Vice President, Safety

About Us

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domainexpertisein the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmilleris a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating,sheetingand paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmillerhas become a$3 billionorganization withnearly 12,000team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description

Who You'll Work With

You will join one of our US offices, be part of a committed team of over 1500 professionals, and work in teams and directly with our clients doing work that is shaping the world around us. You will be welcomed into a rapidly growing business and team and empowered to make an impact. You will be valued, cared for, and challenged on your path to becoming a world-class professional consultant and surrounded by leaders who are committed to creating an environment that enables you to realize your own success and fulfillment.

When you join Design Group as Vice President, Safety, you are joining a team that will challenge you and position you for growth. In this role, you will work with a team of industry experts to help the world's leading companies solve their most difficult problems. You will join our Construction Practice and partner with seasoned leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to deliver the highest quality solutions to our clients with consistency and accuracy.

What You'll Do

The Vice President, Safety is a senior corporate leader responsible forestablishing, leading, and continuously improving the safety and risk management program across the firm's national construction practice. This role provides strategic direction and hands-onleadership in the development, implementation, and advancement of safety programs, policies, and culture across all construction operations. The Vice President, Safety reports directly to the National Practice Leader of Construction and oversees a team of Regional Safety Managers.

Safety Culture & Leadership

• Lead the development, communication, and implementation of the firm's construction safety vision,objectives, strategies, policies, and procedures to achieve best-in-class safety performance

• Champion a culture of safety ownership rooted in Truly Human Leadership, where every team member — from the field to the home office — understands and embraces their personal responsibility for safety

• Provide proactive, visible leadership bymaintaininga consistent field presence across active project sites toobserveconditions, engage with teams, coach behaviors, and reinforce the firm's safety values

• Mentor, train, and empower Regional Safety Managers, field teams, and project leadership to promote ownership of safety performance at all levels

• Serve as a trusted advisor and partner to Regional Managing Partners, Construction Directors, Project Managers, and Superintendents inmaintainingand improving safe operations

• Inspire commitment to safety through communication, recognition, and hands-on mentorship across a growing national practice of construction professionals

Strategic Direction & Program Management

• Develop and execute a comprehensive, multi-year safety strategy aligned with the firm's mission, values, and growth objectives

• Oversee all construction safety programs, training, and compliance efforts to meet or exceed OSHA, client, and construction industry standards

• Direct the development and maintenance ofsafety plansto ensure each projectmaintainsa compliant and effective safety plan

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce incidents, enhance leading indicator performance, and strengthen the firm's safety record as the practice scales

• Coordinate with Human Resources and firm leadership to align training, claims management, and workers' compensation processes

• Manage and support the firm's risk management and workers' compensation processes, including monitoring injury and insurance claims, coordinating withinsurance carriers and brokers, and serving as an advocate for injured team members

Trade Partner & Client Relations

• Evaluate and prequalify trade partner safety programs, ensuring alignment with firm and client safety expectations

• Manage trade partner safety compliance through established platforms including ISNetworld (ISN) and Procore

• Collaborate with Project Managers and Regional Safety Managers to verify trade partner compliance and performance throughout project execution

• Build andmaintainpositive relationships with clients, trade partners, and regulatory inspectors, promoting transparency and partnership in achieving safety goals

• Serve as the primary liaison for all external safety and risk management agencies, including OSHA and other federal, state, and local authorities

Incident Prevention & Investigation