Field Safety Officer

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Field Safety Officer is a hands-on leader who helps our crews work safely and efficiently every day. Reporting to the Chief Project Engineer & Business Development Officer, this vital job will coach field teams across roadway and bridge maintenance projects, ensuring work practices align with company policies, DOT and OSHA requirements, and our zero‑harm goals. This role will be present in the field to lead safety briefings, verify work zone setups, observe high‑risk activities, and provide practical guidance that keeps people protected and operations moving. This position will analyze incidents and near misses, track leading indicators, and turn insights into clear, proper training and improvements. By building trust with supervisors, subcontractors, and client representatives, you will strengthen our safety culture, support storm and incident response, and help OASIS IAM deliver reliable, compliant, and quality results.

This position requires traveling throughout the South Florida region, performing field visits at our Miami Lakes, West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, Jensen Beach, and Belle Glade projects and offices.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Knowledge of various highway maintenance equipment, such as, but not limited to, tractors, dozers, loaders, trucks, and graders, performing highway maintenance duties; material usage in the field and crew operations; quantity records and supply usage.
• Extensive experience with the organizational structure, functions, procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements of the Department of Transportation and contract documents.
• Knowledge of source materials and guidelines that can be used to resolve problems encountered that are not covered by precedent action.
• Knowledge of the standard methods, materials, tools, and equipment used in highway maintenance
• Knowledge of the federal, state, and departmental regulations applicable to the work, such as the proper use of safety equipment (i.e., shoes, hard hats, goggles, etc.), equipment operation, and materials handling.
• Knowledge of elementary engineering principles and practices involved in highway maintenance operations.
• Knowledge of the effects weather conditions have on road surfaces (i.e., expansion, contraction, deterioration, erosion, etc.) and the extent to which these conditions affect the safe movement of traffic.
• Knowledge of the occupational hazards and safety precautions applicable to the work.
• Knowledge of rules and regulations about the proper placement of signs and placards within and along the highway right of way.
• Ability to plan, direct, and supervise the work of employees.
• Ability to assess road conditions, hazards, and surface deterioration to determine the need for repair or corrective action.
• Ability to establish program objectives or performance goals and to assess progress toward their achievement.
• Ability to objectively evaluate facts, situations, and circumstances.
• Ability to analyze Maintenance Rating Program (MRP) reports of road conditions, hazards, and surface deterioration to determine the need for repair or corrective action.
• Ability to plan, prepare, and monitor budget expenditures to ensure a complete and efficient highway maintenance program.
• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather conditions, day or night, in everyday and emergency situations.
• Ability to drive vehicles safely and conscientiously.
• Ability to drive equipment with a manual transmission and clutch.
• Ability to climb, kneel, crouch, crawl, stoop, and twist, and perform duties using appropriate tools and equipment within safety standards.
• The ability to walk over uneven ground.
• Ability to accurately perform mathematical calculations.
• Ability to operate computers and / or other electronic devices and use programs / applications to conduct business.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and written directions / instructions given in English.
• Ability to display high standards of ethical conduct. Refrain from dishonest behavior.
• Works and communicates with all clients and customers, providing polite, quality professional service.
• Ability to display a high level of initiative, effort, attention to detail, and commitment by completing assignments efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Follows policy, cooperates with supervisors, and aligns behavior with the goals of the organization.
• Able to work weekends, evenings, holidays, and “on-call” responsibilities, and flexible hours when necessary
• Perform other duties requested by project or company leadership.

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