Safety Manager
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Overview
Job Description
Construction Safety Manager
Location: Jackson, MI
Duration: Long term (Start: 6/15/2026)
Type: 1099 Contractor with Opportunity for Full-Time W2 Employment
Compensation & Schedule
Pay Rate: $49/hr
️ Overtime: Paid After 40 Hours
Per Diem: $65/Day (7 Days Per Week) + Lodging Provided by Client
Completion Bonus: $150/month
Pay Frequency: Weekly
Schedule: Monday-Friday | 40-50 Hours Per Week | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturdays as Needed
Why This Opportunity?
Join a solar contractor supporting a utility-scale solar construction project in Jackson, MI. This role offers the opportunity to oversee safety activities for solar array installation, civil construction, equipment operations, material handling, and daily field operations while supporting a growing renewable energy industry. This position also offers the potential to transition into a full-time W2 role upon successful project completion.
Required Qualifications
OSHA 30 Certification
5+ years of construction safety management experience
Preferred Qualifications
NABCEP Certification (PV Associate, PV Installer, or higher)
Solar construction experience
Renewable energy project experience
What You'll Be Doing
- Oversee daily safety activities for solar construction operations
- Conduct routine site inspections, audits, and risk assessments
- Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA regulations and project safety requirements
- Support and enforce fall protection programs and site-specific safety procedures
- Lead incident investigations and corrective action implementation
- Deliver new hire orientations and ongoing safety training
- Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, and pre-task plans
- Maintain safety documentation, reports, and compliance records
- Partner with project supervision to proactively identify and mitigate hazards
- Monitor equipment operations, material handling activities, and field work practices
- Promote a positive safety culture across the project
Technical Knowledge
Candidates should have working knowledge of:
- OSHA Construction Standards
- Solar Construction Safety
- Utility-Scale Renewable Energy Projects
- Fall Protection & Elevated Work Activities
- Material Handling Operations
- Heavy Equipment Safety
- Excavation & Trenching Awareness
- Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Development
- Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
- Contractor Safety Management
- Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation
- Electrical Hazard Awareness
- Commercial & Industrial Construction Safety Best Practices
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate is a field-focused safety professional who can build relationships with craft personnel, maintain compliance, identify risks before incidents occur, and support project teams in safely executing work while maintaining production goals.
Apply Today
Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.
If you have experience directly related to the project's scope of work, please ensure it is clearly reflected on your resume, including the specific trades, activities, or operations you supported (e.g., solar construction, renewable energy projects, civil construction, utility-scale projects, electrical installations, excavation activities, material handling operations, etc.).
Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.
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