Director of Construction Safety

The posting, as Frontline Wildfire Defense wrote it

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Location: This is a hybrid role requiring candidates to reside in Southern California within LA, OC, or IE. Due to the travel requirements of the Director of Construction Safety role, candidates must be comfortable with frequent travel throughout Southern and Northern California, as well as occasional out-of-state travel.

Background Check Requirement

As part of our hiring process, Frontline Wildfire Defense conducts comprehensive background checks for all new hires. These checks typically cover the past 7–10 years and may include employment and education verification. For roles that require work in the field, driving record verification is also required. Employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of these background checks.

About Frontline Wildfire Defense

Founded in 2017 by landscape ecologist and fire mitigation expert Harry Statter, Frontline developed the first fully integrated wildfire defense system to stop the leading cause of home loss in wildfires: ember-driven ignition. The system combines exterior sprinklers, full-coverage design, and connected software for remote monitoring and response, allowing homes to protect themselves long after families evacuate or infrastructure fails.

Proven effective during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, 96% of homes with Frontline systems survived. That success has earned top industry recognition, including Frontline being recognized as one of TIME’s Best Inventions 2025 in the Green Tech category and receiving the PCBC Gold Nugget Award for “Most Innovative Housing Concept” and the Best of IBS Award for “Best Home Technology.”

As wildfires grow hotter and more frequent, our vision is to give people the tools and strategies to live safely with fire. We’re building a mission-driven team creating real-world solutions in wildfire safety and climate tech.

About This Opportunity

We are seeking a builder-minded Director of Construction Safety to lead safety across Frontline’s rapidly expanding residential and commercial construction and installation operations. As our senior safety leader, you will set the strategy, build the multi-state safety program, and lead the team that carries it out in the field.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, you will partner with the In-House Counsel, Operations, Project Management, Field Leadership, and Finance to make safety a core operating pillar as we scale nationally. You will have full stop-work authority and the mandate to build the safety function the right way.

This role is ideal for a construction safety leader who has already built a safety program at a multi-location construction company and is ready to do it again, with more ownership, at a mission-driven company protecting homes and communities from wildfire.

What the work looks like: Frontline field teams and a network of subcontracto
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• Experience across both residential and commercial work, including occupied homes and general contractor-led commercial sites.
• Experience with multiple OSHA State Plan programs (e.g., Cal/OSHA, Oregon OSHA, Washington DOSH).
• Experience with subcontractor management platforms (e.g., ISNetworld, Avetta, Highwire) and safety management software (e.g., Procore, SafetyCulture, HammerTech).
• Bilingual English/Spanish.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Construction Management, or a related field.

Physical Requirements

This role includes regular field audits and requires the ability to climb ladders, work on residential and commercial rooftops using fall protection, walk active job sites, and work outdoors in heat and variable conditions. Reasonable accommodations are available.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive Base Salary: $165,000 to $200,000 annually DOE
• Company-provided cell phone and laptop
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Flexible time off + 14 paid holidays (yes, your birthday is one of them!)
• Work-from-home stipend to support your remote setup
• Remote-first work environment, fostering work-life balance and autonomy
• Company-provided equipment
• Join a high-performing, mission-driven team doing work that truly matters
• And much more!

Join Our Mission!

If you're excited about building technology that protects homes and families from wildfire disasters, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a fast-growing team with purpose and innovation at its core.

Diversity and inclusion are essential values at Frontline. We know we'll do our best and most impactful work when we feel represented, and we belong. We encourage talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.