Project EHS Manager

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As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Budget: $120K-$160K

Job Title: EHS Manager/Project EHS Manager

Position Summary

The EHS Manager leads the development, implementation, and oversight of environmental, health, and safety programs across construction projects. This role provides strategic direction, compliance oversight, and day-to-day support to project teams to ensure a safe and environmentally responsible work environment. The EHS Manager partners with operations leadership, subcontractors, and field personnel to drive a strong safety culture and reduce risk across all phases of construction.

• Lead, mentor, and support EHS staff including Coordinators, Representatives, and project-level safety personnel.
• Promote a proactive, engaged safety culture through leadership involvement and consistent communication.
• Set EH&S goals, metrics, and performance expectations for projects and
• Influence and coach project managers, superintendents, and subcontractors on EHS
• Ensure compliance with OSHA construction standards, state/local safety regulations, environmental regulations, and client-specific
• Oversee internal and external audits, jobsite inspections, and compliance
• Serve as primary contact for regulatory agencies, insurance representatives, and third-party auditors.
• Lead investigations for injuries, near misses, environmental incidents, and property
• Conduct root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified.
• Track trends and develop prevention strategies based on leading/lagging indicators
• Conduct regular job-site visits to validate field compliance, coach workers, and address emerging hazards.
• Oversee hazard identification, risk assessments, and implementation of control
• Support planning for high-risk construction activities and major project milestones.

• Manage construction-specific safety programs including fall protection, equipment and crane operations, excavation safety, confined space entry, energized work, and site
• Review and approve project-specific safety plans, JSAs/JHAs, lift plans, and high-risk activity plans.
• Develop and conduct EHS training for employees, supervisors, and subcontractors (orientations, toolbox topics, hazard-specific training).
• Ensure training records, certifications, and compliance requirements are
• Facilitate safety meetings, leadership briefings, and subcontractor coordination

• 5-8+ years of construction safety experience, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or management role.
• Preferred a Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent industry experience).
• Strong knowledge of DOT, EPA and OSHA construction standards, and industry best
• Preferred Certifications: CSP, CHST, CUSP, ASP, CHMM, OSHA 30/500, First Aid/CPR,

• Excellent leadership, communication, and decision-making
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, and field
• Proficiency with EHS management systems, reporting software, and Microsoft
• Valid US driver's license

• Ability to walk, climb, and stand for extended periods on active construction
• Ability to lift 25-50 as needed.
• Ability to wear required PPE (hard hat, safety boots, high-visibility vest, gloves, fall protection, respirator) if required.
• Ability to travel to multiple job sites as required (daily or weekly).

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.