Job Description
Senior Site Safety & Health Specialist (Contract | Heavy Industrial Construction)
📍 Marcus Hook, PA (Per diem available)
🕒 Long-term contract with project-to-project continuity
A leading EPC organization is seeking a Senior Site Safety & Health Specialist to support a large-scale heavy industrial construction project within the energy/petrochemical sector. This role is field-based and will serve as the primary safety leader on site, partnering closely with project management, craft leadership, and client safety teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and administer site-specific Safety & Health programs on heavy construction projects
- Ensure compliance with OSHA 1910/1926, NEC, NFPA, ANSI, and related standards
- Conduct daily field safety inspections, audits, and walkthroughs
- Manage subcontractor safety performance and corrective actions
- Exercise stop-work authority when conditions present immediate risk
- Investigate incidents, near misses, and property damage events; recommend countermeasures
- Deliver site safety orientations and ongoing safety training
- Maintain audit-ready safety documentation and daily safety reports
- Collaborate directly with client safety representatives and project leadership
Required Qualifications
- Construction safety experience in heavy industrial, energy, petrochemical, power generation, or EPC environments
- Minimum experience based on education:
- Bachelor’s degree + 7 years
- Associate degree + 9 years
- High school diploma/GED + 11 years
- Strong working knowledge of OSHA construction and general industry regulations
- Experience supporting high-risk activities such as confined space, hot work, crane & rigging, electrical/energized work
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites
Preferred Credentials
- OSHA 30 Construction
- STSC, CHST, CSP (or equivalent)
- Experience working with union craft labor and multi-subcontractor environments
- Background in EPC-led construction projects
Job Tags
Daily paid, Long term contract, Contract work, For subcontractor, Immediate start,