Regional Safety Manager

About this role

Are you driven to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact? At Apex, we’re building more than a consulting and engineering firm—we’re creating a place where your career accelerates, your contributions matter, and your potential is fully realized. We believe your growth is our growth, which is why we invest in your development at every stage of your career. Here, you’ll work on projects that shape communities, protect the environment, and create lasting impact, all while being empowered with the autonomy and flexibility to do your best work.

Fueled by high quality delivery, exceptional client retention, and strategic acquisitions, Apex Companies continues to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the AEC industry, recently recognized by the Zweig Group for our industry-leading growth. Our success is grounded in strong leadership, a collaborative culture, and a shared commitment to delivering exceptional outcomes.

As we continue to expand, we're looking for high-performing professionals who are ready to lead, collaborate, innovate, and create impact. At Apex, you help shape what's next. When we succeed together, we share in that success. All Apex positions are eligible for annual bonus opportunities, reinforcing our commitment to recognizing and rewarding meaningful contributions that drive our collective growth.

Apex Companies is seeking a Central Regional Safety Manager to support the implementation, continuous improvement, and field execution of Apex’s Health & Safety program across the Central Region.

This is a regional operations-facing safety role focused on helping field teams, managers, supervisors, and project staff apply Apex safety expectations consistently in real-world work environments. The Central Regional Safety Manager serves as the primary Health & Safety point of contact for the assigned region and works closely with the Executive Director of Health & Safety, Health & Safety Program Team, Regional leadership, Division Managers, Project Managers, supervisors, and field personnel.

The ideal candidate is a practical, field-informed safety professional who can balance regulatory compliance, client expectations, and operational realities. This person must be comfortable engaging with employees at all levels, conducting field visits, coaching teams, supporting incident response, reviewing project safety documents, and helping drive a proactive safety culture across a distributed workforce.

This role requires strong communication, sound judgment, practical problem-solving, and the ability to influence without overcomplicating processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Health & Safety point of contact for the Central Region

• Support consistent implementation of Apex Health & Safety programs, policies, procedures, and expectations across the region

• Partner with Regional, Division, Branch, Program, Project, and Field leadership to promote safe work planning and execution

• Conduct field visits, site safety observations, office inspections, and project safety reviews

• Coach, mentor, and support employees, supervisors, and managers on safe work practices, hazard identification, and risk control

• Review Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), Health and Safety Plans (HASPs), Ground Disturbance Plans, variance requests, and other project safety planning documents

• Support incident reporting, response, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking for injuries, illnesses, motor vehicle accidents, utility strikes, property damage, near misses, Good Catches, DOT events, and other reportable events

• Monitor completion and effectiveness of corrective actions within the region

• Assist with WorkCare case follow-up, return-to-work coordination, restricted duty planning, and workers’ compensation case support as needed

• Support fleet safety and driver compliance expectations, including safe driving policy implementation, GPS/telematics follow-up, driver coaching, and coordination with fleet/DOT compliance resources

• Support FMCSA/DOT compliance activities for regional employees, vehicles, trailers, and project work where applicable

• Assist in identifying regional safety trends, recurring exposures, operational gaps, and continuous improvement opportunities

• Support development and delivery of practical safety communications, toolbox talks, safety alerts, newsletters, and engagement content

• Facilitate or support regional safety meetings, Apex Safety Committee participation, and regional safety roundtables

• Assist with onboarding safety support, field readiness, PPE needs, medical surveillance coordination, and training follow-up

• Support Cornerstone training assignments, troubleshooting, and tracking for regional safety training needs

• Provide safety support for subcontractor safety reviews, client safety requirements, and project-specific safety compliance requests

• Participate in Health & Safety program development, Management of Change reviews, and cross-functional initiatives as needed

• Help identify practical ways to simplify safety requirements, reduce confusion, and improve field usability

• Promote a proactive safety culture through visible leadership, constructive coaching, timely follow-up, and consistent communication

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant health and safety experience supporting field operations in environmental, construction, industrial, utility, remediation, consulting, or similar work environments

• Demonstrated ability to implement safety programs in practical, field-based settings

• Experience conducting field safety inspections, observations, audits, or project reviews

• Experience supporting incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and follow-up

• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and practical application of safe work practices in field environments

• Familiarity with JSAs, HASPs, hazard assessments, PPE selection, and project safety planning

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