Site Safety Manager
Location: Marshalltown, IA 
Contract: 12 months
Schedule: 40 Hours
Pay: $75-$80/hour, DOE

Site Safety Manager | Qualifications:

• Minimum 5-7 years of construction safety experience, with experience on power generation, heavy-industrial, energy large-scale projects preferred.
• Professional safety certification (CHST, ASP, CSP strongly preferred).
• Demonstrated experience in an owner-representative role.
• Proven ability to influence without direct authority.
• Strong working knowledge high-risk construction activities.
• Experience reviewing construction safety programs, JSAs, lifting plans, confined space activities, and other critical work plans.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Construction Management, or related field.
• Experience supporting owner-led capital construction or outage environments.
• Familiarity with Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention principles and critical risk management.

• Maintain a regular field presence observing wind construction activities including civil work, turbine erection, crane operations, commissioning, and electrical activities.
• Verify that contractors are implementing approved Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), lift plans, rescue plans, and safe work practices appropriate to site conditions.
• Identify emerging risks related to schedule changes, weather, workforce turnover, and simultaneous operations; communicate concerns promptly to contractor and Owner leadership.

• Interface routinely with EPC and subcontractor safety representatives and field supervision to discuss hazard controls, work planning, and observed trends.
• Participate in safety meetings, pre task planning sessions, and toolbox talks as an observer and advisor.
• Encourage timely correction of unsafe conditions or behaviors while maintaining proper owner oversight boundaries.

• Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA 29 CFR 1926, applicable state regulations, and contractual safety requirements.
• Conduct documented site observations, inspections, and audits focused on critical risk activities (working at height, crane lifts, electrical work, confined space, energized work, and weather exposure).
• Track and follow up on corrective actions to closure and escalate unresolved issues as appropriate.

• Support the review of near misses, incidents, and injuries reported by contractors.
• Participate in incident learning activities, emphasizing system improvements and SIF prevention rather than fault finding.
• Assist Owner safety leadership with trend analysis and sharing of lessons learned across projects, as requested.

• Provide routine written and verbal safety updates to Owner project management and safety leadership.
• Document observations, leading indicators, and notable concerns in site safety reports.
• Coordinate closely with other Owner representatives (construction, environmental, quality) to address overlapping risks.
• Participate in or observe incident, near-miss, and high-potential event investigations led by contractors.
• Review root cause analyses and corrective actions for adequacy, sustainability, and alignment with Owner expectations.
• Track recurring issues and systemic weaknesses across contractors and work scopes.

• Attend coordination meetings, planning meetings, and safety meetings as the Owner's safety representative.
• Provide clear, factual safety reports and recommendations to project leadership.
• Support alignment between Owner, EPC, and contractor safety expectations.