Julio Fierro
FLINTCO, LLC
Liberty Hill,TX
2
Languages
1
Certification
20
years of professional experience
Dedicated Safety Professional with over twenty years of experience in industrial and commercial construction. Expertise in Occupational Health and Safety encompasses project delivery and compliance. Bilingual in English and Spanish, with strong organizational skills and adaptability to dynamic environments.
Work History
HSE Manager
1 Year 1 Month- Outlined responsibilities within role.
- Successfully implemented weekly training for all management personnel to improve proactive planning, hazards prediction and elimination and coordination of high-risk activities.
- 2. Managed NDA project in Georgetown, Tx. Very heavy MEP work with a compacted timeline.
- Successfully creating and updating company policies.
- Led the site’s Emergency Response Plan drills with participation from EMS, Fire Department, and DPS.
- Created and updated company policies.
- Reviewed and approved LOTO site specific programs and site specific pneumatic and hydro pipe testing.
- Mentored safety managers and HSE regional directors.
- Reviewed and approved site-specific LOTO programs and pneumatic and hydro pipe testing.
- Reviewed and approved startup procedures for new electrical and mechanical equipment.
- Managed the safety budget for assigned projects, covering PPE, team training, and temporary safety personnel.
Central TX Sr. EHS Manager (Waco/Austin/San Antonio)
1 Year 8 Months- Outlined various responsibilities for the role.
- Supporting multiple sites from Waco, San Antonio, and Austin regions.
- Supported and mentored five safety professionals in the region and others in different areas to enhance team effectiveness.
- Supporting different branches of the company, such as new construction, special projects, multifamily sites, process solutions, service, and facility management.
- Developed MOPs and SOPs with commissioning team for multiple data centers, clean rooms, and tenant improvement sites to ensure operational compliance.
- Oversaw regional safety budget management.
- Managed driving performance for service fleet of 150 drivers using telematics to optimize safety and efficiency.
EH &Safety Professional.
9 Months- Defined various job responsibilities for team members.
- Learning and implementing the Owners (SECAI) EHS program at the SAMSUNG Fab 1 site for Yates Construction.
- Coached trade partners to implement owners site policies and procedures effectively.
- Mentor safety professionals with incident management and reporting processes.
- Mentor safety professionals with scope of work, roles, responsibilities, and deliverables.
- Led incident investigations for all unplanned events, implementing site-wide corrective actions.
- Informed project management team of risk areas and proposed cost-effective solutions.
- Assist with Preconstruction safety efforts for future work with FAB2 utilizing lessons learned from FAB1.
Senior Safety Manager
7 Years 4 Months- Outlined various responsibilities undertaken in the role.
- The overall implementation of safety policies, including local, state, federal, and specific policies from ownership (UT System, AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, Charles Schwab, and Trammell Crow Company) throughout the sites.
- Manage successful relationships with owners (UT System, Charles Schwab & Google).
- Train and mentor newly hired safety managers and professionals.
- Quarterly performance review meeting with mentees to discuss challenges, areas of growth, and upcoming work.
- Review and Approve Risk Assessments for new projects and new companies.
- Implementation Manager for new software: Smart Tag It by Factor Lab and Hammertech Online Platform.
- Lead Safety manager for River Street Residences (high rise).
- Lead Safety Manager for the Green Water Block 185 project.
- Lead Safety Manager for the new UT McCombs School of Business, supporting seven different safety managers plus up to 27 full-time safety representatives.
- Conducting daily safety audits.
- Managing Workers-Comp cases for DPR and subcontractors.
- Leading preconstruction meetings.
- Leading incident investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
- Assisted subcontractors in adapting safety programs to meet specific requirements from the University of Texas System.
- Trained subcontractors' workforce on site safety requirements from the University of Texas System and Charles Schwab.
- Helped the site team of superintendents and project managers to successfully plan activities for high-risk work where UT-Austin’s student population or the public could be affected.
- Developed new company policies and processes to enhance safety framework.
- Lead safety manager for annual safety week events.
- Attend and represent DPR in the ASSP and ABC meetings.
- Represent DPR with the ABC/OSHA partnership.
- Help lead monthly peer group meetings for project engineers and project managers.
- Teaching multiple competent person classes plus OSHA 10-hour and 30-hour classes in English and Spanish.
- Periodic reviews of JHAs, permits, and equipment inspections.
- Weekly site Audits with Travis County, the City of Austin, and the Workers Defense Project’s representative at different sites.
- Closely manage contractors with a high EMR and high incident rate. Contractors who have received OSHA citations and contractors who have had fatal incidents in any of their crews for the three previous years.
Safety Manager
6 Years 2 Months- Performed various duties related to safety management across multiple sites.
- The overall implementation of safety policies, including local, state, federal, and specific policies from ownership throughout the sites.
- Managed successful client relationships in existing facilities, ensuring alignment with safety standards.
- Oversaw the management and support of four site safety professionals across various projects in the Austin, Houston, and Waco regions during the absence of the area Safety Director.
- Acting as the primary safety resource to superintendents, safety professionals, and foremen across the region.
- Directed the development, implementation, and maintenance of the project's safety program, which included self-performed work at three sites.
- Assist in the management of subcontractors’ worker’s compensation cases.
- Promote a positive relationship and open dialogue with subcontractors.
- Effectively manage a successful relationship with the client in existing facilities.
- Conducted thorough incident investigations and implemented necessary corrective actions to enhance safety protocols.
Safety Coordinator
2 Years 8 Months- Field safety inspections at the University of Texas Executive Education and Conference Center, AMD Lone Star site, Palisades West complex, Sugarland Methodist Hospital, and W Hotel.
- Conducted orientations for new hires across various locations to ensure proper onboarding.
- Development and analysis of inspection reports of incidents and injuries; injury claims handling.
- Developed and analyzed inspection reports on incidents and injuries, managing injury claims to ensure compliance and safety improvement.
- Lead and help with job-wide safety meetings.
- Led weekly safety managers’ meetings to coordinate safety initiatives and enhance communication across teams.
- Orientations to new hires on multiple sites.
- Translated company site policies into Spanish to ensure accessibility and understanding among Spanish-speaking staff.
Education
No Degree - Engineering
Skills
Safety leadership
Independent and team collaboration
Safety policy implementation
Site safety supervision
Primary safety resource
Incident investigation leadership
Client relationship management
Safety auditing
Electrical safety
Incident investigation
Fall protection
OSHA 500 Trainer (updated 2025)
CHST from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Leadership Academy Program
CSHO Certification
University of Texas at Arlington
TX.
Competent person certification
CPR and first aid
Contractor management
Behavioral safety
Hazard analysis
Safety program leadership
Collaborative safety mentoring
Effectively manage relationships with the clients in existing facilities or new sites.
Safety audits
Accomplishments
- Transformed safety culture within a Self-perform workforce of more than 200 employees, achieving a 50% reduction of incidents within 1 year.
- Designed and implemented a regional mentorship program through ABC of Central TX. Including developing materials and the facilitation of sessions to help future safety leaders.
- Authored and improved company safety policies and procedures to align with evolving project needs and assessing how new policies or changes in policy could affect operations.
- Mentor and developed multiple safety professionals, establishing clear expectations for role, deliverables and career growth. This process was adopted company wide.
- Developed a proactive hazard prediction and elimination program, replacing a reactive hazard-correction approach by integrating hazard identification and mitigation into the project schedule.
Affiliations
Formal member of the board of directors of Certification Associates Org. in Austin, TX.
Certification
I currently hold the Safety, Health, and Environmental Professional (SHEP) certification from The University of Texas at Arlington, OSHA 502 certification, the Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist (CRIS) designation from the International Risk Management Institute, and the Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals.
Languages
English
Spanish
Personal Data
- Julio Fierro lives in Liberty Hill, Texas, with his wife and three children. He is an active volunteer at “Faith Works” with the First Methodist Church, of which he and his family are members.
- Served as the 2023 Chairman of the Safety Committee at the ABC of Central Texas (January – June)
- Developed and led a mentorship safety training program through ABC.
Personal Information
Title: CHST, CRIS, SHEP
Timeline
HSE Manager
FLINTCO, LLC
09.2025 - CurrentRead More
Central TX Sr. EHS Manager (Waco/Austin/San Antonio)
TD Industries
01.2024 - 09.2025Read More
EH &Safety Professional.
YATES Construction
03.2023 - 12.2023Read More
Senior Safety Manager
DPR Construction.
11.2015 - 03.2023Read More
Safety Manager
Austin Commercial, L.P.
09.2009 - 11.2015Read More
Safety Coordinator
Austin Commercial L.P.
01.2007 - 09.2009Read More
Instituto Tecnologico De Iguala Gro.
No Degree from Engineering
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