Safety Director – Field Operations Focus

Job description

The Safety Director is a field‑first safety leader responsible for driving safe work practices across overhead electric, underground utility, and gas construction operations. This role exists to be present where the work happens —alongside crews—coaching, teaching, correcting, and reinforcing safe behaviors in real time. The Safety Director brings first‑hand utility construction experience and deep working knowledge of applicable safety regulations. They are respected as a practical resource by crews and foremen and are comfortable challenging unsafe acts or conditions regardless of position or tenure. While the position includes administrative responsibilities such as incident investigation, claims coordination, training facilitation, and regulatory compliance, the majority of time is spent in the field observing work, engaging crews, improving processes, and strengthening the company’s safety culture through direct leadership. Primary Responsibilities: Field Safety Leadership (Primary Focus): - Spend the majority of working time in the field observing active overhead, underground, and gas utility construction activities - Conduct real‑time job site safety observations, audits, an...