Data Center Safety Leader — Owner’s Rep

Sheakley Workforce Staffing; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheakley Workforce Staffing is seeking an experienced Owner's Representative Safety Manager to oversee safety on a large-scale data center construction project in Charleston, SC. You will act as the owner's on-site safety representative, overseeing contractor safety performance and ensuring compliance with project standards.

The role requires 5–10 years in construction safety, data center experience, and ability to communicate with ownership and field teams.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of construction safety experience.
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience required.
• Owner's Representative / Owner's Safety Oversight experience on a data center project 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 Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), pre-task plans, permits, lift plans, and other high-risk work 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, construction leadership, and contractor safety teams to improve project-wide safety performance.
• Identify gaps between written safety programs and actual field execution.
• Support continuous improvement of the overall project safety program.
• Maintain professional documentation, observations, reports, and safety performance records.

Skills

Construction safety

Owner's Representative

Data center construction

Contractor safety oversight

Communication with owners

Risk management

Job description

Sheakley Workforce Staffing is seeking an experienced Owner's Representative Safety Manager to oversee safety on a large-scale data center construction project in Charleston, SC. You will act as the owner's on-site safety representative, overseeing contractor safety performance and ensuring compliance with project standards.

The role requires 5–10 years in construction safety, data center experience, and ability to communicate with ownership and field teams.