Job Description
Job DescriptionSite Safety Manager
Company: Wilson Excavating
Location: Regional Project Sites
Experience Level: Professional - 1 to 5+ Years
Build a Safer Tomorrow with Wilson Excavating
Wilson Excavating, a proud member of the PJ Dick-Trumbull-The Lindy Group family of construction companies, is seeking a Site Safety Manager to support our expanding operations across Western PA. As part of a nationally recognized Top 100 Builder by Engineering News-Record and an organization consistently voted a "Best Place to Work," you'll join a highly respected team committed to safety excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
If you're passionate about protecting people, elevating safety culture, and making an impact every single day, this is the role for you.
What You'll DoLead and Strengthen Safety Performance
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Partner with Operations to ensure safety responsibilities are met and risks are minimized.
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Provide expert guidance on technical, regulatory, and organizational safety matters.
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Ensure client safety performance expectations are consistently achieved.
Champion Safe Work Practices
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Perform Safety Snapshot Observations, audits, and jobsite walk-throughs.
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Identify and address hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions immediately.
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Mentor teams on AHAs, Safety Snapshot Observations, and Daily Safety Planning (Plan Safer).
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Promote Stop Work actions and recognize innovative safety best practices.
Keep Our Teams Prepared and Informed
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Verify new employee onboarding and substance-abuse testing.
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Ensure Premobilization Safety Meetings are completed and documented.
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Maintain accurate safety documentation, including incident investigations, Lessons Learned, and monthly reporting.
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Implement Hazard Communication Program requirements.
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Confirm proper permitting (e.g., hot work, confined space).
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Review and support subcontractor safety submittals.
Support Compliance & Emergency Response
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Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory inspections and visits.
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Manage industrial hygiene, spill prevention, and spill response efforts.
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Conduct incident investigations and develop lessons learned for team-wide distribution.
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Provide guidance and support for supervisor-led safety training and lead Safety Meetings and Training personally.
Contribute to Project Planning
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Develop AHA schedules and incorporate safe means and methods into project planning.
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Foster a proactive, engaged safety culture through teamwork, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
What You BringLeadership Competencies
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Initiative, diversity mindset, and enthusiasm for positive cultural change.
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Strong communication skills (written and oral) with the ability to influence and guide.
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Keen ability to recognize hazards and take immediate corrective action.
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Highly organized and capable of managing multiple responsibilities.
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Team-oriented, innovative, and committed to safety excellence.
Qualifications
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BS degree in Safety or related field.
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Working knowledge of construction safety practices and standards.
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Proficiency in Lotus Notes, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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Ability to introduce effective safe means and methods at all planning levels.
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Strong computer and documentation skills.
Physical & Working Conditions
In this field-based role, you can expect regular climbing, balancing, lifting (up to 50 lbs unassisted), kneeling, and walking on uneven terrain. Work at heights, in confined spaces, underground, and in variable weather conditions (heat, cold, humidity, rain). Exposure to noise, vibration, dust, fumes, and active traffic zones. Required use of PPE including safety boots, hard hat, gloves, and safety glasses.
Why Join Wilson Excavating?
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Be part of an established, respected excavation and utility contractor backed by one of the region's top construction groups.
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Work with a team that values innovation, teamwork, and continuous safety improvement.
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Contribute to a culture where safety is a core value-not a checkbox.
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Grow your career within a family of companies committed to developing top-tier safety professionals.
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We are an Equal Opportunity and VEVRAA Federal Contracting Employer and welcome all applications from a wide range of candidates, including covered veterans, minorities, females, and people with disabilities. Our policy is clear: We do not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by law.
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