HSE Training Manager

Job Title

Training Manager, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Department

Corporate HSE

Reports To

Vice President, HSE

Location / Travel

Office based (remote or corporate), supporting multiple project locations.
Domestic travel required (approximately 50%).

Position Summary

The Training Manager, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) is responsible for creating, executing, and providing oversight of Signal Energy and Applied High Voltage (AHV) enterprise HSE training programs. This role strengthens operational capability and safety performance by designing and delivering onboarding, technical, and leadership training aligned with regulatory, corporate, and client requirements.

The Training Manager, HSE reinforces a strong HSE culture that does not accept work-related injuries, illnesses, or environmental incidents and proactively identifies and mitigates risk across all projects and operations. This is a hands-on leadership role that partners closely with operations, site leadership, training and development, and HSE professionals to ensure training is practical, effective, and operationally relevant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and continuously improve enterprise HSE training programs, policies, and procedures.
• Design and deliver instructor-led and blended learning programs, including storyboards, job aids, facilitator guides, participant materials, and assessments.
• Design and develop HSE curricula aligned to operational workflows and business requirements, utilizing internal and third-party resources (including online learning, video, interactive tools, and emerging technologies).
• Collaborate with project and site HSE teams to maintain and update training content and ensure alignment with current field conditions.
• Establish and manage a corporate safety training calendar aligned with operational priorities.
• Lead, coordinate, and conduct safety meetings and regulatory compliance training, including OSHA requirements.
• Serve as a trainer for new-hire safety orientation and ongoing refresher training.
• Review and support project-specific safety orientations, HSE plans, and training programs.
• Establish and enforce training compliance processes, recordkeeping standards, and routine audit practices.
• Maintain accurate training records and documentation in compliance with regulatory, corporate, and customer contractual requirements.
• Support multiple projects and assist with apprenticeship program safety training planning and implementation.
• Maintain current knowledge of environmental, health, and safety regulations and construction industry best practices.
• Monitor industry trends and recommend innovative and engaging training solutions to improve learning effectiveness and performance outcomes.

Key Performance Indicators

• Achievement of site and corporate training completion targets.
• Demonstrated effectiveness of training programs through engagement and operational feedback.
• Compliance with regulatory, corporate, and client training requirements.
• Quality, accuracy, and timeliness of training records and audits.
• Measurable contribution to incident, injury, and high-risk exposure reduction through training initiatives.

Working Relationships

• Reports directly to the Vice President, HSE.
• Works closely with operations management, site leadership teams, frontline operations, talent management and corporate HSE leadership.
• Coordinates with geographically dispersed HSE professionals across multiple projects.
• Interacts with employees, subcontractors, suppliers, prime contractors, customer representatives, and regulatory agencies.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in safety, or related discipline.
• ASP or CSP credential from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals, or the ability to obtain within one (1) year.
• Minimum of five (5) years of construction experience, including at least three (3) years leading safety programs.
• OSHA 500 Construction Outreach Trainer credential.
• Demonstrated continuing education and technical competency in excavation, rigging, fall protection, scaffolding, hazardous materials, confined space, air quality, and personal protective equipment.
• Experience designing and implementing training programs that drive safety culture and reinforce operational processes, procedures, and reporting expectations.
• Knowledge of electrical safety (preferred).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, safety management systems (such as Origami), and learning platforms such as Rise 360 and UKG Pro Learning.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Spanish proficiency preferred.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to approximately 50%.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong instructional design and adult learning capabilities.
• Operational credibility and ability to partner effectively with field and project leadership.
• Recognized as a trusted operational improvement resource and business partner.
• Ability to communicate technical and regulatory concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Self-motivated and comfortable working independently in fast-paced operational environments.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo and drive continuous improvement.