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Safety Manager roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring at least a bachelor's degree in occupational health, safety engineering, or a related field. Employers in manufacturing, construction, and energy sponsor H-1B petitions for this title, with prevailing wage levels set by DOL based on location and industry.
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Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.
The Role We Want You For
The Senior Site Safety Manager will provide support to the Project Staff and the Clayco safety team in an effort to execute corporate safety and health standards and procedures in compliance with Federal, State, and Local requirements. In addition to your project responsibilities, you shall participate in and complete all assignments designated to you. This will include, but is not limited to, assisting in development of a zero injury safety culture on each project, conducting at least weekly documented jobsite safety inspections, effectively communicate orientations for all new project workers, assist with and review subcontractor daily pre-task safety analysis, actively promote and participate in daily stretch and flex program, identify project trends and execute proactive safety initiatives to eliminate incidents, support corporate goals and initiatives, emphasize and support proactive safety such as near miss/hazard reporting, coach and recognize workers on safe work methods, report all incidents in an effective and timely manner following established protocols and be a champion in motivating workers to perform their jobs safely! Your responsibilities will be all encompassing for each project you will be dedicated to.
The Specifics of the Role
- Assist in development of the project safety program.
- Establish and conduct jobsite orientation for new project employees. Administer and record their participation in the orientation program and issue identification to those employees completing the orientation program.
- Attend all initial meetings with the project staff and subcontractor representatives to clearly define their role within the confines of the project safety program.
- Manage larger projects up to $320M. May oversee 2-3 $50M projects that are in the same location.
- Client interfacing.
- Manage other Clayco Safety Supervisors on the project.
- Conduct and document pre-planning safety meetings with each subcontractor representatives to establish safety procedures prior to subcontractor’s activity on site.
- Establish and conduct regular (weekly) safety meetings with subcontractor representatives and with project staff to ensure proper compliance.
- Facilitate training for site personnel and ensure that standards are per the OSHA/Clayco and in compliance with Federal and State standards.
- Ensure and maintain a log of each subcontractor toolbox safety meeting.
- Review each subcontractor’s safety program and ensure that it meets or exceeds the project safety program requirements.
- Ensure that each subcontractor designates a safety representative that is properly trained in subcontractor’s scope of work and has the proper authority to correct safety issues.
- Conduct regular daily and weekly jobsite inspections and complete the safety checklist noting safety violations and corrective actions.
- Record, notify and prepare written report of any violations or unsafe practices to subcontractors for immediate correction actions.
- Stop at once any violation or unsafe acts or practices.
- Assist the Project Superintendent in establishing and implementing proper fire prevention, evacuation, and fire control procedures.
- Investigate all incidents and generate proper reports.
- Establish and maintain all required safety records.
- Conduct a monthly overview safety meeting and attend project staff meetings to brief on safety issues.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent.
- 20+ years of safety experience or combination of education and years of experience in building construction, with a working knowledge of safety/environment principles and techniques.
- 5+ years of field experience minimum.
- OSHA 30-hour construction accreditation.
- OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer is a plus.
- Strong management, leadership, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
- Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Able to work at heights, able to climb ladders, access/inspect scaffolding and roof areas.
- Noise level is usually moderate to very loud.
- Computer skills with familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Some Things You Should Know
- This position will service our clients in Midwest.
- Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
- The pace is fast!
Why Clayco?
- 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
Compensation
- The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
About us
Clayco is a full-service, turnkey real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm that safely delivers clients across North America the highest quality solutions on time, on budget, and above and beyond expectations. With $8.1 billion in revenue for 2025, Clayco specializes in the "art and science of building," providing fast track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential related building projects.
The Role We Want You For
The Senior Site Safety Manager will provide support to the Project Staff and the Clayco safety team in an effort to execute corporate safety and health standards and procedures in compliance with Federal, State, and Local requirements. In addition to your project responsibilities, you shall participate in and complete all assignments designated to you. This will include, but is not limited to, assisting in development of a zero injury safety culture on each project, conducting at least weekly documented jobsite safety inspections, effectively communicate orientations for all new project workers, assist with and review subcontractor daily pre-task safety analysis, actively promote and participate in daily stretch and flex program, identify project trends and execute proactive safety initiatives to eliminate incidents, support corporate goals and initiatives, emphasize and support proactive safety such as near miss/hazard reporting, coach and recognize workers on safe work methods, report all incidents in an effective and timely manner following established protocols and be a champion in motivating workers to perform their jobs safely! Your responsibilities will be all encompassing for each project you will be dedicated to.
The Specifics of the Role
- Assist in development of the project safety program.
- Establish and conduct jobsite orientation for new project employees. Administer and record their participation in the orientation program and issue identification to those employees completing the orientation program.
- Attend all initial meetings with the project staff and subcontractor representatives to clearly define their role within the confines of the project safety program.
- Manage larger projects up to $320M. May oversee 2-3 $50M projects that are in the same location.
- Client interfacing.
- Manage other Clayco Safety Supervisors on the project.
- Conduct and document pre-planning safety meetings with each subcontractor representatives to establish safety procedures prior to subcontractor’s activity on site.
- Establish and conduct regular (weekly) safety meetings with subcontractor representatives and with project staff to ensure proper compliance.
- Facilitate training for site personnel and ensure that standards are per the OSHA/Clayco and in compliance with Federal and State standards.
- Ensure and maintain a log of each subcontractor toolbox safety meeting.
- Review each subcontractor’s safety program and ensure that it meets or exceeds the project safety program requirements.
- Ensure that each subcontractor designates a safety representative that is properly trained in subcontractor’s scope of work and has the proper authority to correct safety issues.
- Conduct regular daily and weekly jobsite inspections and complete the safety checklist noting safety violations and corrective actions.
- Record, notify and prepare written report of any violations or unsafe practices to subcontractors for immediate correction actions.
- Stop at once any violation or unsafe acts or practices.
- Assist the Project Superintendent in establishing and implementing proper fire prevention, evacuation, and fire control procedures.
- Investigate all incidents and generate proper reports.
- Establish and maintain all required safety records.
- Conduct a monthly overview safety meeting and attend project staff meetings to brief on safety issues.
- Perform other duties as necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent.
- 20+ years of safety experience or combination of education and years of experience in building construction, with a working knowledge of safety/environment principles and techniques.
- 5+ years of field experience minimum.
- OSHA 30-hour construction accreditation.
- OSHA 500 Outreach Trainer is a plus.
- Strong management, leadership, and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well both verbally and in writing.
- Performance of the required duties will require physical ability to climb permanent and temporary stairs, passenger use of construction personnel hoists, ability to climb ladders and negotiate work areas under construction.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
- Able to work at heights, able to climb ladders, access/inspect scaffolding and roof areas.
- Noise level is usually moderate to very loud.
- Computer skills with familiarity with Microsoft Office.
Some Things You Should Know
- This position will service our clients in Midwest.
- Our clients and projects are nationwide – Travel will be required.
- No other builder can offer the collaborative design-build approach that Clayco does.
- We work on creative, complex, award-winning, high-profile jobs.
- The pace is fast!
Why Clayco?
- 2025 Best Places to Work – St. Louis Business Journal, Los Angeles Business Journal, and Phoenix Business Journal.
- 2025 ENR Top 400 – Top Data Center Contractor (Top 3).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Design-Build Firms – Design-Build Contractor (Top 5).
- 2025 ENR Top 100 Green Contractors – Green Contractor (Top 3).
Benefits
- Discretionary Annual Bonus: Subject to company and individual performance.
- Comprehensive Benefits Package Including: Medical, dental and vision plans, 401k, generous PTO and paid company holidays, employee assistance program, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, learning & development programs and more!
Compensation
- The salary range for this position considers a wide range of factors in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: Education, qualifications, skills, training, experience, certifications, internal equity, and location. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Safety Manager
Verify your degree meets specialty occupation standards
Safety Manager H-1B petitions get scrutinized when the degree field is broad. A degree in environmental health, industrial hygiene, or safety engineering maps more directly than a general business or science degree. Pull your transcript and confirm the field-of-study match before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filing history
Use Migrate Mate to filter Safety Manager roles by employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for this occupation, so you're applying to companies that have already committed to the H-1B sponsorship process for your role type.
Focus on industries with consistent H-1B sponsorship patterns
Manufacturing plants, chemical processing facilities, and large construction contractors file H-1B petitions for Safety Managers more consistently than small firms. These industries face OSHA compliance mandates that create ongoing demand for credentialed safety professionals regardless of economic cycles.
Use O*NET to build your specialty occupation case
The O*NET profile for Safety Managers documents the degree requirements and knowledge domains USCIS evaluates. Reference the O*NET occupation data in your support letter to demonstrate that the role routinely requires a specialized bachelor's degree, not just general experience.
Confirm the offered wage clears DOL prevailing wage thresholds
Before accepting an offer, run the job location and Safety Manager SOC code through the OFLC Wage Search. Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the prevailing level for that area, and a wage set below Level II often draws RFEs at petition stage.
Negotiate H-1B filing timing around OSHA certification renewals
If your CSP, CIH, or ASP certification expires during cap-gap or petition processing, USCIS may question continued qualification. Time your employer's I-129 filing so your active certifications remain valid through the approval date, and include renewal confirmations in the petition package.
H-1B Visa Safety Manager: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Safety Manager role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes, but the employer must document that the specific position requires a bachelor's degree or higher in a directly related field such as occupational safety, industrial hygiene, or safety engineering. Generic safety roles that accept any degree field can face USCIS RFEs. The job description should tie duties to specialized theoretical knowledge, not just on-the-job training.
Which industries sponsor H-1B visas for Safety Managers most frequently?
Manufacturing, oil and gas, chemical processing, and large-scale construction firms sponsor H-1B petitions for Safety Managers with the most regularity. These industries operate under strict OSHA and EPA compliance frameworks that require credentialed professionals, creating sustained demand. You can browse Safety Manager roles filtered by H-1B filing history on Migrate Mate.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect Safety Manager H-1B petitions?
DOL sets the prevailing wage for Safety Managers by SOC code and geographic location. Your employer's LCA must certify they'll pay at least the prevailing wage for the applicable wage level. Roles classified at Level I or II are more exposed to RFEs; a Level III or IV classification signals a senior position that more clearly justifies the specialty occupation designation.
Can a Safety Manager with a foreign degree get H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but your foreign degree must be evaluated as equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree in a related field. A credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization is standard. If your degree is in a tangentially related discipline, your employer can also demonstrate equivalency through a combination of education and progressive professional experience, which USCIS accepts under the three-for-one rule.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Safety Manager role is reclassified or restructured?
A material change in job duties, worksite location, or wage level typically requires your employer to file an amended H-1B petition with USCIS before the change takes effect. If your role shifts from a site-specific safety function to a corporate or multi-site role, that can constitute a material change. Confirm with your employer's immigration counsel whether an amendment is needed before accepting a restructured position.