Occupational Safety and Health Manager
Indian Head, MD$60k - $130kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
OSH manager to provide full-time on-site support for military defense facilities and operations, overseeing safety programs across energetics, construction, facilities, grounds, transportation, and heavy equipment.
Responsibilities
- Review and ensure full compliance with local, state, and federal occupational safety and health standards, regulations, and requirements on a broad range of projects and programs
- Manage, coordinate, and track employee occupational health requirements, including pre-employment and job-specific physical examinations, respiratory medical evaluations, respirator fit testing, drug testing, and other medical surveillance requirements
- Prepare and/or review standard operating procedures
- Perform and fully document walkthroughs and OSH inspections of industrial and manufacturing areas, storage facilities, test ranges, laboratories, construction sites, and administrative spaces
- Perform follow-up inspections to close out recommendations, specifically on hazard abatement deficiencies in accordance with 29 CFR 1960
- Track the status of open actions using databases, spreadsheets, SharePoint lists, or Power Platform solutions
- Routinely interact with program managers, federal government clients, and a variety of stakeholders
- Serve as a competent person and review, update, and present training on a variety of OSH topics
- Manage and fully document mishap and incident investigations
Qualifications
- Direct experience interpreting and applying local, state, and federal OSH standards, regulations, and requirements, including EM385 1-1 and other DoD requirements
- 8+ years of progressive experience in OSH, industrial safety, construction safety, or related discipline
- Familiarity with OSHA requirements and safety practices related to lockout/tagout, confined space entry, fall protection, aerial lifts and MEWPs, and respiratory protection programs
- Experience conducting workplace inspections, JHAs, risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective action follow-up
- Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating safety management systems and programs to ensure regulatory compliance and reduce workplace hazards
- Demonstrated ability to identify safety risks, recommend mitigation measures, and communicate findings and recommendations
- Experience leading safety training, promoting employee engagement, and fostering a proactive safety culture
- Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, clients, subcontractors, and regulatory personnel
- Must currently hold or be able to obtain a Department of Defense Secret-level security clearance
- Must be a U.S. citizen as this position is not eligible for Limited Access Authorizations
Skills
Required:OSH standards interpretation
Benefits
- health and dental insurance
- life insurance
- long-term disability
- educational benefits
- FSAs
- a generous 401k plan
- profit sharing
- EAP
- 11-20 paid vacation days per year
- 10 paid holidays per year
- 56 hours or more of sick leave (based on the state you work in) per year (pro-rated for part-time) and more
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Eastern Research Group Inc.
Helping our clients protect public health and the environment, improve worker health and safety, ensure the safety of food and drugs, plan and design facilities, advance national security, and achieve other positive outcomes.
ERG helps clients protect the environment, improve worker health and safety, ensure the safety of food and drugs, and plan sustainable facilities.
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