Regional EHS Manager

Summary

Aligned Data Centers is seeking a Regional Safety Manager to oversee safety management functions for construction projects and data center operations within the Dallas/Ft. Worth and Lubbock, TX regions. The Regional EHS Manager must be an experienced professional in safety, health, and environment management practices. This position will be responsible for preventing incidents through proactive safety management processes for Aligned Data Center operations and construction expansion projects.

The role requires being based in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX area and being on site to support ongoing construction or operations, with possible travel to other regions to support projects.

• Effectively review, audit, and analyze for compliance risk elimination and reduction with the general contractor and trade partners for high‑risk activities including electrical work, excavation, fall protection, material handling, crane operations, hot‑work, and hazardous material management.
• Conduct EHS audits of Aligned Data Centers construction sites to ensure compliance with Aligned Data Centers EHS Requirements, OSHA, DEQ, and life safety requirements. Meet with general contractor management and safety team leadership to promptly correct deficiencies and track audit data, corrective actions, and completion timelines.
• Collaborate with general contractor and trade partner leadership to develop and implement corrective action or safety improvement plans when needed.
• Monitor, interpret, and communicate changes to standards and regulatory requirements of OSHA, EPA, DEQ, etc., to assure compliance by Aligned Data Centers construction general contractors and trade partners.
• Represent Aligned Data Centers during incident investigations, major near‑miss investigations, and root cause analysis led by the general contractor. Approve corrective and preventive actions the contractor or trade partner develop to prevent incidents and near‑miss recurrence.
• Partner with the Aligned Data Centers Construction Manager(s) and Leadership throughout the construction pre‑bidding and review process, analyze contractors’ safety performance, and identify any OSHA, DEQ, or EPA violations.
• Lead the contractor safety page turns for companies planning to perform work on Aligned Data Centers expansion projects or data center operational construction activities to ensure all EHS requirements are met.
• Collect and analyze best practices, lessons learned, and corrective actions to share with stakeholders to prevent reoccurrence of safety, health, environmental, and quality incidents.
• Collaborate with and report key‑performance indicators (KPIs) to customers, develop reporting documents, and communicate all incidents, lessons learned, and corrective actions effectively.
• Participate in and support project‑related meetings or events, including commissioning meetings, site tours, customer visits, key high‑risk activities, stretch and flex, site safety stand‑downs, weekly safety meetings, and weekly progress meetings.
• Network with other data center EHS managers within the industry to share and discuss innovative EHS methods and products.

• Implement and manage Aligned Data Centers' EHS standards, policies, procedures, and practices, including EHS management systems, risk assessments, and industrial hygiene assessments as required.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, DEQ, and other applicable regulations for all onsite contractors within active data centers.
• Manage EHS plans for emergencies, threatening weather, natural disasters, business continuity interruptions, and other unique events affecting personnel or operations.
• Conduct EHS audits of operational data centers to ensure compliance with EHS and life safety requirements and assist operations teams in correcting identified deficiencies.
• Support and lead incident investigations, near‑miss investigations, and root cause analysis; develop corrective and preventive actions that can be communicated globally and implemented to prevent…