Safety Senior Manager| Bouten Construction Company | Tri-Cities, WA
Bouten Construction has been shaping the Inland Northwest for more than 80 years, delivering iconic projects that define our region. Recognized as a Best Places to Work INW in 2023, 2024, and 2025, we take pride not only in the spaces we build, but in the relationships we create along the way. As a Safety Senior Manager at Bouten, you’ll be part of a team where your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll grow your career while enjoying the benefits of shorter commutes, more time with loved ones, and endless opportunities to explore the beautiful outdoors. Together, let’s build a brighter future.
The Safety Senior Manager serves as a strategic leader in building and sustaining a proactive, high-performing safety culture across the organization. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving safety programs, policies, and systems that prevent incidents, ensure regulatory compliance, and align with company goals. Through data-driven insights, audits, and active field engagement, the Senior Safety Manager identifies risks, drives continuous improvement, and strengthens accountability at all levels of the organization. This role partners closely with operations and leadership to embed safety into everyday decision-making—elevating it from a requirement to a core operational advantage.
Job Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the essential duties/responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this job.
- Support the development of company-wide strategic safety objectives aligned with business goals.
- Lead execution of safety strategies, including planning, prioritization, cross-functional collaboration, implementation, and ongoing evaluation to drive adoption and continuous improvement.
- Manage the safety department budget to ensure alignment between planned and actual spending, while optimizing team utilization to meet annual targets.
- Build and lead a high-performing safety team, managing staff in alignment with departmental needs and Bouten’s talent management standards.
- Interpret and apply OSHA and WISHA regulations, ensuring company-wide compliance across construction, health, and safety practices.
- Provide comprehensive leadership of the company’s safety program, ensuring it remains current, effective, and clearly understood across the organization.
- Oversee and conduct regular jobsite inspections, ensuring consistent safety oversight, clear documentation, and timely corrective action with follow-through.
- Lead the safety training program, including development, delivery, and continuous improvement of both field-based and classroom training. Also included is on-boarding of new employees.
- Lead claims management efforts, including oversight of workers’ compensation cases, coordination of employee care, and proactive management of return-to-work programs to reduce time loss and overall claim costs. Collaborate with medical providers, therapists, and insurance adjusters to ensure effective treatment plans and optimal recovery outcomes.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve safety programs to align with evolving regulations, industry best practices, and organizational standards.
- Maintain and ensure proper distribution of Safety Data Sheets (SDS) across all jobsites.
- Drive cost-effective safety solutions by identifying and implementing innovative approaches to compliance and risk reduction.
- Stay current on regulatory changes and lead the implementation of impacted programs across the organization.
- Serve as the company’s subject matter expert on industry trends, proactively identifying and advancing opportunities to strengthen safety culture, elevate practices, and improve overall performance.
- Provide regular executive-level reporting on overall safety performance, including jobsite-specific insights, trends, and risk areas.
Desired Attributes
- Excellent follow-up and attention to details.
- Sense of urgency on important matters.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Team-oriented, collaborative, resourceful, and positive attitude.
- Excellent interpersonal and creative skills.
- Ability to maintain focus on goals, combined with the flexibility to pivot when necessary.
- A self-starter, results-oriented individual + Has fun and enjoys winning!
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Occupational Health, or a related field preferred.
- Minimum of five (5) years of progressive safety experience; or an equivalent combination of education and extensive experience in building construction.
- Bilingual in Spanish or Russian strongly preferred.
- Strong working knowledge of safety and environmental principles, regulations, and best practices required.
- Commercial Construction industry experience preferred.
- Proficiency project management software (Procore, etc.) and standard business software (Word, Excel, Outlook, SharePoint).
Compensation and Benefits
- Salary Range: $120,000 - $160,000.
- Annual discretionary bonus based on company and individual performance.
- Relocation assistance available.
- 100% company paid medical, dental and vision premiums for employee and family.
- 401k with company match $1 for $1 up to 6%.
- 2-3 weeks’ vacation (DOE) and 12 sick days.
- 9 Paid holidays.
- Philanthropy & volunteer opportunities.
- Service awards & recognition.
- Training & continued education support.
- Clothing allowance.
- Team Events: Holiday Party, Bouten Annual Golf Tournament, Summer Event, and Annual Town Hall.
Location: Richland, WA www.visittri-cities.com.
Equal Opportunities
All employees and job applicants are guaranteed an equal employment opportunity. Bouten will not discriminate against any individual based on a protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, marital or veteran status, or any other protected status under Federal, State or local laws.
