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Safety Engineer

Grunley Construction Company, Inc.
Rockville, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 12/8/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/22/2026
Brief Description

Grunley is a full-service, award-winning construction firm with expertise in high-profile, complex projects for both public and private sector customers. Headquartered in the Washington metropolitan area, Grunley specializes in building new facilities as well as additions, renovations, restorations and modernizations of large-scale commercial, institutional and government buildings, including offices, multi-family residential facilities, universities/schools, courthouses, laboratories, performing arts centers, embassies, monuments and museums. Our annual revenues are in excess of $560 million and our bonding capacity is $1.5 billion aggregate.

The Safety Engineer is responsible for the safety of the employees at the jobsite and to ensure that all personnel assigned to the project are fully aware of applicable elements of the Safety Plan and have been properly trained to ensure compliance. This position also requires the need to help preplan for the work with the project staff and Contractors by requesting and reviewing safety work plans and Activity Hazard Analyses (AHA’s) well ahead of the scheduled preparatory meetings before Contractors begin work.

A Safety Engineer is an entry-level role learning the foundations of Safety in General Contracting. A Safety Engineer will support and learn from both safety teams and field superintendent teams. The Safety Engineer reports to the Director of Corporate Safety.

Requirements

Preferred Experience:

Safety internship experience. OSHA 30 hour course; Competent Person Training (CPT) in fall protection, confined space, scaffolding, and excavation.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety (or related field).

Summary

Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Present the new hire orientation to those workers arriving to the project and answer questions
  • Request and review submitted work plans from subcontractors to confirm they are detailed and accurate. Provide comments when needed before contractors perform work.
  • Perform and document daily safety audits to verify that the work is being done in accordance with the submitted and approved safety plans
  • Promptly follow-up with open issues from safety audits to confirm issues have been adequately addressed and resolved in a timely manner
  • Provide assistant and guidance when needed to help those in the field do what is necessary to perform the work safely

Our benefits package is designed to support employee well-being and financial security, including employer-sponsored health and life insurance, paid time off for sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, jury duty, and vacation, and retirement options like 401(k) plans. Other compensation opportunities may include incentive bonuses, paid holidays, company training, and tuition assistance. Comprehensive benefits will be discussed during the recruitment process; base salaries will be determined by skills, position, education. experience, market consideration, and geographic location. The salary range for this role will be $75,000.00-$80,000.00.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at hr@grunley.com or by phone at 240-399-6162 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.

Salary : $75,000 - $80,000

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