Health & Safety Manager, Field Operations
ERock
Houston, TX · Posted October 29, 2026
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Apply Description
We are ERock!
ERock (NYSE: EROC) is enabling energy for a new era. ERock delivers onsite utility-grade power that gets customers up and running quickly, while supporting long-term grid development. ERock’s proprietary natural gas generators help critical facilities address grid constraints, interconnection delays, and outage risks while accelerating speed-to-power for new and expanding operations. Trusted by data centers, utilities, manufacturers, healthcare systems and government organizations, ERock engineers for rapid deployment, long-duration reliability, low local emissions, and scalable performance to meet the evolving energy demands of today and tomorrow.
Key Responsibilities:
Own assigned Health & Safety programs and workstreams from development through implementation, including establishing requirements, coordinating stakeholders and vendors, maintaining documentation, tracking actions, reporting status, and escalating barriers to the Director, Health & Safety.
Develop, implement, and continuously improve Health & Safety programs for field-based operations, including field service technicians, fleet maintenance activities, commissioning, construction support, and operating power generation sites.
Serve as the operational safety lead for power generation sites, supporting safe commissioning, startup, operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and modification of natural gas generation equipment.
Participate in new-site, commissioning, and operational-readiness reviews to ensure Health & Safety requirements are identified and addressed before startup and during changes to equipment, processes, or operations.
Conduct routine site inspections, jobsite audits, and field observations; identify hazards, assign corrective actions, verify completion, and drive timely closure.
Lead incident and near-miss reporting, investigation, causal analysis, corrective-action management, and communication of lessons learned across sites and field operations.
Ensure conformance with applicable OSHA General Industry and Construction requirements, DOT safety requirements, state and local occupational safety requirements, recognized industry standards, and customer-site requirements. Support environmental compliance activities in coordination with designated environmental resources.
Implement and manage core safety programs, including hazardous energy control and Lockout/Tagout, electrical safety and NFPA 70E, permit-required confined space, hot work, fall protection, PPE, hazard communication, line breaking, lifting and rigging, mobile equipment safety, excavation where applicable, and emergency response.
Develop, review, and maintain safe work practices, energy-control procedures, permits, JHAs/JSAs, risk assessments, checklists, and other field work-control documents.
Support implementation and continuous improvement of the HSE Management System, including policies, procedures, standards, forms, records, and document-control requirements.
Develop and deliver role-based safety training, toolbox talks, onboarding, and refresher training for technicians, site personnel, supervisors, and contractors; verify training effectiveness and completion.
Manage contractor safety requirements, including prequalification, onboarding, orientation, documentation review, field oversight, incident escalation, corrective actions, and coordination with Operations, Project teams, Procurement, and contractor leadership.
Support and continuously improve fleet and driver safety programs, including driver expectations, vehicle-related incident review, mobile equipment controls, corrective actions, training, and coordination with Fleet and Operations.
Support site emergency preparedness and response programs, including emergency action planning, drills, employee accountability, first-aid/AED readiness, site response capabilities, and coordination with site leadership and emergency-response resources.
Coordinate occupational injury and illness response, including medical-provider relationships, post-incident care, case follow-up, return-to-work coordination, workers’ compensation support, and appropriate internal escalation in partnership with Human Resources and Risk Management.
Manage assigned Health & Safety vendors, systems, and service providers, including implementation, utilization, performance, issue resolution, and coordination with Procurement and internal stakeholders.
Track, analyze, and report leading and lagging indicators, including TRIR, DART, near misses, hazard reports, audit findings, training completion, and corrective-action closure; develop improvement plans based on trends.
Partner with Operations, Field Service, Engineering, Project Management, Human Resources, Procurement, Fleet, and other functions to integrate safety into planning, design, procurement, mobilization, and execution of work.
Support regulatory inspections, customer audits, internal reviews, and related corrective-action responses.
Champion a strong, learning-focused safety culture by coaching leaders and employees, reinforcing stop-work authority, and encouraging active hazard and near-miss reporting.
Travel to field and site locations as needed to support operations, including periodic extended or off-hours support during commissioning, significant incidents, emergencies, or critical work.
Perform other Health & Safety responsibilities consistent with the needs of the business and the scope of the position.
Requirements
Basic (Required) Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.
Minimum of 7 years of progressive Health & Safety experience in field services, power generation, utilities, energy, construction, or industrial operations, including experience independently managing programs or major workstreams.
Working knowledge of OSHA General Industry and Construction standards, NFPA 70E, hazardous energy control, and applicable DOT safety requirements.
Experience supporting field maintenance technicians, fleet or driver safety, commissioning activities, contractor operations, and/or power generation sites.
Demonstrated experience with incident investigation and causal analysis, JHAs/JSAs, field audits, corrective-action management, and development of written safety programs.
Ability to interpret regulatory and customer requirements and translate them into practical field controls and clear work instructions.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Health & Safety management, training, audit, or incident-reporting software.
Valid driver's license and ability to travel to field sites up to 50% of the time, work outdoors, enter industrial environments, and support occasional off-hours operational needs.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Active Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), or comparable recognized professional credential.
OSHA 30-Hour General Industry or Construction training, or equivalent advanced occupational safety training.
Experience with natural gas reciprocating engines, turbines, generators, balance-of-plant equipment, medium-voltage s