Safety Manager; HVAC​/Mechanical

Position: Safety Manager

Location: San Jose, CA

Pay Range: $150,000 - $175,000

Benefits:

• Performance Bonus(s)
• Company Vehicle/Gas Card
• Company paid Health Insurance(Medical) for you and your family
• Comprehensive dental, vision, PTO, and 401(k) plans

Tiello has partnered with a reputable HVAC contractor known for high-quality design, management, and execution on complex projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area who is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to lead the company`s safety program across its California operations.

The Company`s project portfolio spans demanding, highly regulated environments including healthcare facilities and mission-critical tenant improvement projects (such as data centers) requiring a Safety Manager who understands the unique hazards, compliance standards, and coordination demands of working in occupied, sensitive, and operationally critical spaces. This role will build and enforce a strong safety culture across field crews, foremen, and project teams while ensuring compliance with OSHA, Cal/OSHA, and client-specific safety protocols.

• Develop, implement, and maintain company-wide safety programs and procedures tailored to HVAC mechanical work in healthcare, tenant improvement, and mission-critical/data center environments
• Ensure full compliance with OSHA and Cal/OSHA regulations, as well as facility-specific requirements common to hospitals, healthcare campuses, and data center operators (e.g., infection control/ICRA protocols, interim life safety measures, change management procedures)
• Conduct regular jobsite safety inspections and audits across active Bay Area projects, identifying hazards and driving corrective actions
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analysis, documentation, and reporting for accidents, injuries, or near-misses
• Deliver safety training and onboarding for field employees, foremen, and subcontractors (OSHA 10/30, fall protection, confined space, lockout/tagout, hot work, ICRA/ILSM for healthcare sites, PPE, etc.)
• Coordinate closely with hospital/facility safety officers and data center operations teams to align Company`s safety practices with strict site access, infection control, and operational-continuity requirements
• Partner with Project Managers and Superintendents to integrate safety planning into project scheduling, particularly for work performed in occupied or live-critical environments
• Maintain required safety documentation, certifications, and training records for compliance, client audits, and prequalification requirements
• Manage workers` compensation claims process in coordination with HR/insurance carriers, including return-to-work programs
• Track and report safety metrics (TRIR, EMR, near-miss trends) to leadership
• Lead or support pre-task planning (JHAs/JSAs) and toolbox talk programs across all project types
• Stay current on evolving OSHA/Cal-OSHA regulations, healthcare facility safety codes (e.g., OSHPD/HCAI requirements), and data center industry safety standards
• Support bid and prequalification processes by maintaining strong safety statistics and documentation for GC and client safety requirements
• Travel to jobsites throughout the Bay Area (and occasionally Arizona, as needed) to support field safety oversight

• 5+ years of safety management experience within construction or mechanical/HVAC contracting; experience in healthcare construction and/or mission-critical/data center environments strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA and Cal/OSHA regulations
• Familiarity with healthcare facility safety requirements (ICRA, ILSM, OSHPD/HCAI) and/or data center site protocols (access control, change management, uptime-sensitive work practices) a significant plus
• OSHA 30 certification required;…