.
• Serve as the Lead Safety Manager for the tunneling project. Ensure scheduling and coordination of safety activities across all contractors, subcontractors, and tunneling operations.
• Perform atmospheric gas and ventilation testing to ensure safe working conditions. Documentation and organized filing/storage to champion.
• Investigate incidents, accidents, and near-misses, and recommend corrective actions on the job site.
• Ensure compliance with owner-specific safety requirements and company standards.
• Maintain thorough and up-to-date safety documentation and reports.
• Support and execute the company’s corporate safety program in coordination with the HQ Safety Manager.
• Stay current with OSHA regulations and industry best practices. This project is under an OSHA partnership program; collaboration is crucial.
• Be established within Procore.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 15 years of safety experience in construction, tunnel, or heavy civil experience is required.
• Demonstrated safety leadership on EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) and slurry Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) tunneling projects.
• At least 5 years of experience in a supervisory or safety leadership role.
• CHST or another higher valid accreditation.
• Valid OSHA certification (e.g., OSHA 30, OSHA 500, or equivalent) is required.
• Strong knowledge of tunneling construction hazards and mitigation strategies with top-side and underground operations.
• Trained and experienced in atmospheric gas monitoring and ventilation system safety.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and documentation skills.
• Proven ability to enforce safety policies and lead by example in the field.
• Proficient in Procore.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience in large-scale public infrastructure or underground utility projects.
• Familiarity with owner safety requirements in the Pacific Northwest.

Other:

• Work on-site Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with occasional Saturday & Sunday work as needed.
• Requires understanding and navigation of VPP/SPS (OSHA Partnership).

BENEFITS:

Obayashi Offers Competitive Market Salaries and Benefits Packages including:

• Medical PPO Plan
• Dental DPO Plan
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Sick Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance & Disability Insurance
• 401K Matching

Employee benefits are 100% covered by Obayashi and family coverage is covered at 80%.

About Obayashi

Obayashi Corporation has delivered quality solutions to infrastructure challenges across the globe for more than 130 years. Founded in 1892, Obayashi is the largest Japanese Contractor and the fourth-largest International Contractor conducting business in the United States. Obayashi has been operating and completing projects in the United States since 1979. Obayashi provides a full range of general contractor services in both public works and private sectors including: office buildings, residences, tunnels, highways, rail systems, bridges, artificial islands, airports and nuclear power plants. Other services include urban planning and architecture, real estate and property development, environmental, and waste services. The North American Operations consolidated revenue is over $3 billion in the United States and Canada.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Obayashi Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. We want to have the best available persons in every job. Company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition including genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. The Company is committed to compliance with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in Company operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and coworkers.

To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship would result. If you need accommodation to complete the application process, please contact the Human Resources Department by either visiting Obayashi Corporation at 950 Tower Lane, Ste 800, Foster City, CA 94404 or call (650) 952-4910.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and veterans.