Construction Safety Specialist (Field Based)

ERM is hiring an on-site Construction Safety Specialist to support and lead safety initiatives for a high-visibility construction project. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills, a trade background, and a solid foundation in construction safety practices, particularly around fall protection, scaffolding, and roofing. This is a full-time hours (40+ hours per week), limited-term role with a duration of 7 months, extendable. Key Responsibilities: Conduct and document daily site safety inspections. Enforce compliance with fall protection and scaffolding safety regulations. Review, evaluate, and provide feedback on contractor pre-task plans. Support and lead safety-related aspects of construction projects, ensuring risk mitigation is integrated into execution plans. Assist site leadership in managing and improving the overall safety program. Serve as a visible, proactive safety presence during high-risk activities (e.g., roofing, elevated work). Lead and support incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking. Facilitate toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and jobsite safety meetings. Collaborate with trade partners and subcontractors to ensure safe work practices are consistently followed. Build strong relationships across all levels while maintaining accountability and enforcing safety standards. Identify hazards and recommend timely, practical corrective actions. Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety or related degree preferred but not required. A minimum of 2 years of relevant construction safety experience. Strong working knowledge of fall protection systems, scaffolding safety, and roofing operations. Demonstrated ability to review and critique Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs) or pre-task plans. Experience leading or supporting incident investigations. Background in skilled trades (e.g., carpentry, roofing) highly desirable. OSHA 30-hour Construction Certification required; competent person certifications for fall protection/scaffolding a plus. Excellent communication and interpersonal skillsapproachable yet firm in enforcing safety requirements. Self-directed, reliable, and able to thrive in a dynamic construction environment. Pay Transparency: For the Construction Safety Specialist position, we anticipate the annual base pay of $76,003.20 $97,385.60, $36.54/hr $46.82/hr USD, limited-term, non-exempt. An employees pay position within this range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs. We also may have instances where employees fall outside of the range based on the factors noted above. This job may be eligible for bonus pay (casual and fixed term/Flexforce employees are NOT bonus eligible). We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life & disability insurance to benefits eligible* employees. *Benefits Eligibility is limited to Regular employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. Fixed-Term employees (including Flexforce) who are regularly scheduled to work 20 hours a week or more are eligible for a limited benefits package. Casual employees are NOT benefits eligible. See your recruiter for more details. You can apply for this role through https://www.erm.com/careers/apply/ or through the internal careers portal if you are a current employee. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, determinable, and payable. 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