Senior Safety Manager – Roadway Construction

Location: New York, NY

Our client is seeking an accomplished construction safety leader to strengthen safety performance across a high-profile portfolio of roadway, transportation, and electrical infrastructure projects throughout New York City. This is a highly visible, field-driven leadership opportunity for someone who knows how to protect crews working in active traffic while keeping demanding public infrastructure projects moving forward. The Senior Safety Manager will have the opportunity to influence operations at the ground level, partner directly with project leadership and field teams, and shape a safety culture where proactive planning and accountability are central to project execution.

This Role Offers

• Leadership responsibility across complex roadway and infrastructure construction projects in the New York City market.
• A hands-on position with meaningful visibility among field teams, project leadership, and senior management.
• The opportunity to shape work zone safety practices and improve safety performance across active construction operations.
• Exposure to technically challenging projects involving roadway electrical systems, traffic infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, and related public assets.
• An established organization that values professional development, collaboration, and long-term career growth.
• Competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that may include medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits, paid time off, holidays, and tuition support.

Focus

• Lead safety efforts across roadway, transportation, and outdoor infrastructure construction, maintaining a strong field presence to identify hazards, coach teams, and reinforce safe work practices.
• Assess Temporary Traffic Control plans, lane closures, staging strategies, and changing work zone conditions to help safeguard employees, motorists, and the public.
• Translate OSHA, MUTCD, transportation agency, and project requirements into practical field procedures while monitoring compliance with traffic control, flagging, visibility, and personal protective equipment standards.
• Conduct jobsite inspections and risk reviews, document findings, and partner with operations teams to implement timely corrective actions.
• Strengthen pre-task planning, hazard assessments, toolbox discussions, and project-specific safety documentation for active roadway construction activities.
• Lead investigations involving incidents, injuries, near misses, and property events, identify contributing factors, and drive corrective measures that reduce future exposure.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, field personnel, public agencies, and project stakeholders to integrate safety into construction planning, scheduling, execution, and compliance activities.
• Deliver targeted safety training, evaluate performance trends, and support continuous improvement and emergency planning for roadway, electrical, after-hours, severe weather, and restoration operations.

Skill Set

• 7 to 10 years of construction safety management experience, including at least 3 to 5 years focused on roadway, highway, or outdoor electrical construction in active traffic environments.
• Demonstrated expertise with MUTCD standards, Temporary Traffic Control plan development, work zone safety regulations, and roadway hazard mitigation.
• Experience supporting NYC DOT, NYSDOT, Port Authority, MTA, or comparable public-agency roadway and infrastructure projects.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification is required.
• NYC DOT Flagging Supervisor Certification or NYC DOT Work Zone Safety Training is required.
• MUTCD Work Zone Traffic Control Certification is required.
• Experience with street lighting, traffic signals, intelligent transportation systems, communications infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, or similar transportation assets is highly valued. Additional electrical safety, HAZWOPER, CPR, First Aid, AED, or traffic control training is beneficial.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage field personnel, project teams, clients, and agency representatives. A bachelor's degree in occupational safety, construction management, engineering, or a related discipline is preferred, with equivalent relevant experience considered.

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