Safety Manager

Location: Atlantic City, NJ
Duration: 3 Months (Start: ASAP)
Type: 1099 Contractor

CompensationSchedule

Pay Rate: $56/hr (Local Candidates) OR $52/hr $140/day Per Diem (Travelers)
Per Diem: $140/day (Non-Local Candidates)
Completion Bonus: $150/month
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Schedule: Approximately 60 Hours/Week
Additional Schedule Details: Rotating 12-hour shifts. Available shifts include 12:00 PM-12:00 AM and 12:00 AM-12:00 PM. Overtime and extended schedules may be required based on project needs.

Why This Opportunity?

Join a contractor supporting a major Army Corps of Engineers infrastructure project at the Absecon Inlet in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This opportunity provides hands-on safety oversight for structural steel installation, rebar work, civil construction activities, fabrication operations, dredging, and inlet maintenance projects.

Required Qualifications

OSHA 30 Certification
Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience
Experience supporting structural steel, civil, marine, or heavy construction projects
Strong field safety presence and hazard recognition skills
Experience conducting inspections, audits, and safety observations
Ability to work extended schedules and rotating shifts as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Army Corps of Engineers project experience
Marine construction or dredging experience
Structural steel and rebar installation experience
Heavy civil construction safety experience
Experience working around waterways and marine operations
CHST, ASP, CSP, STS-C, or other BCSP credential

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily field safety oversight for structural steel, rebar, fabrication, dredging, and civil construction activities
• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout active work areas
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments
• Monitor steel erection, excavation, marine operations, and heavy equipment activities
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), permits, and pre-task plans
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirements
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate timely corrective actions
• Provide field coaching and reinforce safe work practices with craft personnel
• Coordinate safety activities with project management, supervision, and subcontractors
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reports
• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the project

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Structural Steel Safety
• Heavy Civil Construction Safety
• Marine ConstructionDredging Operations
• ExcavationTrenching Safety
• Cranes, RiggingMaterial Handling
• Heavy Equipment Operations
• Fall ProtectionElevated Work
• Aerial LiftsMEWPs
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
• Incident InvestigationCorrective Actions
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk AssessmentMitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, field-focused safety professional with experience supporting structural steel, heavy civil, marine, or dredging projects.

Success in this role requires maintaining a strong field presence, proactively identifying hazards, effectively communicating with craft personnel and supervision, and ensuring steel installation, dredging, civil construction, and marine activities are executed safely while supporting project productivity and schedule objectives.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience directly related to structural steel, rebar, heavy civil construction, dredging, marine operations, and construction safety management. Experience with structural steel, heavy civil construction, dredging, marine work, OSHA compliance, and field safety leadership should be clearly identified.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.