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Get Access To All JobsAs a Senior Safety Manager, you will ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on our world class projects. The Safety Manager is responsible for creating a culture of care while enforcing Clark's Safety and Health Policy, as well as local and federal safety standards on jobsites. This role leads employee safety education in partnership with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for all phases and tasks. To us, no project is successful unless it is built safely.
Responsibilities
- Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
- Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public.
- Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards.
- Manage and mentor a staff as well as client expectations effectively.
- Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
- Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs.
- Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities.
- Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
- Drive and create a safety vision and aligns the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone.
- Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA.
- Understand workers compensation and lead efforts in managing claims.
- Utilize experience to proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
- Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work.
- Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people.
- Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals.
Basic Qualifications
- 10 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
- Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
- Ability to manage large scale and high profile projects.
- Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
- Exposure to preconstruction efforts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders from a new craft worker to senior executive leader.
- Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment.
- Agile, energetic, data driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short term and long term goals.
- Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.
Preferred Qualifications
- OSHA 30 Hour
- CHST or CSP
- SMS certifications
- 1st Aid/CPR training
The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.
Your Work Environment: You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast-paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels. Your safety is our top priority, and you'll be expected to follow Clark Construction's safety policies and procedures, and all applicable laws, at all locations.
Our High-Performing Culture: This is a demanding, high-performance environment. We are looking for candidates who are energized by challenge, thrive under pressure, and are prepared to do what it takes to achieve exceptional results. Success in this role requires significant commitment, including flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines. Beyond regular working hours, there will be occasions where business needs require your attention, particularly for time-sensitive matters or emergencies. You are expected to monitor and respond to communications (phone calls, emails, text messages) as required to address these situations effectively. Your ability to manage these expectations and be responsive when critical issues arise is key to your success in this role and our collective success as a team.
A Drug Free Workplace: Clark promotes a drug free workplace. A pre-employment drug “fitness for duty” screening is required, and the company conducts random quarterly drug “fitness for duty” tests.
Clark offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision benefits, paid time off, retirement/401k, and Company Contribution plan. Additional benefits include life insurance, commuter benefit, short & long term disability, fitness reimbursement, FSA, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare, tutoring & family support benefits, EAP/Work-Life assistance, and a holiday contribution program. For this role the base salary range is $100,000 - 200,000. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
As a Senior Safety Manager, you will ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and the general public on our world class projects. The Safety Manager is responsible for creating a culture of care while enforcing Clark's Safety and Health Policy, as well as local and federal safety standards on jobsites. This role leads employee safety education in partnership with project supervisors to develop safe work plans for all phases and tasks. To us, no project is successful unless it is built safely.
Responsibilities
- Drive the Clark safety culture on a project.
- Oversee and ensure the safety of employees, trade partners, and general public.
- Enforce corporate and project specific safety and health programs as well as federal, state, and local safety standards.
- Manage and mentor a staff as well as client expectations effectively.
- Identify known or potential exposures and recommend corrective action.
- Develop, coordinate, and implement overall project specific safety programs.
- Partner with field supervision to ensure safety hazard mitigation measures are included in the planning of project construction activities.
- Develop project specific safety education for jobsite personnel, including subcontractors, based upon upcoming work activities or recent at-risk trends.
- Drive and create a safety vision and aligns the team to deliver and achieve a safe workplace for everyone.
- Facilitate third party safety reviews including OSHA.
- Understand workers compensation and lead efforts in managing claims.
- Utilize experience to proactively mitigate upcoming safety challenges.
- Proactively identify and develop relationships with industry professionals to generate and win the right work.
- Take an active role in recruiting top industry talent to join the Clark team. Identify, hire, and retain outstanding people.
- Exceed our stakeholders’ expectations by anticipating their needs, desires, and goals.
Basic Qualifications
- 10 years of relevant construction safety experience with an undergraduate degree in safety and health (or related discipline) or demonstrated construction safety and trade experience.
- Ability to communicate and influence supervisors, peers, and external partners.
- Ability to manage large scale and high profile projects.
- Proof of training and experience in managing crane, fall protection, excavation, scaffolds, and heavy equipment safely.
- Exposure to preconstruction efforts.
- Ability to communicate effectively with, persuade, and gain buy-in from a broad range of stakeholders from a new craft worker to senior executive leader.
- Strength in managing multiple competing priorities in a deadline driven environment.
- Agile, energetic, data driven approach to achieving individual and organizational objectives while balancing short term and long term goals.
- Alignment to Clark Standards of Excellence: self-motivated, results oriented, adaptable, team player, accountable, ethical, innovative, resilient, builds relationships, builds people/teams and followership, sets direction and executes.
Preferred Qualifications
- OSHA 30 Hour
- CHST or CSP
- SMS certifications
- 1st Aid/CPR training
The work environment and requirements described below are representative of those necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role.
The Physical Side of the Role: This is an active, hands-on role. You can expect to be on your feet frequently, navigating active job sites with uneven terrain, stairs, ladders, and hoists. The work is physically demanding and requires a full range of motion, including bending, kneeling, and reaching. You’ll need to be comfortable frequently lifting and carrying materials up to 25 pounds, and occasionally up to 50 pounds. This role requires the ability to communicate effectively, as well as visual acuity for reading plans and inspecting work. The role does include desk time in the office that may require prolonged periods of sitting for tasks like computer work, document review, and meetings.
Your Work Environment: You’ll spend a significant amount of your time on active construction sites, which means being adaptable to all kinds of weather and moderate to loud noise levels, and comfortable in elevated or confined work areas with moving mechanical equipment and with the fast-paced nature of a project in progress. You will also spend time in a typical office setting with moderate noise levels. Your safety is our top priority, and you'll be expected to follow Clark Construction's safety policies and procedures, and all applicable laws, at all locations.
Our High-Performing Culture: This is a demanding, high-performance environment. We are looking for candidates who are energized by challenge, thrive under pressure, and are prepared to do what it takes to achieve exceptional results. Success in this role requires significant commitment, including flexibility to work extended hours, especially during critical project phases or client deadlines. Beyond regular working hours, there will be occasions where business needs require your attention, particularly for time-sensitive matters or emergencies. You are expected to monitor and respond to communications (phone calls, emails, text messages) as required to address these situations effectively. Your ability to manage these expectations and be responsive when critical issues arise is key to your success in this role and our collective success as a team.
A Drug Free Workplace: Clark promotes a drug free workplace. A pre-employment drug “fitness for duty” screening is required, and the company conducts random quarterly drug “fitness for duty” tests.
Clark offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision benefits, paid time off, retirement/401k, and Company Contribution plan. Additional benefits include life insurance, commuter benefit, short & long term disability, fitness reimbursement, FSA, tuition reimbursement, back-up daycare, tutoring & family support benefits, EAP/Work-Life assistance, and a holiday contribution program. For this role the base salary range is $100,000 - 200,000. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a Safety Technician
Confirm your role meets specialty occupation
Pull the Safety Technician O*NET profile and verify your job duties align with roles requiring a bachelor's degree in a specific field. USCIS denies H-1B petitions when job descriptions are too general or the degree requirement isn't clearly tied to the duties.
Target industries with consistent H-1B filing history
Manufacturing, oil and gas, utilities, and aerospace employers file H-1B petitions for Safety Technicians regularly. Focus your search on these sectors rather than smaller contractors, who often lack the HR infrastructure to manage H-1B sponsorship.
Search verified H-1B sponsors on Migrate Mate
Filter your job search by employers with confirmed H-1B LCA filing history for safety roles on Migrate Mate. This saves time by eliminating employers who advertise openings but have no record of sponsoring this occupation.
Check prevailing wage before accepting an offer
Use the OFLC Wage Search to look up the prevailing wage for your exact job title, geographic area, and experience level. Your offer must meet or exceed this figure, or the DOL will reject the Labor Condition Application your employer files.
Ask about premium processing during salary negotiation
Standard H-1B adjudication runs several months, which creates problems if your OPT or current status is expiring. Negotiate premium processing into your offer early; employers are more receptive before signing than after onboarding paperwork starts.
Document your certifications alongside your degree
OSHA 30-hour cards, CSP certification, and safety management credentials strengthen the specialty occupation argument for your petition. Compile these with your transcripts so your employer's attorney can build a complete credential package for USCIS.
H-1B Visa Safety Technician: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Safety Technician role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
It depends on how the employer defines the role. USCIS requires the position to normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as occupational health and safety, environmental science, or industrial hygiene. If the job description accepts any bachelor's degree or treats the degree as preferred rather than required, the petition is likely to face a Request for Evidence or denial. Employers should document why a specific degree field is essential to the duties.
Which industries are most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for Safety Technicians?
Manufacturing, chemical processing, oil and gas, utilities, aerospace, and large construction firms sponsor H-1B petitions for safety roles most consistently. These industries operate under strict OSHA compliance requirements and employ dedicated safety staff with formal credentials. You can find employers with verified H-1B filing history for safety roles by searching Migrate Mate, which filters listings by actual Labor Condition Application data.
Can a Safety Technician role qualify for a cap-exempt H-1B through a nonprofit or research institution?
Yes, if the employer qualifies as a cap-exempt organization such as a nonprofit research institution, university, or government research organization, the H-1B petition bypasses the annual lottery entirely. Safety Technicians employed by hospital systems affiliated with a university or by federally funded laboratories often benefit from this path. Confirm the employer's cap-exempt status directly with USCIS guidance before relying on this route.
What credentials support a stronger H-1B petition for a Safety Technician position?
A bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, environmental health, industrial hygiene, or a closely related field forms the foundation. Professional certifications such as the Certified Safety Professional designation, OSHA 30-hour completion, or a Construction Health and Safety Technician credential add evidentiary weight by showing the role demands specialized knowledge beyond a general degree. Your employer's immigration attorney will document these to support the specialty occupation argument.
What happens to my H-1B status if my Safety Technician employer conducts layoffs or restructures?
Your H-1B status is tied to your employer, so a layoff or role elimination triggers a 60-day grace period to find a new sponsoring employer, change to another valid status, or depart the U.S. A new employer must file a transfer petition before your grace period expires to maintain your continuous status. Starting your job search immediately, not after receiving severance, is the most effective way to stay within that window.