Director of Safety

Key Responsibilities

Site Access & Contractor Management Portals

• Maintain company compliance ratings and documentation across third-party qualification platforms, including ISNetworld, Avetta, Veriforce, and DISA.
• Track and manage field technician certifications, safety council badges (e.g., ISTC, BTC, Basic Plus, TWIC), drug and alcohol screenings, and site-specific training.
• Partner with Field Service Managers to audit site access criteria well ahead of dispatch, proactively flagging gaps and credential expirations.
• Establish safety council accounts, client site onboarding, and employee badging for new customer awards.

Field Safety & Jobsite Leadership

• Conduct regular field audits, routine jobsite visits, and engaging toolbox talks tied to active work scopes, seasonal risks, and near-miss trends.
• Serve as the primary onsite Safety Manager during major turnarounds, outages, and critical scopes, or direct assigned site safety personnel.
• Enforce Stop-Work Authority decisively while coaching crews through root-cause corrections with a collaborative, field-first mindset.
• Oversee and standardize Job Safety Analyses (JSAs/JHAs) to ensure critical hazard controls are in place prior to work commencing.

Program Leadership, Training & Compliance

• Formulate, update, and implement corporate safety policies meeting OSHA 1910/1926 standards, customer mandates, and industry best practices.
• Partner with HR to establish baseline onboarding standards (e.g., OSHA 10, First Aid/CPR/AED) and build internal qualification programs (e.g., Confined Space, Fall Protection, Respiratory Protection).
• Lead the company PPE and safety asset programs, overseeing procurement, regional stock levels (FR apparel, hard hats, vests), and periodic inspection tracking (harnesses, ladders, fire extinguishers).
• Track, evaluate, and report key safety metrics (TRIR, DART, EMR, leading indicators) to executive leadership, maintaining audit-ready OSHA 300 logs.

Incident Investigation & Risk Response

• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analyses (RCA), corrective action plans, and cross-team lessons learned.
• Prepare field technicians for site incident protocols, medical escalation pathways, and reporting standards prior to dispatch.
• Manage workers' compensation cases, OSHA reporting, and return-to-work protocols in coordination with HR.

Candidate Profile & Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years of industrial, refinery, chemical plant, or heavy construction safety experience, including 3+ years in a direct safety leadership role.
• Field Knowledge: Proven experience serving as an onsite Safety Manager/Representative during industrial turnarounds, shutdowns, or plant outages.
• Credentials: Associate Safety Professional (ASP) certification (or ability to achieve within 12 months of hire); OSHA 30 (Construction or General Industry).
• Compliance Systems: Demonstrated hands-on proficiency with contractor management platforms (ISNetworld, Avetta, Veriforce) and safety council/consortium frameworks (DISA, TWIC, ISTC).
• Technical Skills: Strong organizational aptitude with intermediate-to-advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Mobility: Valid driver’s license with an insurable driving record; ability to travel to customer facilities and provide field coverage as operational needs dictate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), CHST, or STS certification.
• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 authorization.
• Prior experience with industrial valve, instrumentation, or rotating equipment service scopes.
• Direct background building in-house safety training curricula (e.g., authorized Fall Protection, Confined Space, or CPR trainer).
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Sciences, or a related discipline.

Core Competencies

• Field Credibility: Connects effectively with technicians, speaking to the physical reality of the work rather than just regulatory manuals.
• Coach Over Cop: Drives safety compliance through mentorship, education, and trust-building rather than punitive policing.
• Builder Mindset: Eager to roll up their sleeves to create repeatable tracking templates, workflows, and procedures from scratch.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Regular exposure to operating industrial environments, industrial plants, and outdoor Gulf Coast conditions (heat, humidity, inclement weather).
• Ability to wear required PPE daily, including FR clothing, hard hats, safety glasses, and negative-pressure respirators (subject to medical clearance and fit testing).
• Ability to climb stairs and vertical ladders, navigate grating and uneven surfaces, work at elevated heights utilizing fall arrest systems, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must pass customer-required pre-access background checks and ongoing DISA/consortium drug and alcohol screenings.
• Willingness to support early morning dispatches, night shifts, and weekend hours during peak plant outages and turnaround events.