Position: Safety Manager

Department: Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE)

Reports To: Director, Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE), Fermi America

Location: Fermi Matador Combined-Cycle Power Plant, Panhandle, Texas (on-site / field-based)

Direct Reports: Safety Coordinators (field-based)

Employment Type: Full-time, exempt

Position Summary

The Safety Manager leads and directs all field safety operations for the Fermi Matador power plant construction site, driving an incident- and injury-free culture across all Fermi America personnel, contractors, and subcontractors. Reporting to the Director of HSSE, the Safety Manager owns the day-to-day site safety program, setting standards, ensuring OSHA and regulatory compliance, and leading a team of field Safety Coordinators who provide direct oversight at the work face. This is a hands-on, field-based leadership role responsible for protecting the workforce while keeping a large, complex construction project on schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Program leadership. Own and continuously improve the site safety program, policies, and procedures; ensure alignment with OSHA, Fermi America standards, and owner/EPC requirements.
• Team management. Supervise, mentor, and schedule field Safety Coordinators; assign zone/contractor coverage and ensure consistent enforcement across the site.
• Field presence. Conduct and oversee daily site walks, inspections, and audits; verify hazard controls, permits (hot work, confined space, LOTO, excavation), and safe work practices at the work face.
• Incident management. Lead incident and near-miss investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and OSHA recordability determinations; ensure timely, accurate reporting.
• Contractor oversight. Hold contractors and subcontractors accountable to site safety expectations; review contractor safety plans, JSAs, and pre-task planning.
• Training & orientation. Ensure site safety orientation, toolbox talks, and required training are delivered and documented for the workforce.
• Emergency preparedness. Maintain and drill emergency response, evacuation, mustering, and medical response plans in coordination with site operations.
• Metrics & reporting. Track leading and lagging indicators; report safety performance, trends, and risks to the Director of Safety & Environmental and project leadership.
• Regulatory interface. Serve as a point of contact for OSHA and regulatory inspections; maintain required logs, records, and documentation.