Interstates · 3 hours ago
VP of Safety
Sioux Falls, SD
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expInterstates is a leading company in electrical, controls, automation, and OT work, and they are seeking a Vice President of Safety. This role involves providing enterprise-level leadership for safety, establishing a zero injury culture, and collaborating with various leaders to enhance safety culture and prevent serious injuries.
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Responsibilities
Establish and lead a multi year enterprise safety vision and strategy aligned with Interstates’ core values and business objectives
Serve as the executive owner of safety culture, ensuring consistent expectations, language, and leadership behaviors across the organization
Elevate safety as a core leadership responsibility, fully integrated into business planning and decision making
Provide executive insight into emerging risks, industry trends, and evolving client and regulatory expectations
Lead the evolution of a leader led, behavior based zero injury culture built on trust, accountability, and learning
Define and embed clear safety leadership expectations at every level of the organization
Coach and influence executives, operational leaders, and field leadership through periods of change
Strengthen feedback loops, learning systems, and proactive risk identification practices
Own and advance the enterprise SIF prevention strategy, focusing on high risk work, critical controls, and verification
Ensure near misses, high potential events, and SIF precursors are addressed systemically—not just corrected locally
Partner with operations and engineering to integrate risk controls into planning, design, and execution
Ensure compliance with OSHA and other applicable regulations across operating geographies
Provide governance oversight for EHS standards, audits, and risk assessments
Incorporate safety risk into broader enterprise risk management discussions
Maintain strong regulatory credibility while keeping leadership and culture at the forefront
Develop safety leadership capability across the enterprise
Mentor and develop the Directors of Safety and broader safety team to build succession and long term capability
Ensure training focuses on behavior change, leadership effectiveness, and risk awareness, not just rule adherence
Steward safety resources and budget, aligning investments with risk reduction and business priorities
Represent Interstates with clients, industry partners, and professional organizations
Communicate safety performance, risks, and cultural insights to executive leadership and the Board as appropriate
Position Interstates as a leader in safety culture and SIF prevention
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive safety leadership experience, including enterprise or multi region responsibility
Proven success leading safety culture transformation and reducing high risk exposures
Deep experience in high hazard industries such as industrial construction, mining, oil & gas, or similar adjacent fields
Demonstrated ability to lead through organizational change and influence at the executive level
Strong grounding in human performance, systems thinking, and safety leadership models
Bachelor's degree in safety, human behavior, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
OSHA certification and strong working knowledge of regulatory environments
Executive level communication, coaching, and stakeholder influence skills
Preferred
Experience leveraging data, leading indicators, and analytics to influence behavior and guide decision making
Forward looking mindset with interest in evolving safety technology, systems, and predictive insights
Track record of translating data into meaningful leadership action and cultural change
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans with options to fit your needs
Generous PTO with a true work-life balance philosophy — unplug and recharge
401(k) plan to help you plan for the future
Life and disability insurance for peace of mind
Career coaching and advancement programs tailored to your goals
Company
Interstates
Interstates is a construction company that offers electrical engineering and construction services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Scott Peterson
Chief Executive Officer
Joel Van Egdom
Chief Financial Officer
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