Regional Safety Specialist - Huntsville, AL

Regional Safety Specialist

📍 Location: Huntsville, AL
📅 Duration: Temp-to-Hire | Start ASAP
📋 Type: 1099 Contractor with Temp-to-Hire Opportunity

Compensation & Schedule

💰 Pay Rate: $55/hr | $82.50/hr OT
🏨 Per Diem: $125/day
💵 Pay Frequency: Weekly
⏰ Schedule: Monday-Friday | First Shift | 40 Hours Per Week
📈 Additional Schedule Details: Occasional overtime may be available based on project demands. This position will support two commercial construction projects in the Huntsville area.

Temp-to-Hire Opportunity: The permanent position is expected to offer a $70,000-$85,000 salary, benefits package, performance-based bonus, and $500/month gas allowance for travel between jobsites. Relocation assistance up to $5,000 may be available for qualifying candidates currently residing in southern states.

Why This Opportunity?

Join a plumbing and mechanical contractor supporting two commercial construction projects in Huntsville, AL. This is a temp-to-hire opportunity for a safety professional looking to establish a long-term position with a growing contractor.

The Regional Safety Specialist will provide hands-on field safety support across active commercial jobsites, working directly with field personnel and project leadership. Responsibilities will include observations and reporting, employee orientations, onsite training, incident investigation support, permitting, safety paperwork, and project planning.

This opportunity is specifically focused on commercial construction safety experience. The client is seeking candidates whose backgrounds align directly with commercial construction rather than primarily manufacturing or industrial environments.

Required Qualifications

✔ Minimum 3+ Years of Commercial Construction Safety Experience
✔ Experience supporting active commercial construction jobsites
✔ Strong interpersonal and communication skills
✔ Ability to conduct field safety observations and reporting
✔ Experience assisting with safety documentation, permits, and planning
✔ Ability to support orientations and onsite safety training

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Bilingual Spanish/English Highly Preferred
⭐ Plumbing Construction Experience
⭐ Mechanical Construction Experience
⭐ QA/QC Experience
⭐ Multi-Site Construction Safety Experience
⭐ Incident Investigation Experience
⭐ Strong Field Communication and Relationship-Building Skills

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily field safety support for commercial construction operations
• Support plumbing and mechanical contractor activities across two active projects
• Conduct routine field observations and document safety findings
• Lead new-hire and site-specific safety orientations
• Assist with onsite safety training
• Identify unsafe conditions and communicate corrective actions
• Assist with incident investigations and follow-up activities
• Support permitting, safety paperwork, and project planning
• Coordinate with project leadership and field personnel
• Maintain required safety documentation and reporting
• Reinforce safe work practices with craft personnel
• Help maintain a proactive and approachable safety presence in the field

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• Commercial Construction Safety
• Plumbing & Mechanical Construction Activities
• OSHA Construction Safety Requirements
• Jobsite Hazard Recognition
• Field Safety Inspections & Observations
• Safety Orientations & Training
• Incident Investigation
• Permit Management
• Construction Safety Documentation
• Pre-Task Planning
• Contractor Safety Practices
• QA/QC Processes, preferred

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, field-focused safety professional with a strong commercial construction background who communicates effectively with both craft personnel and project leadership.

The client is open to a developing safety professional who is coachable and able to grow within the organization, but candidates must bring at least three years of relevant commercial construction safety experience.

Success in this role requires building strong working relationships in the field, maintaining an active presence across both projects, effectively communicating safety expectations, and supporting safe and productive plumbing and mechanical construction operations.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience directly related to commercial construction safety, including the specific trades and project types you have supported. Experience involving plumbing, mechanical construction, safety observations, orientations, onsite training, incident investigations, permits, planning, and QA/QC should be clearly identified where applicable.

Bilingual Spanish/English candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.