Reports To: VP Safety
Travel Potential: Up to 50%
Compensation: Based on skills, experience, and internal equity
Company Profile:
Congruex provides digital infrastructure solutions through engineering and construction services that connect communities nationwide. This includes wireline, wireless, data centers, and utility services from initial concept to market go-live.
With employees across the United States and India, the work we do enables essential infrastructure for the future of communications.
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Job Summary:
As the EHS Manager, you will ultimately be responsible for administering environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs, ensuring regulatory compliance, and promoting a culture of safety across CNS operations. You will lead EHS initiatives, support field operations, and deliver effective health, safety, and environmental programs that protect employees, contractors, and the public. As the EHS Manager, your customers are CNS leadership, Congruex business units, employees, subcontractors, and clients, and you will make meaningful contributions to the company's success through safety leadership, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities (Including, but not limited to):
- Administer and manage comprehensive environmental, health, and safety (EHS) programs to promote safe work practices and regulatory compliance
- Enforce corporate, client, federal, state, and local health and safety requirements across all operations
- Oversee and audit construction and workplace safety compliance while identifying and implementing risk management solutions
- Partner with General Managers, Engineering Directors, Construction Directors, Contracts Management, Finance, and People Services (HR) to implement and improve safety initiatives
- Support the development of safety metrics, reporting, fleet safety, and risk management programs
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, Cal-OSHA, DOT, ANSI, and other applicable federal and state safety regulations
- Manage incident reporting, investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions to prevent recurrence
- Coordinate workers' compensation activities, insurance carrier meetings, safety audits, and site visits
- Promote Congruex's safety culture through employee engagement, training, and professional safety involvement
- Travel domestically up to 50% as business needs require
- Additional responsibilities within functional scope based on business needs
Required Qualifications:
Education, Licensing, and Certifications
- Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health, or a related field preferred
- OSHA 30 and/or OSHA 500 Certification preferred
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals designation(s), including CSP, ASP, CHST, or equivalent preferred
- Valid driver's license
Experience
- 5+ years of progressive construction safety experience
- Experience working with Federal OSHA Part 1926, Cal-OSHA, DOT, ANSI, and other government safety regulations
- Experience managing environmental, health, and safety programs within construction or utility operations
- Experience conducting incident investigations, safety audits, and regulatory compliance activities
Skills and Abilities
- Strong leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team development skills
- Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, risk assessment, and continuous improvement abilities
- Ability to influence leaders, employees, subcontractors, and external stakeholders at all organizational levels
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams
- Ability to work independently while collaborating with leadership across multiple business functions
- High emotional intelligence with exceptional relationship-building skills
- Demonstrated commitment to promoting a proactive safety culture
- Willingness to travel overnight as business needs require
- Demonstrates the values of GRIT – Guts, Reliability, Improvement, and Teamwork
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Safety Management, Occupational Safety and Health, or a related field
- Board of Certified Safety Professionals designation(s) (CSP, ASP, CHST, etc.)
- OSHA 30 and/or OSHA 500 Certification
- Experience supporting telecommunications, utility, or infrastructure construction operations
- Active participation in professional safety organizations
Physical Requirements:
- Ability to travel domestically up to 50%
- Ability to conduct field safety inspections at active construction sites
- Ability to work in office and outdoor construction environments under varying weather conditions
- Ability to stand, walk, climb, and navigate active construction sites for extended periods
- Ability to respond to emergency situations and travel as business needs require
Congruex Culture & Benefits:
Congruex's culture of safety and performance is built on the 4X Factor core values of Be Safe, Be Accountable, Be Respectful, and Earn Trust. These values guide how we work with one another and how we interact with our customers.
We are committed to building a workplace where employees feel supported and recognized. We invest in employees through a comprehensive approach, including the benefits below with eligibility on Day 1 of employment:
- Medical, Dental & Vision benefits with 70% paid by the company
- 401(k) with company match up to 4% and immediate vesting
- Flexible PTO for exempt roles & competitive PTO accrual for non-exempt roles
- 10 company paid holidays (9 standard and 1 floating)
- Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability coverage
- Company Paid Maternity & Parental Leave options
- Company Paid Basic Life Insurance (with employee paid voluntary options)
- Annual Safety Boot Program of up to $150 per eligible field employee per year
- Safety Points Program for eligible field employees redeemable in the company store
- Free wellness benefits like counseling, financial planning, and more
Additional Employment Information:
We will determine salary based on skills and experience in relation to the function of the role, as well as equity to employees in similar roles. Some benefits have eligibility criteria. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at-will" employment relationship. Conditions to hiring may include but are not necessarily limited to background checks and drug testing.
