HSE Manager - Heavy Industrial
The Project HSE Manager at Confidential Client is responsible for implementing and facilitating health, safety, and environmental programs on construction projects, ensuring compliance with company and regulatory standards. This role involves conducting safety inspections, managing safety plans, handling emergencies and incidents, and maintaining safety documentation to promote a safe work environment in heavy industrial construction settings.
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Overview
Confidential Client is seeking a Project HSE Manager (Step I / II / Sr. levels) to join a heavy-industrial project team in Iva, SC. This safety-focused role supports project delivery by implementing and facilitating HS&E programs, conducting inspections and orientations, and managing incident response and documentation.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct frequent site safety walks and inspections across the project and adjacent property.
- Lead site-specific safety orientations and toolbox talks.
- Create, update, maintain, and facilitate the Project Environmental Management Plan.
- Create, update, maintain, and facilitate the Project Safety Management Plan.
- Implement and enforce the Confidential Client Safety Management and Illness Prevention Systems Manual on site.
- Manage emergencies, incidents, and worker’s compensation claims; support investigations and corrective actions.
- Review, organize, and file project safety documentation and reports.
- Collaborate with project leadership and trades to drive continuous safety improvements and compliance.
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum: high school diploma or equivalent; bachelor’s degree preferred.
- At least 1 year of full-time project safety experience (Step I typically entry-level; Step II manages small-to-medium projects independently; Sr. manages larger/complex projects).
- Proficient with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and comfortable using safety software/apps.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with attention to accurate reporting and documentation.
- Demonstrated integrity in reporting incidents, complying with policies, and upholding safety standards.
- Certifications preferred but not required: STSC, CHST, ASP, CSP.
- Bilingual candidates are a plus.
Physical & Work Requirements
- Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (steel-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, hardhat, vest, etc.).
- Frequent reaching above shoulder height and below waist; occasional stooping, kneeling, bending.
- Ability to climb stairs and ladders occasionally.
- Frequent interaction with people across shifts; ability to sit, stand, or walk short distances for extended periods.
- Must be able to use phones, computers, email and other electronic devices to communicate with internal/external contacts.
Safety Level
- Safety-Sensitive — role includes tasks that could affect the safety and health of the employee or others (equipment operation, working around hazardous materials, etc.).
Compensation (Estimated)
- Estimated pay: $77,889 per year (estimated).
Why Join
- Work on meaningful heavy-industrial projects within the Energy, Oil & Gas sector.
- Clear progression across Step I, II and Sr. levels to advance responsibilities and project complexity.
- Opportunity to lead safety culture and have measurable impact on worker wellbeing and project outcomes.
Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency
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