Safety Manager

Company Overview:

High Country Search Group is partnering with a well-established civil construction and materials platform operating across Colorado and Wyoming, supporting heavy civil construction, aggregate production, and industrial operations for public, utility, and private-sector customers. Known for its practical, operations-first culture, the organization embeds safety into daily work rather than relying on unnecessary bureaucracy, offering a highly visible, field-driven environment for safety professionals who prefer working directly with crews at plants, pits, and jobsites.

Position Overview:

The Safety Officer will serve as a hands-on, field-embedded safety partner supporting plant and construction operations across multiple sites, with a focus on practical risk management, crew coaching, and culture-building that enables safe work without disrupting productivity. This role spends the majority of time in the field supporting daily operations, conducting risk assessments, coaching supervisors and crews, and maintaining clean, audit-ready records using right-sized tools rather than complex EHS systems. The ideal candidate is a self-directed safety professional with experience in civil construction, aggregates, or mining who brings a teacher’s mindset, credibility with field teams, and confidence engaging regulators during inspections.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with production and construction teams to align safety practices with field workflows, equipment constraints, and schedules.
• Maintain a strong field presence (60–70%), conducting site walks across plants, pits, haul roads, and active jobsites.
• Participate in daily huddles and pre-task planning, simplifying JSAs/JHAs so they are practical and usable in real time.
• Conduct field-based risk assessments and safety observations; coach supervisors and crews on hazard recognition and control, including mobile equipment interaction, LOTO, silica exposure, line-of-fire risks, and work at heights.
• Lead toolbox talks and short, task-specific safety trainings aligned to current work activities.
• Champion a proactive safety culture that empowers crews to stop work, report near misses, and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain organized, audit-ready safety records using right-sized tools, including training, inspections, incidents, corrective actions, and exposure monitoring.
• Serve as the primary safety representative during MSHA and OSHA inspections and coordinate follow-up corrective actions.
• Facilitate incident investigations and root-cause analyses focused on system improvements rather than blame.
• Track and trend incidents and near misses to identify patterns and recommend practical corrective measures.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• 3–7 years of safety experience in civil construction, aggregates/sand, mining, or heavy industrial environments.
• Health & Safety certification required (CSP, ASP, CHST, or equivalent) with willingness to maintain CEUs.
• Working knowledge of MSHA regulations and practical exposure to OSHA standards.
• Experience managing safety records without a formal EHS system (e.g., Excel, Google Sheets, SharePoint, OneDrive).
• Proven ability to coach supervisors and crews and positively influence safety culture.
• Comfortable interfacing with regulators, including preparing for and supporting inspections.
• Strong knowledge of common construction and mining risk controls, including mobile equipment, LOTO, fall protection, confined spaces, excavation/trenching, traffic control, silica mitigation, and emergency response.
• Clear communicator with a practical, teacher-oriented approach to safety.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel between plants and jobsites and work outdoors in variable conditions.

Preferred:

• Experience in mining or aggregate operations (fixed and mobile plant).
• Exposure monitoring and fit-for-duty experience.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

Why This Opportunity?

This role offers the chance to be a visible, trusted safety leader within an operations-driven organization where safety is treated as a core value, not a compliance exercise. You’ll work directly with field teams, influence daily decision-making, and help shape a culture where crews take ownership of safety. For a hands-on safety professional who values field presence, autonomy, and real impact, this is a compelling opportunity with long-term stability and regional scope.