Construction Safety Manager

Construction Safety Manager 3

The Construction Safety Manager 3 oversees and coordinates safety and production activities on data center construction projects. This role focuses on ensuring that the general contractor meets all contractual safety obligations, supporting high-risk construction operations, and building a strong collaborative, learning-oriented safety culture. The position combines field-based safety leadership with production oversight, quality control, and continuous improvement of methods, equipment performance, and overall efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate the activities of production and operating workers on construction sites, ensuring safe and efficient work practices.
• Provide day-to-day on-the-ground support to the general contractor to ensure they meet contractual safety and performance obligations in the best interest of the client.
• Fulfill client safety deliverables, including high-risk activity (HRA) look-ahead planning, incident investigations, and safety inspections.
• Implement measures to motivate employees and improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and operational efficiency while maintaining strict safety standards.
• Review site operations and collaborate with technical and administrative staff to identify and resolve production, processing, and safety issues.
• Develop and implement production tracking and quality control systems, analyzing production, quality control, and maintenance data to detect and address problems.
• Hire, train, evaluate, and, when necessary, discharge staff, while addressing personnel issues and resolving grievances in a fair and professional manner.
• Set and monitor product and workmanship standards to ensure high-quality, safe, and compliant finished work.
• Prepare and maintain accurate production reports, personnel records, and safety documentation.
• Lead and support incident investigations, identify root causes, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Conduct regular site inspections focused on electrical safety, steel erection, heavy civil construction equipment, and other high-risk activities.
• Help build and sustain a strong collaborative and learning culture across site teams, promoting open communication and continuous improvement in safety and production.
• Collaborate closely with commissioning teams to ensure safe and compliant commissioning activities in data center environments.
• Use knowledge of machines, tools, and construction equipment to ensure proper use, maintenance, and safety compliance.
• Apply design techniques, tools, and principles involved in the production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models to support safe and efficient construction execution.

Essential Skills

• 5–7 years of experience in construction safety, with specific exposure to data center construction environments.
• Strong knowledge of data center construction safety, including electrical safety, steel erection, high-risk activities, and heavy civil construction equipment.
• OSHA 30 certification and other OSHA safety certifications relevant to construction.
• Proven ability to supervise and coordinate production and operating workers in a construction setting.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly convey safety expectations and production requirements.
• High level of attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills, especially in identifying and mitigating safety and production issues.
• Ability to work independently, manage one's time effectively, and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, and quality control techniques used to maximize effective construction and delivery of work.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance within a construction context.
• Understanding of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in producing precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
• Demonstrated collaboration and team-building skills, with the ability to foster a cooperative and learning-oriented culture on site.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED…