Senior Safety Coordinator - Columbus, OH

Senior Construction Safety Coordinator

📍 Location: Columbus, OH
📅 Duration: 12-18 Months (Start: 1/4/2027)
📋 Type: 1099 Contractor

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Compensation & Schedule

💰 Pay Rate: $50/hr (Traveler) | $52/hr (Local)
🏨 Per Diem: $125/Day (7 Days Per Week for Travelers)
🎯 Completion Bonus: $150/month
💵 Pay Frequency: Weekly
⏰ Schedule: 1st Shift | Monday-Friday/Saturday | 60+ Hours Per Week
📈 Additional Schedule Details: Extended hours and Saturday work based on project needs.

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Why This Opportunity?

Join a mechanical and fire protection contractor supporting construction of a semiconductor manufacturing facility in Columbus, OH. Project scope is focused on fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler installation, mechanical systems, and fire protection construction activities.

The Senior Construction Safety Coordinator will provide field safety oversight for mechanical and fire protection crews, working directly with craft personnel, supervision, and project leadership to maintain compliance and support safe project execution.

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Required Qualifications

✔ OSHA 30 Construction Certification
✔ CHST or STSC Credential
✔ OSHA 500 and/or OSHA 510
✔ Minimum 10+ Years of Construction Safety Experience
✔ Must have mechanical experience

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Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Semiconductor or Advanced Manufacturing Construction Experience
⭐ Fire Protection Construction Experience
⭐ Fire Alarm or Sprinkler Installation Experience
⭐ Mechanical Contractor Safety Experience
⭐ Large-Scale Industrial Construction Experience
⭐ Multi-Contractor Safety Oversight Experience

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What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily field safety oversight for mechanical and fire protection construction activities
• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout active work areas
• Monitor fire alarm, sprinkler, and associated mechanical installation activities
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments
• Review JHAs, pre-task plans, permits, and other project safety documentation
• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate corrective actions with field supervision
• Provide safety coaching and reinforce safe work practices with craft personnel
• Coordinate safety activities with project management, supervision, and contractors
• Support toolbox talks, safety meetings, and workforce engagement activities
• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reports
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and project-specific safety requirements

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Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Fire Protection Construction Safety
• Fire Alarm System Installation
• Fire Sprinkler System Installation
• Mechanical Construction Activities
• Elevated Work & Fall Protection
• Aerial Lifts & MEWPs
• Material Handling Operations
• Hot Work Safety
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
• Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

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What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a senior, field-focused construction safety professional who is comfortable supporting mechanical and fire protection trades on a large industrial construction project.

Success requires a strong field presence, proactive hazard identification, effective communication with craft and supervision, and consistent safety oversight of fire alarm, sprinkler, and mechanical installation activities.

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Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience with mechanical construction, fire protection, fire alarm systems, sprinkler installation, industrial construction, semiconductor facilities, JHAs, hazard assessments, OSHA compliance, and field safety oversight.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.