Director of Safety (Queens, NY)
Summary
Leads safety strategy and field operations for a major construction firm delivering infrastructure and electrical projects in the NYC area. Oversees incident response, OSHA compliance, regulatory relationships (MTA, Port Authority), safety planning processes, and develops safety leadership across project teams.
Director of Safety
Queens, NY
Our client is a well-established construction organization delivering high profile infrastructure and complex electrical work across the region. They are seeking a senior safety leader who can influence the field, partner with executives, and strengthen a culture where planning, accountability, and operational excellence drive every project. This is a high impact opportunity for a proven construction safety executive who knows how to lead in demanding environments involving transit, rail, power, and major public infrastructure.
What You Will Do
- Lead the safety function across a portfolio of large, active construction programs with a strong presence in electrical and infrastructure work.
- Set the direction for company wide safety strategy, standards, training, and performance expectations.
- Provide visible leadership to field teams, project leadership, labor partners, and senior executives to reinforce disciplined execution and sound decision making.
- Direct incident response, investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and executive communication for serious events and near misses.
- Oversee safety planning tools such as pre task reviews, hazard assessments, work plans, audits, inspections, and follow up actions.
- Serve as a senior point of contact for clients, regulatory bodies, and external stakeholders on compliance, investigations, and safety performance matters.
- Coach and develop safety managers and field personnel, building a stronger bench of safety leadership across the organization.
- Monitor leading and lagging indicators, identify trends, and translate findings into practical action plans that improve field performance.
- Help ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable construction safety requirements while supporting operational goals on complex jobsites.
- Drive a culture where training, mentoring, accountability, and continuous improvement are embedded into daily operations.
What You Bring
- 10 or more years of progressive construction safety experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership capacity.
- Deep experience leading safety for major infrastructure, transit, rail, power, design build, or similarly complex construction programs.
- Strong background managing relationships with labor, field leadership, clients, executives, and regulatory agencies.
- Extensive knowledge of OSHA requirements, investigations, incident management, regulatory interaction, and documentation practices.
- Certified Safety Professional, CSP, required.
- OSHA 500 Trainer Certification, required.
- Strong experience with MTA NYCT and Port Authority environments, requirements, and stakeholder coordination.
- Track record of building training programs, leading investigations, writing reports, mentoring teams, and improving safety planning processes.
- Executive presence, sound judgment, and the ability to communicate clearly in high visibility situations.
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