Senior Construction Safety Engineer

About Helion

We are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.

Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group as well as new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). We are now operating Polaris, our next prototype on the path to the world's first fusion power plant.

This is a pivotal time to join Helion. You will tackle real-world challenges with a team that prizes urgency, rigor, ownership, and a commitment to delivering hard truths – values essential to achieving what no one has before. Together, we will change the future of energy, because the world can't wait.

What You Will Be Doing:

As Senior Construction Safety Engineer at Helion, you will lead the development and execution of construction safety programs including a contractor safety program that keep pace with our rapidly growing and increasingly complex construction activities. You'll partner with project managers, site leadership, contractors, and executive stakeholders to embed a safety-first culture into every stage of our construction projects. You'll deliver on-the-ground support, regulatory guidance, and program leadership to drive safe execution across multiple job sites. This is an onsite role that reports directly to our Senior Manager of EHS at our Everett, WA office.

You Will:

- Drive ownership of safe work practices across employees and contractors. Lead site safety meetings, toolbox talks, and ensure lessons learned are shared across projects

- Conduct routine walkthroughs and inspections on active construction sites, addressing hazards in real time and providing direct support to supervisors, contractors, and craft workers

- Lead audits, inspections, and incident investigations to identify risks and close compliance gaps. Ensure adherence to OSHA regulations, contractor safety standards, and site-specific safety requirements

- Build and maintain high-risk work procedures (e.g., crane operations, electrical, confined space, hot work, working at heights). Oversee contractor pre-qualification, site orientation, and training requirements

- Work closely with construction management, facilities, and engineering teams to anticipate risks, plan for safe execution, and ensure consistency across multiple project sites

Required Skills:

- 8+ years of safety experience within manufacturing, construction, R&D, energy infrastructure, or high-complexity industrial environments

- Proven ability to build, scale, and execute construction safety programs in high-growth environments

- Deep knowledge of OSHA construction standards, contractor safety management, and high-risk work practices

- Experience managing audits, incident investigations, and corrective action plans with contractors and project teams

- Excellent communication skills with experience influencing across functions and driving a safety-first mindset

- Physically able to conduct field inspections, climb stairs and ladders, and carry equipment used for inspections

- Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and use all required PPE

- CSP, CHST, or equivalent construction safety certification preferred

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Benefits

Our total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families

- 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)

- 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break

- Up to 5% employer 401(k) match

- Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance

- Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)

- Annual wellness stipend

Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.