CPE Safety Manager - Central Florida

The Safety Manager leads project safety planning, compliance, training, field oversight, incident prevention, and subcontractor safety coordination for Center Phase Energy as prime contractor. This role is responsible for aligning project execution with Center Phase Energy safety practices, client safety requirements, OSHA requirements, utility construction safety expectations, and ISNetworld compliance requirements.

The Safety Manager supports the project from NTP through Final Completion, including preconstruction safety planning, subcontractor onboarding, field execution, incident prevention, safety audits, corrective action management, and final closeout. The position has authority to stop work when unsafe conditions or behaviors are identified.

Safety Program Development and Alignment

• Develop, implement, and maintain the project-specific safety plan in alignment with Center Phase Energy requirements, client construction safety management expectations, OSHA requirements, and utility construction safety practices.
• Coordinate project safety roles and responsibilities across Center Phase Energy, engineering support resources, subcontractors, suppliers, and field crews.
• Establish safety orientation, site access, training verification, incident reporting, emergency response, corrective action, and safety performance reporting processes.
• Support safety input into construction sequencing, work planning, outage coordination, site logistics, severe weather planning, and emergency response plans.
• Maintain stop-work authority and communicate expectations clearly to all project participants.

ISNEtworld and Subcontractor Compliance

• Verify that Center Phase Energy maintains the required ISNetworld status and that on-site subcontractors meet required ISN compliance expectations before mobilization and throughout the project.
• Review subcontractor safety programs, training records, insurance/compliance status where applicable, and site-specific safety requirements before work begins.
• Coordinate safety onboarding for subcontractors, suppliers, visitors, and specialty vendors.
• Track subcontractor safety performance, deficiencies, corrective actions, and compliance documentation.
• Escalate noncompliant subcontractor conditions to Center Phase Energy leadership and prevent mobilization or continued work when requirements are not met.

Field Safety Oversight

• Conduct regular field safety inspections, observations, coaching, and compliance checks across all active work areas.
• Oversee safety controls for excavation, foundations, crane and rigging operations, electrical work, grounding, energized or near-energized work, lockout/tagout, traffic control, work at heights, material handling, and severe weather exposure.
• Verify completion and quality of job hazard analyses, pre-task plans, tailboards, toolbox talks, and daily safety briefings.
• Coordinate with the Construction Manager to ensure that schedule and production pressures do not compromise safe work practices.
• Maintain field visibility and actively engage with crews to reinforce safe behaviors and correct at-risk conditions.

Training, Incident Management and Corrective Actions

• Maintain project training records, orientation logs, safety meeting records, competent person documentation, and required certification records.
• Lead or support incident investigations, near-miss reviews, root cause analysis, reporting, and corrective action tracking.
• Coordinate medical response, emergency notifications, lessons learned, and return-to-work communication as applicable.
• Trend safety observations, incidents, and corrective actions to identify recurring risks and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare safety performance updates for project meetings, client coordination, and Center Phase Energy leadership.

Closeout and Continuous Improvement

• Maintain audit-ready safety records through Final Completion.
• Support client safety reviews, field walks, audits, and compliance verification activities.
• Participate in lessons learned reviews and provide recommendations for future Center Phase Energy utility construction pursuits.
• Coordinate final safety documentation closeout and ensure open corrective actions are resolved before project closeout.

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum 10 years of safety management experience in utility construction, electrical infrastructure, substations, transmission, distribution, EPC, EPCM, or heavy civil construction.
• Demonstrated experience managing safety for field crews, subcontractors, utility owners, and multi-discipline construction activities.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards, electrical safety, utility construction hazards, lockout/tagout, excavation, crane/rigging, work at heights, emergency response, and incident investigation.
• Experience with ISNetworld or similar contractor compliance systems and subcontractor safety onboarding.
• Ability to work collaboratively with construction management while independently enforcing safety requirements and stop-work authority.
• Ability to travel to and remain on-site in Central Florida during active field work as required.

Preferred Certifications and Training 

• OSHA 30-hour Construction Safety required or strongly preferred.
• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 preferred.
• CHST, CUSP, ASP, or equivalent safety credential preferred.
• First Aid / CPR / AED required or strongly preferred.
• NFPA 70E electrical safety training preferred.
• Excavation competent person, confined space competent person, crane/rigging safety, traffic control, and incident investigation training preferred.

Key Competencies 

• Visible field safety leadership.
• Practical hazard recognition and corrective action follow-through.
• Strong understanding of utility construction risk.
• Subcontractor safety management and compliance enforcement.
• Clear communication with field crews, client representatives, Center Phase Energy leadership, and engineering support resources.
• Incident prevention mindset and ability to coach safe behaviors.
• Documentation discipline and audit-ready recordkeeping.