Position Summary
E.L. Pruitt Company is hiring a Safety Director to lead the development and continuous improvement of our company-wide safety program. This individual will be responsible for establishing best-in-class safety processes, strengthening our safety culture, ensuring compliance, and partnering with operations leadership to make safety a core value throughout the organization. The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can build programs, influence behavior, and drive accountability from the field to executive leadership.
Ideal Candidate
The successful candidate is not simply a compliance professional but a culture builder. They have a demonstrated history of improving safety performance, earning trust in the field, and creating programs that employees embrace rather than merely follow. They are equally comfortable working with craft professionals on job sites and presenting strategic initiatives to company leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company's safety program.
- Foster a proactive safety culture that emphasizes employee engagement, ownership, and accountability.
- Partner with operations and field leadership to integrate safety into all phases of project planning and execution.
- Develop safety policies, procedures, training programs, and performance metrics.
- Conduct site visits, audits, and risk assessments to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning to prevent future occurrences.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators to measure safety performance, identify trends, and implement corrective action as necessary.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, client requirements, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Mentor and develop field supervisors and project teams in best safety practices.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on all safety-related matters.
Qualifications
Required
- 10+ years of construction safety experience, preferably within commercial mechanical, civil, and site Utilities.
- 5+ years in a safety leadership role with responsibility for multi-site operations.
- Must have experience with confined spaces and trench safety requirements.
- Demonstrated success developing and implementing safety programs and management systems.
- Strong understanding of OSHA regulations, incident investigation, risk assessment, and compliance requirements.
- Ability to influence and drive a strong safety culture.
- Experience creating and delivering safety training programs.
- Proven ability to influence field personnel, supervisors, project managers, and executives.
- Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage, maintain, and audit safety documentation, training records, certifications, incident reports, corrective actions, and regulatory compliance records.
- Ability to travel to project sites as needed.
Preferred
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP)
- Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST)
- OSHA 500 Certification
- Experience in mechanical construction, site utilities, piping, HVAC, plumbing, and fabrication
- Experience supporting a workforce of 200+ employees across multiple project locations.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety Management or related field is preferred.
Pay: $85,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Profit sharing
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- commercial construction safety: 7 years (Required)
- construction safety leadership: 5 years (Required)
- confined space: 5 years (Required)
- trench safety : 5 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
