Safety Professional Lead - Northern Virginia Area
Content + Source + Freshness • 03 Mar 2026 • 95% confidence
Offer value
This role offers solid growth potential in safety management within a critical industry, supported by competitive benefits and commitments to professional development.
- Impactful role in safety for critical infrastructure projects.
- Requires strong safety management expertise.
- Competitive benefits including health insurance and tuition reimbursement.
Pros
- Able to contribute to critical infrastructure development.
- Strong emphasis on safety and compliance, enhancing job relevance.
- Competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
Cons
- Requires specific credentials and extensive experience.
- Role may involve travel, impacting work-life balance.
- Defined responsibilities with high accountability may lead to pressure.
Who it's for
Senior Level • On-Site with possible travel
Good fit
- Safety professionals with substantial experience.
- Candidates aiming to contribute to engineering safety standards.
- Individuals motivated by compliance and risk mitigation.
Not recommended for
- Inexperienced professionals without relevant safety background.
- Candidates uninterested in a hands-on safety management role.
- Individuals opposed to work-related travel.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence®. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation’s most recognizable mission critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. The company’s capabilities include electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audio visual, and IT systems. M.C. Dean is headquartered in Tyson's, Virginia, and employs more than 5,800 professionals who engineer and deploy automated, secure, and resilient power and technology systems; and deliver the management platforms essential for long-term system sustainability.
Why join M.C. Dean? Our people are inspired by the way engineering and innovation enhance customer outcomes, improve lives, and change the world for the better. We are driven by our core values of agility, expertise, and trust.
Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance. Active Clearance higly preferred.
Responsibilities
The Safety Professional Lead is responsible for oversight of Facilities Engineering, Operations and Maintenance Safety, Health (S&H), and Risk Management, effectively managing multiple Safety programs, developing, and implementing M.C. Dean site-specific project safety plans, and collaborating with Project Management in the implementation and leadership of the Operational Risk Management (ORM) process. Provides solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, and practical. This position will require travel to Omaha, NE
- Coordinate with customer and/or owner of general site conditions and/or Non-Compliance Notice (NCN)
- Participate in meetings with customers, project team members, and contractors/sub-contractors to advise of project-specific mitigation plans, S&H training programs, and technical reports
- Assist with the development and implementation of Site-Specific Accident Prevention Programs (APP) and training plans to meet project safety plan specifications and requirements
- Assist with site safety budgets, necessary safe work permits and assure compliance with project contract, plans, and specifications
- Lead the Operational Risk Management (ORM) team in reviewing, interpreting, and developing a project safety plan based on project, client/owner, Program Manager, and customer specifications, design drawings, regulations, and existing safety system - Conduct / assist with incident / investigation reporting.
- Knowledge of safety and health standards, rules, regulations - Working knowledge of safe work practices, accident investigation techniques, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) compliance, insurance audits, workers compensation, project health surveys, Activity Hazard Analysis (AHA), site emergency evacuation and first aid plans
- Proficiency in Microsoft (MS) Office suite, including Share Point.
Qualifications
- Minimum 10+ years' experience with a High School diploma or 8+ years of experience with an associate's degree or 5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree. Bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Experience conducting S&H training, Regulatory compliance expert/1910, 1926, EM-385 1-1
- Safety Management Systems knowledge, skill, and experience
- Understanding of OHSMS (ANSI-Z10, OHSAS 18001, ISO 3100, ISO 45001)
- Understanding of culture, culture building skills and human performance
- Trainer Designation - OSHA 500/502 - Safety and Health / Occupational Safety degree from an ABET accredited program
- Willingness to pursue Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)
- Previous electrical / construction / industrial /federal and commercial S&H experience
Clearance Requirement: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and may meet eligibility requirements, including U.S. Citizenship, for access to classified information; Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance. Active Clearance higly preferred.
We offer an excellent benefits package including
- A competitive salary
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Paid-time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- 401k Retirement Plan
- Military Reserve pay offset
- Paid maternity leave
Abilities
- Exposure to computer screens for an extended period of time.
- Sitting for extended periods of time.
- Reach by extending hands or arms in any direction.
- Have finger dexterity in order to manipulate objects with fingers rather than whole hands or arms, for example, using a keyboard.
- Listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Identify and understand the speech of another person.
