Safety Professional - Data Center Underground & Dry Utilities

North Star Energy Solutions, a Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE:PWR) company, is headquartered in Grand Prairie, TX and operates across the Central Southwest part of the United States. We are leaders specializing in transmission lines, distribution lines, substation construction, foundations, storm damage repairs, and electrical contracting.

Joining our team means being part of an organization that values drive and inclusion. We focus on career development and reward excellence, recognizing each team member's unique contributions. We're at the forefront of powering modern life. Discover how your skills and dedication can make a real difference to us.

North Star Energy Solutions is seeking an experienced and dedicated Safety Professional to support underground and dry utility construction operations on large scale data center projects across Texas. In this role, you will lead day to day field safety efforts for crews installing critical utility infrastructure, including underground electric, fiber, telecom, duct bank, and other dry utility systems that support mission critical data center facilities.

The ideal candidate brings extensive construction safety experience with a strong background in underground utilities, excavation, trenching, civil construction, and dry utility installations. This position plays a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance, identifying and mitigating jobsite risks, and fostering a strong safety culture across multiple active construction projects.

• Conduct regular field audits and site inspections to identify and mitigate safety risks associated with underground and dry utility construction activities.
• Monitor and support safe work practices related to excavation, trenching, shoring, utility locating, drilling, duct bank installation, back filling, and heavy equipment operations.
• Provide real-time safety guidance and coaching to field personnel, supervisors, and subcontractors working on data center infrastructure projects.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA standards, company policies, client-specific safety requirements, and excavation safety regulations.
• Lead daily safety meetings, pre-task planning discussions, job hazard analyses (JHAs), and tailgate meetings.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective action development, and follow-up activities.
• Conduct safety observations and audits to verify compliance with excavation, trenching, confined space, lockout/tagout, and utility protection requirements.
• Maintain project safety documentation, reports, training records, inspections, and compliance logs.
• Partner with project managers, superintendents, foremen, and client representatives to drive a proactive safety culture.
• Assist with onboarding, orientation, and ongoing safety training for field personnel and subcontractors.

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 5 years of construction experience, with significant exposure to underground utility, civil, sitework, or dry utility construction.
• Minimum 2 years of experience supporting safety operations on large-scale data center, industrial, mission-critical, or utility infrastructure projects.
• Strong working knowledge of excavation and trenching safety requirements, utility locating practices, and underground construction hazards.
• OSHA 30 Construction certification required; additional safety certifications preferred.
• Experience supporting projects involving underground electric, telecom, fiber, duct bank, natural gas distribution, water, sewer, or other utility infrastructure.
• Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations, hazard recognition, incident prevention, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Strong communication, leadership, and relationship-building…