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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

• 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; OSHA…