University Construction Project Manager Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Location: Houston, TX

Duration: 1 Year (Start: 8/17)

Type: 1099 Contractor

Pay Rate: $60/hr

Per Diem: None

Completion Bonus: $150/month

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Schedule: 5 Days/Week | 12-Hour Days

Saturday: 8-Hour Shift

Approximately 68 Hours Per Week

Join a general contractor supporting a major university construction project in Houston, TX, involving the construction of a new parking garage and hospital building.

The Project Safety Coordinator (PSC) will provide dedicated safety leadership for the GC while overseeing multiple trades and subcontractors across a complex commercial construction environment. This long-term opportunity is ideal for an experienced commercial building safety professional with a strong background working directly for general contractors on large-scale institutional, healthcare, or similar vertical construction projects.

• Minimum7 consecutive years serving as a Project Safety Coordinator (PSC) dedicated solely to commercial building construction projects with a General Contractor (GC)
• CurrentOSHA 500 Construction Trainer Certification
• CurrentFirst Aid/CPR/AED Certification completed within the last 2 years
• Must have maintained all required training and continuing education within the previous 5 years
• Strong commercial building construction safety experience
• Experience overseeing multiple trades and subcontractors on large-scale construction projects
• Must be able to provide documentation verifying all required certifications, qualifying experience, and continuing education for client review and approval prior to mobilization

• Hospital or healthcare construction experience
• University or higher-education construction experience
• Parking garage or structural concrete construction experience
• Large-scale General Contractor project experience
• CHST, ASP, CSP, or additional BCSP credential

• Serve as the Project Safety Coordinator for the General Contractor
• Maintain a highly visible field presence across the project
• Provide safety oversight for multiple trades and subcontractors
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, field observations, and risk assessments
• Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirements
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, pre-task plans, and high-risk work activities
• Coordinate safety activities with project management, superintendents, subcontractors, and craft personnel
• Support structural, concrete, MEP, and building construction activities
• Monitor fall protection, scaffolding, aerial lifts, material handling, crane operations, and elevated work
• Lead safety meetings, orientations, toolbox talks, and employee training
• Identify unsafe conditions and behaviors and drive timely corrective actions
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analyses
• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, training records, and compliance reports
• Support subcontractor accountability and corrective action follow-up
• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the project

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Commercial Building Construction Safety
• General Contractor Safety Management
• Healthcare & Hospital Construction
• Institutional & University Construction
• Multi-Trade Construction Operations
• Subcontractor Safety Management
• Structural Concrete Construction
• Parking Garage Construction
• Crane & Rigging Operations
• Fall Protection & Elevated Work
• Scaffolding & Ladder Safety
• Aerial Lifts & MEWPs
• Excavation & Trenching
• Electrical & MEP Construction Safety
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Development
• Pre-Task Planning
• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
• Safety Auditing & Compliance Monitoring
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

The ideal candidate is an experienced commercial construction safety leader with a proven history of serving as a dedicated PSC for General Contractors on complex vertical building projects.

Success in this role requires maintaining a strong field presence, effectively coordinating safety across multiple trades, proactively identifying hazards, holding subcontractors accountable, and partnering with project leadership to safely execute a large-scale university and healthcare construction project.