EHS Manager Wireless Operations

AFL provides industry-leading fiber optic products and services across the globe. Our company was founded in 1984 with a single fiber optic cable and now we manufacture over two thousand products employ over 5000 associates and consistently generate annual sales in excess of 2 billion-dollars in revenue. With our commitment to professional growth and employee development let AFL Connect you to your next career opportunity!

Job Summary

The EHSS Manager Wireless Operations is responsible for leading environment health safety and security (EHSS) performance across AFL Wireless construction activities and select field operational support. This role protects people while enabling predictable project execution schedule certainty and customer confidence in highârisk fastâpaced environments.

The EHSS Manager serves as the primary EHSS interface between AFL Wireless leadership customers general contractors tower owners trade partners and service providers. Success is measured not solely by injury outcomes but by the organizations ability to identify risk verify critical controls and intervene before incidents occur.

This role reports to the Senior EHSS Manager US Services and has authority to escalate safety concerns and stop work when critical controls are not in place or when conditions present an imminent risk to people property or operations.

Scope of Responsibility

• Construction: Full EHSS oversight of wireless construction modification and upgrade activities
• Operations (Limited): EHSS support for maintenance or field activities as assigned.
• Out of Scope: This role does not own ongoing operational EHSS programs outside assigned Wireless field activities.

The position is fieldâheavy and typically supports multiple concurrent sites or programs.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership Authority & Safety Culture

• Lead and sustain a proactive riskâbased safety culture across Wireless Operations.
• Reinforce safety as the verification and control of risk not merely the absence of incidents.
• Maintain sufficient field presence to coach leaders supervisors and contractors where work and risk occur.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Wireless business leaders by aligning EHSS controls with schedule cost quality and customer commitments.
• Exercise stopâwork authority and escalate unresolved or highârisk conditions through leadership channels.

Customer Contractor & Stakeholder Interface

• Serve as the central EHSS liaison between:
  • Wireless business leadership
  • Customer EHS and program representatives
  • General contractors tower owners commissioning partners and specialty subcontractors
• Translate customer EHSS and security requirements into practical fieldâready standards.
• Support customer audits walkthroughs and reviews as the EHSS point of contact.
• Promote consistent safety expectations across multiple employers and shared work environments.

Risk Management & Field Execution

• Lead taskâlevel hazard identification and risk assessments with emphasis on:
  • Working at heights (towers rooftops lifts)
  • Electrical safety and temporary power
  • SIMOPS
  • Confined space work where applicable
• Support highârisk permit systems and verify critical control implementation before work begins.
• Participate in daily planning activities including preâtask briefs and sequencing discussions.
• Support management of change when scope conditions or work plans shift.

Contractor Safety Oversight

• Support contractor prequalification onboarding and siteâspecific orientation.
• Verify contractor compliance with AFL expectations customer requirements and regulatory standards.
• Conduct field audits and observations focused on higherârisk activities.
• Address performance gaps through coaching corrective actions or escalation as required.

Incident Emergency & Crisis Management

• Lead or support investigations of incidents near misses and hazard reports.
• Apply structured root cause analysis and ensure corrective actions are completed and effective.
• Support emergency response preparedness including rescue planning and evacuation coordination.
• Escalate serious incidents in accordance with AFL and customer protocols.
• Communicate lessons learned across Wireless Operations to prevent recurrence.

Security Compliance & Program Support

• Reinforce site security expectations including access control badging and protection of sensitive customer infrastructure.
• Interpret and apply applicable federal state and local EHSS requirements.
• Maintain accurate and auditable records using corporate systems.
• Support internal audits and customer or regulatory interactions.

Training Communication & Engagement

• Oversee development and delivery of practical EHSS onboarding taskâspecific and refresher training for employees and contractors.
• Communicate expectations using clear direct fieldâready language.
• Reinforce requirements through leadership engagement and field execution.

Metrics Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Track and trend EHSS performance indicators including:
• Incident and nearâmiss frequency and severity.
• Audit findings and corrective action closure rates.
• Training completion and field compliance indicators
• Report on performance trends and risk insights into business and EHSS leadership.
• Use data and field observations to identify improvement opportunities.

Success Measures / KPIs

• Reduction in recordable and highâpotential incidents
• Timely closure of audit findings and corrective actions
• Contractor compliance and field execution quality
• Effective control of highârisk activities
• Positive customer audit and program feedback

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelors degree in EHSS Construction Management Engineering Business or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 7 years of EHSS experience supporting construction or fieldâbased operations.
• Demonstrated experience in multiâemployer construction environments.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations
• Ability to influence without authority and build credibility with business leaders and contractors.
• Willingness to travel up to 50% and support offâhours work as required.

Preferred

• Wireless or largeâscale infrastructure construction experience
• Experience supporting multiâsite or programâbased coverage.
• OSHA 30
• Professional certification (CSP CHST or equivalent)
• Multilingual capability (Spanish preferred)

Working Conditions

• Remotely based with frequent travel to project and customer sites
• Regular exposure to active construction environments and elevated work
• Flexibility to support night weekend or weatherâdriven activities.

Required Experience:

Manager