Data Center Safety Lead — Owner’s Rep

Sheakley; St. George (SC); On-site; USD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Completion Bonus

Job summary

Sheakley is seeking an Owner's Representative Safety Manager for a data center project in St. George, SC. The role oversees safety for owner-activities, contractors, and multiple trades on a large-scale construction effort.

The position requires 5–10 years in construction safety, with data center experience and prior owner’s safety oversight. This is a 1099 contract with weekly pay and a per diem program, lasting approx. 2 years.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of construction safety experience.
• Data Center or mission-critical construction experience required.
• Owner's Representative / Owner's Safety Oversight on data center projects required.
• Experience overseeing safety across general contractors, subcontractors, and multiple trades.
• Strong understanding of construction risk management and contractor safety performance.
• Ability to communicate with ownership, project executives, general contractors, safety leadership, and field personnel.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's on-site safety representative throughout construction.
• Provide independent oversight of general contractor and subcontractor safety performance.
• Conduct routine site walks, field observations, audits, and risk assessments.
• Evaluate contractor implementation of project safety plans, policies, and procedures.
• Identify systemic and high-risk safety exposures and drive proactive mitigation strategies.
• Monitor leading indicators, trends, corrective actions, and contractor safety performance.
• Participate in project safety meetings, planning sessions, and leadership discussions.
• Review JHAs, pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, and other high-risk documentation.
• Provide oversight of high-risk construction activities across multiple trades.
• Review serious incidents, near misses, investigations, root causes, and corrective actions.
• Verify corrective actions are effectively implemented and sustained.
• Partner with ownership and safety teams to improve project-wide safety performance.
• Identify gaps between written safety programs and field execution.
• Support continuous improvement of the overall project safety program.
• Maintain professional documentation and safety performance records.

Skills

Construction safety

Owner's Representative safety

Risk management

Communication with executives

Safety oversight of multi-trades

Tools

OSHA Construction Standards

NFPA 70E familiarity

LOTO & Hazardous-Energy Control

Incident Investigation

Job description

Sheakley is seeking an Owner's Representative Safety Manager for a data center project in St. George, SC. The role oversees safety for owner-activities, contractors, and multiple trades on a large-scale construction effort.

The position requires 5–10 years in construction safety, with data center experience and prior owner’s safety oversight. This is a 1099 contract with weekly pay and a per diem program, lasting approx. 2 years.