What are the responsibilities and job description for the Safety Director position at Rosemar?
Position Summary
The Director of Safety will lead, build, and scale Rosemar’s Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) function across all operations. This role is responsible for transitioning the company from a compliance-driven safety approach to a proactive, systems-based safety culture aligned with growth, operational excellence, and risk reduction.
This individual will operate as both a strategic leader and hands-on operator in the near term—owning corporate safety programs while directly supporting field operations—until the future build-out of a Safety Supervisor team.
The Director will serve as the company’s primary safety authority externally with regulatory agencies, municipalities, and insurance partners, while internally driving accountability, training, and cultural adoption across a 300 employee workforce.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Leadership & Program Development
- Field Integration & Culture Building
- Risk, Claims & Compliance Management
- Team Development & Future State Buildout
- External Relations & Reputation Management
Required Qualifications
o 10 years of progressive safety leadership in heavy civil, roadwork, or infrastructure construction
o Proven experience building or transforming company-wide safety programs
o Strong working knowledge of: OSHA, DOT, NYS/NYC regulations coupled with Heavy highway / paving / milling operations
Certifications
o CSP, ASP, CHST, or equivalent
o OSHA 500/510 Construction trainer certification, preferred.
Leadership Profile
o Executive presence with ability to engage state/county stakeholders
o Strong interpersonal and influencing skills (not just enforcement)
o Systems thinker — builds scalable processes, not just reacts to incidents
o Operationally credible — understands how work actually gets done in the field