Director, Construction Safety

The Company

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world's most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world's most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meets or exceeds the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience. STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need.

The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

The Director of Construction Safety is a key role in developing a forward-thinking construction safety program that meets and exceeds regulatory requirements and best practices. As a subject matter expert in safety with a strong background in construction, the successful candidate will be an effective, communicative leader, dedicated to relationship building and collaboration. A successful Director of Construction Safety has a passion for driving industry change and improving consistently.

They do not accept the status quo and seek to implement improved processes and approaches to construction safety management.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide support, technical expertise and leadership to the Construction and Development teams within the Region.
• Selection, on-boarding and management of 3rd party contract EHS professionals.
• Lead and mentor Construction Safety Managers, Regional Safety Managers and 3rd party support staff.
• Evaluate and qualify General Contractors; this will include on-going implementation and improvement of STACK's Vendor Qualification program.
• Coordinate with leadership from General Contractors, OFCI Vendors and other key sub-contractors to provide feedback on their EHS programs and performance, where appropriate providing suggestions and setting expectations for program improvement.
• Hold GC leadership accountable for timely reporting, effective incident investigations, and impactful follow-through related to corrective actions for all incidents. When needed, work with them to improve their investigations and ensure corrective actions are implemented broadly. Act as escalation point for high-severity incidents.
• Support and identify opportunities for industry-leading construction safety management initiatives.
• Be the champion for the STACK SID process, ensuring proper engagement and coordinating with key stakeholders to drive change.
• Coordinate and collaborate with STACK project teams and various support teams throughout the Dirt to Delivery process.
• Collaborate with Critical Operations to ensure a smooth and comprehensive project turnover.
• Implement effective site and Contractor assessment strategies which help identify appropriate initiatives and improvements.
• Leverage and analyze data and provide both written and verbal reports and presentations to leadership related to project and contractor safety performance.

• Location:
  
  In proximity Dallas, TX;
  Virginia, or the Eastern Sea Board
• Travel:
  Travel required, up to 60%
• Benefits:
  Healthcare, Dental Care, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Paid Time Off, Paid Leave Programs
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass comprehensive background screening

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Construction Management, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field.
• 12 - 15+ years' experience with EHS in the construction industry, preferably with data center construction, critical infrastructure, or large projects.
• Proficient with the management of high-risk activities including electrical safety, excavation and ground disturbance, fall protection, mobile equipment and crane operations.
• Experience in the evaluation, integration and management of contractors is required.
• CHST, ASP, CSP or similar safety certification, or leadership/management designations preferred.
• Must have working knowledge of NFPA 70E, 29 CFR
  1926, and environmental compliance.
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