Safety Manager

Job Description

Now Hiring: Traveling Safety Manager - Must be willing to travel from project to project across the USA.

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Project Type: Hyperscale Data Center Construction (Mechanical Scope)

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Primary Location: Position will start in either Ohio or Alabama or Arkansas (multiple ongoing projects)

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• **Salary position with Weekly per diem (GSA-based; minimum ~$1,250/week)
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• $2,000/month travel allowance (for return trips home if non-local every month)
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• Must have your own vehicle but there will be a generous stipend
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• Must be open to travel 90% - all travel expenses paid for
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• Opportunity to support major mission-critical construction projects with a leading mechanical contractor
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Candidates must be comfortable supporting construction projects across the USA with trips home ideally once per month. This is a direct hire salary position to support projects across the US.

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Construction Safety Professional

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We are seeking an experienced Construction Safety Professional to support a large-scale hyperscale data center build for a leading mechanical contractor. This role is 100% project-based and field-focused, supporting active construction operations and working directly with craft professionals, superintendents, project managers, and subcontractors.

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This is not a corporate EHS or manufacturing safety role. We are specifically looking for professionals with hands-on construction jobsite safety experience who are comfortable working in the field and partnering with operations to ensure work is performed safely.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Maintain a strong daily field presence on active construction sites.
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• Conduct site safety walks, hazard assessments, safety observations, and compliance audits.
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• Lead toolbox talks, pre-task planning meetings, and safety meetings with craft personnel.
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• Review JHAs, Pre-Task Plans, and permit-controlled work.
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• Lead or support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
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• Identify hazards, assess risk, and implement effective mitigation strategies.
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• Promote a proactive safety culture through coaching, mentoring, and employee engagement.
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• Partner with superintendents, project managers, foremen, and subcontractors to ensure safe work execution.
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• Support implementation of site-specific safety plans and critical risk management initiatives.
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• Monitor compliance with OSHA regulations, client safety requirements, and company safety standards.
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• Monitor high-risk construction activities including:
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• Crane and rigging operations
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• Mechanical equipment installation
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• HVAC, piping, and plumbing systems
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• Confined space entry
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• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
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• Hot work
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• Work at heights
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• Excavation and trenching
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Required Experience

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• Construction safety experience required.
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• Experience supporting large commercial, industrial, mission-critical, power generation, utility, heavy civil, EPC, or data center construction projects.
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• Comfortable working in the field with craft workers, subcontractors, and project leadership.
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• Experience supporting multi-contractor construction environments.
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• Experience conducting safety observations, audits, inspections, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
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• Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards, hazard identification, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance.
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• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with field personnel and promote a positive safety culture.
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• Experience partnering with project leadership to continuously improve safety performance and reduce incident rates.
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Preferred Experience

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• Experience supporting mechanical construction projects involving HVAC, piping, plumbing, process piping, or mechanical equipment installation.
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• Experience on large-scale data center, semiconductor, healthcare, pharmaceutical, manufacturing construction, power generation, or heavy industrial projects.
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• Experience coordinating safety activities across multiple subcontractors on complex construction sites.
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Preferred Certifications

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• CHST, CSP, ASP, GSP, STSC, or other BCSP safety certifications.
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• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510.
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• OSHA 30 Construction.
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Candidates without certifications may still be considered with strong construction safety experience.

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