
Sr Safety Specialist - Transportation / Infrastructure
Inglewood, CAFull-time$120–140K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago
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Job overview
Kiewit is seeking a Safety Specialist for a project in Inglewood, California. The role supports and upholds project-level environmental health and safety programs, helping reinforce the company’s commitment to safe work. The position is part of the Southern California District’s transportation market and involves safety program management, hazard prevention, workforce coaching, training, regulatory interpretation, and coordination with safety officials.
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Full job description
Requisition ID: 182819
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Southern California District
Department: Safety
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time
Position Overview
Are you passionate about safety and ensuring everyone is working in a safe condition and environment? How about doing so while working for one of the largest contractors in North America, with an opportunity to become a shareholder in the company?
At Kiewit, one of our guiding principles on our projects and in every office is, “Nobody Gets Hurt.” We are currently looking for a Safety Specialist for our project in Inglewood, CA, who creates, supports, and upholds our program which reinforces our commitment to safety.
District Overview
Kiewit’s Southern California District operates with heavy civil, transportation, and water resource markets. Although most of our work is scattered across Southern California, we also pursue various projects across the west coast and Hawaii.
Location
This position will support our project in Inglewood, CA.
Responsibilities
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Managing the company environmental health and safety programs at the project level, driving a safety-oriented approach to work.
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Compiling, analyzing, and interpreting occupational illness and accident statistical data at the project level; recommending process and product safety features that will reduce employee exposure to chemical, physical, and biological work hazards.
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Routinely inspecting the facilities, machinery, and safety equipment in order to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
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Routinely monitoring the workforce for unsafe behaviors and coach employees on the correct behaviors when observed.
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Developing environmental health and safety training materials to include manuals, brochures, PowerPoint presentations etc.
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Developing a paperwork management system to track training records to track all safety training initiatives conducted personally or by outside consultants/vendors.
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Interpreting safety regulations for the project.
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Coordinating and presenting safety training to support client requirements including new hire orientation, fall protection, confined space, lockout/tagout and repertory.
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Interfacing with Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) (Provincial or federal) officials/inspectors in the event or a site visit.
Qualifications
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The ideal candidate has 2+ years of experience working on construction projects or water treatment facilities in an environmental health and safety related role.
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Demonstrated ability to manage all aspects of a safety program on projects of increasing complexity.
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Must have safety training equivalent to 30-hr OSHA certification
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Certified by Cal/OSHA as an Underground Safety Representative
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Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) required
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CPR/First Aid, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification and OSHA/MSHA instructor certifications are required
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Knowledge of OSHA and MSHA regulations and hazard recognition, record keeping and injury management skills.
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Ability to freely access all points of a construction site in wide-ranging climates and environment.
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Regularly sit, stand, walk and talk and listen; occasionally lift and move up objects up to 30 pounds.
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Working knowledge of computers and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel.
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Other Requirements:
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Regular, reliable attendance
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Work productively and meet deadlines timely
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Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
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Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
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Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
Base Compensation: $120,000/yr - $140,000/yr
(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)
We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.
Company: Kiewit
How this job compares
Set against the 813 open Safety Specialist jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$120–140K/yr
- California median$83–112K/yr30 salary ranges
- US median$78–100K/yr303 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $130K, is 35% above the California median midpoint ($96K) — in the top quarter of Safety Specialist salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 43 open Safety Specialist jobs in California and 813 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- Kiewit (this employer)6 open
- Amazon2 open
- Cupertino Electric2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Safety Specialist postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (562 postings).
- Education
- 98 of the 813 open Safety Specialist jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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