Safety Engineer

We are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Safety Engineer to join our team in supporting and promoting a strong safety culture on our heavy civil construction projects at our New London, CT location. The Safety Engineer will be responsible for ensuring compliance with OSHA, DOT, local/state regulations, and company safety policies. This role requires a field presence and hands-on involvement with crews to identify risks, conduct inspections, and implement corrective actions to maintain a safe work environment across all project phases.

Key Responsibilities:

· Implement and monitor site-specific safety plans and company safety programs for heavy civil construction projects.

· Conduct daily site inspections, safety audits, and hazard assessments, reporting findings and ensuring corrective actions are taken.

· Lead and document Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), pre-task planning, and toolbox talks.

· Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA, DOT, environmental, and industry-specific safety regulations.

· Investigate incidents, near-misses, and safety violations; prepare detailed reports and recommend corrective actions.

· Coordinate and deliver safety orientation and training for new hires, subcontractors, and site visitors.

· Maintain safety records including SDS, inspection logs, training certifications, and incident reports.

· Collaborate with project teams to plan and execute safe work methods, including excavations, heavy equipment operations, traffic control, confined space, and utility work.

· Support the preparation of site-specific safety documentation, such as Emergency Action Plans and Health & Safety Plans.

· Monitor subcontractor compliance with project safety standards and ensure alignment with general contractor expectations.

· Participate in regulatory inspections and interface with safety consultants, clients, or insurance representatives as needed.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Construction Management, or Engineering (or equivalent work experience)

· 2–5 years of experience in a safety-related role in heavy civil, highway, bridge, or infrastructure construction

· Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926, DOT safety standards, and state-specific regulations

· Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook); experience with safety management or construction software is a plus

· Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills

· Ability to be effective in a fast-paced, field-based environment

· Valid driver’s license and clean driving record

About SPS

SPS New England, Inc., one of the leading heavy highway contractors in New England, is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform duties on Bridge and Highway construction projects.

Since 1984, SPS has been helping to rebuild New England’s infrastructure. Wherever you drive throughout Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire, there’s a good chance you will travel down a road or over a bridge built by SPS New England.

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan):

SPS is an employee-owned company.  We are proud to offer eligible employees the opportunity to participate in our Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).  Employee-owners benefit from the success of the company and play a critical role in fostering an ownership culture within the organization, emphasizing the importance of employee engagement, and commitment to long-term success.

We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, including participation in the ESOP for eligible employees, a collaborative work environment, and opportunities for professional growth within our expanding organization.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to assure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training. It is also the policy of SPS New England, Inc. to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other applicable legally protected status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, recruitment advertising, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay, fringe benefits or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, on the job training, classification, and referral, at all levels of employment. Consistent with these obligations, SPS New England, Inc. also provides reasonable accommodations to employees and applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, observances, and practices.

Employees and applicants of SPS New England, Inc. will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

SPS New England, Inc. is seeking minority and female employees, and all employees are encouraged to recruit minority and females as well.