Safety Manager

Construction Safety Manager???? Location: St. Louis, MO???? Duration: 1-2 Years (Start: 8/24)???? Type: 1099 ContractorCompensation & Schedule???? Pay Rate: $56/hr (Local) | $49/hr (Non-Local)⏱️ Overtime: Paid After 40 Hours???? Per Diem: $150/Day on seven days???? Completion Bonus: $150/month???? Pay Frequency: Weekly⏰ Schedule: Monday-Friday | 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM | 10-Hour Days???? Approximately 50 Hours Per WeekWhy This Opportunity?Join a contractor supporting a long-term construction project in St. Louis, MO. The Construction Safety Manager will provide hands-on field safety oversight with a primary focus on site housekeeping, excavation activities, pedestrian safety, access routes, and maintaining safe separation between workers, equipment, and active construction operations.This position is ideal for a field-focused safety professional who understands that strong fundamentals-including housekeeping, site organization, and pedestrian controls-are critical to preventing incidents on a busy construction site.Required Qualifications'14; OSHA 30 Construction Certification'14; Minimum 5 years of construction safety experiencePreferred Qualifications⭐ Excavation and trenching safety experience⭐ Excavation Competent Person experience⭐ Heavy civil or site development construction experience⭐ Heavy equipment and mobile equipment safety experience⭐ Experience developing pedestrian traffic and site access controls⭐ CHST, ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credentialWhat You'll Be DoingProvide daily field safety oversight throughout active construction areasMaintain a highly visible presence alongside craft personnel and project supervisionConduct routine site inspections, audits, field observations, and hazard assessmentsMonitor housekeeping and ensure work areas, access routes, and emergency pathways remain clearProvide safety oversight for excavation and trenching activitiesMonitor pedestrian walkways and employee access throughout the construction siteHelp maintain proper separation between pedestrians, vehicles, and heavy equipmentMonitor excavation barricades, protective systems, access/egress, and spoil placementIdentify slip, trip, fall, and struck-by hazards and drive timely corrective actionsReview Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, and pre-task plansMonitor heavy equipment and mobile equipment operationsEnsure compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirementsProvide field coaching and reinforce safe work practices with craft personnelParticipate in incident investigations and corrective action implementationMaintain safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reportsPartner with project leadership to proactively identify and mitigate hazardsTechnical KnowledgeCandidates should have working knowledge of:OSHA Construction StandardsExcavation & Trenching SafetyOSHA Subpart PConstruction Housekeeping RequirementsPedestrian & Vehicle Traffic ManagementHeavy Equipment & Mobile Equipment SafetyExcavation Protective SystemsBarricades & Controlled Access ZonesWalking/Working SurfacesSlip, Trip & Fall PreventionStruck-By Hazard PreventionSite Access & EgressJob Hazard Analysis (JHA)Safety Inspections & Field ObservationsIncident Investigation & Corrective ActionsContractor Safety ManagementConstruction Risk Assessment & MitigationWhat Success Looks LikeThe ideal candidate is a proactive, field-oriented safety professional who consistently identifies and addresses the everyday conditions that can lead to serious incidents.Success in this role requires maintaining strong housekeeping standards, ensuring excavation activities are properly controlled, keeping pedestrian routes safe and clearly defined, and proactively managing worker interaction with vehicles and heavy equipment throughout the project.Apply TodayQualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.Please ensure your resume clearly reflects relevant experience with excavation and trenching, construction housekeeping, pedestrian safety, heavy equipment operations, site development, and general construction safety oversight.Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.