Safety Manager – Construction Safety

Job Description

Safety Manager Berks County | Berg Construction, LLC

The Tone:
This is a Safety Manager position at Berg Construction, LLC, located in Berks County, PA, requiring a hybrid presence between the office and active job sites. Berg Construction is a growing general contractor in south-central Pennsylvania, specializing in self-performing civil and commercial work including earthwork, site utilities, foundations, and structural construction. This role is crucial for rebuilding and owning the company’s safety program, ensuring safety is a core value backed by executive commitment and an active safety committee, rather than merely a compliance task.

The TL;DR
• Role: Safety Manager
• Type: Full-time
• Location: Hybrid, Berks County, PA

• Team: Reports directly to company leadership and collaborates closely with project managers, superintendents, and crew leads.
• Mission: Own the day-to-day safety function and build a safety program that ensures compliance and fosters a strong safety culture across the company’s operations.
• Tech Stack: Safety management software, inspection apps (GoCanvas, SafetyCulture/iAuditor, Procore Safety, or similar), data reporting tools.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Field Oversight: Conduct regular job site inspections and safety audits across active projects to identify and correct hazards related to excavation, fall protection, and equipment operation.
• Compliance Assurance: Ensure strict adherence to OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926 construction standards and review and enforce subcontractor safety plans.
• Incident Response: Promptly investigate all incidents, near-misses, and first-aid events, conducting structured root-cause analysis and developing measurable corrective action plans.
• Safety Development: Design and deliver effective safety training programs for field crews, including new-hire orientations and competent person certifications, and strengthen the existing safety committee.
• Program Management: Maintain, improve, and implement Berg’s written safety programs, track safety data for trend analysis, and advise leadership on regulatory changes.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene, environmental science, construction management, engineering, or a related field; OR 2+ years of direct construction safety experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience: Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR Part 1926 construction standards, including excavation/trenching (Subpart P), fall protection (Subpart M), scaffolding (Subpart L), and PPE requirements.
• Skills: Integrity to enforce rules, a proactive mindset to identify hazards, strong communication to explain regulations, persistence in following up, and analytical thinking to connect data and observations to underlying causes.
• Bonus: OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification; CHST, ASP, or CSP credential, or active candidacy; experience with OSHA recordkeeping, incident investigation, and root-cause analysis methodologies; familiarity with silica and respiratory protection programs; experience using safety management software or inspection apps; prior exposure to earthwork, underground utilities, or civil construction environments.