Safety Specialist

Job Title: Safety Specialist

Job Description

The Safety Specialist supports construction activities on a major Cancer Center project, working closely with project leadership, subcontractors, field personnel, and the Safety Manager to promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company, client, and regulatory safety requirements. This role is primarily field-based, focusing on inspections, audits, safety observations, training, and incident investigations, while also handling key administrative safety functions such as documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping.

Responsibilities

• Promote and maintain a strong safety culture across the Cancer Center construction project.
• Collaborate closely with the Safety Manager, project leadership, subcontractors, and field personnel to ensure alignment with safety standards and expectations.
• Conduct regular field inspections and safety audits to identify hazards, verify compliance, and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform safety observations in the field to monitor work practices and reinforce safe behaviors.
• Deliver safety training to project staff and subcontractors, ensuring understanding of site-specific safety requirements and procedures.
• Investigate safety incidents and near misses, identify root causes, and support the development and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Support administrative safety functions including documentation, reporting, and recordkeeping in accordance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with construction safety regulations, internal safety policies, and client-specific safety standards.
• Assist in developing and updating safety plans, procedures, and job hazard analyses for construction activities.
• Engage proactively with field personnel to address safety concerns and provide guidance on safe work methods.
• Coordinate with project teams to integrate safety considerations into daily planning and construction activities.

Essential Skills

• Certified CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician) with typically 4+ years of experience, or STSC (Safety Trained Supervisor Construction) certification.
• Strong construction safety experience with hands-on experience in field safety on active construction sites.
• Experience in construction safety within commercial construction environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering safety training to construction personnel.
• Proven experience conducting safety audits and inspections on construction projects.
• Ability to perform incident investigations and contribute to root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Knowledge of regulatory safety requirements applicable to construction projects.
• Effective communication skills to work with project leadership, subcontractors, and field personnel.
• Strong organizational skills to manage documentation, reporting, and safety recordkeeping.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Hospital construction experience, particularly in healthcare environments, is highly desirable.
• Experience supporting safety on complex, multi-phase construction projects.
• Familiarity with safety considerations in mechanical, plumbing, and medical gas systems is beneficial.
• Ability to adapt safety practices to specialized environments such as healthcare, higher education, industrial, and high-tech facilities.

Work Environment

This role is based on a large Cancer Center construction project with approximately 120150 employees on site. The work environment is primarily field-focused on an active healthcare construction site, requiring frequent presence in construction areas and coordination with the general contractor and multiple subcontractors. The project involves complex building systems, including mechanical, plumbing, and medical gas installations typical of healthcare facilities and other high-tech vertical markets. The Safety Specialist works standard construction project hours, with time divided between field activities and office-based administrative tasks. While on contract, the position includes 10 days of paid time off and 6 federal holidays. Appropriate construction-site attire and personal protective equipment are required in the field to ensure safety and compliance with site rules.

This is a Contract position based out of Lexington, KY.

The pay range for this position is $43.26 - $56.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Lexington, KY.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 16, 2026.

This is a fully onsite position in Lexington,KY.

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