Data Center EHS Associate — On-Site Safety & Compliance

ESS, Inc.; Lisle (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

ESS, Inc. seeks an EHS Associate to support safety operations on a large-scale data center construction project in Lisle, IL. This contract role covers daily field safety activities, documentation, inspections, and coordination with the project safety team for MEP installations.

The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively with contractors and project personnel in a busy construction environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of construction safety experience.
• Experience on industrial or data center projects preferred.
• MEP construction exposure strongly preferred.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Safety Manager with daily safety activities.
• Conduct routine jobsite safety observations and inspections.
• Assist with OSHA compliance and site safety procedures.
• Maintain safety paperwork, logs, and tracking.
• Document safety records and training materials.
• Coordinate toolbox talks, safety meetings, and orientations.
• Track employee/site safety credentials and subcontractor safety compliance.
• Identify unsafe conditions and communicate corrective actions.
• Support incident and near-miss documentation and follow-up.
• Maintain SDS documentation and other safety records.
• Promote safe work practices with field supervision and subcontractors.
• Keep electronic and physical project safety files organized.
• Support safety activities related to MEP installations.

Skills

Safety program management

Documentation & reporting

Field safety observations

Stakeholder communication

MS Office (Word/Excel)

OSH compliance

Tools

MS Office

Job description

ESS, Inc. seeks an EHS Associate to support safety operations on a large-scale data center construction project in Lisle, IL. This contract role covers daily field safety activities, documentation, inspections, and coordination with the project safety team for MEP installations.

The ideal candidate will be organized, detail-oriented, and able to communicate effectively with contractors and project personnel in a busy construction environment.