Environment, Health and Safety Manager

CloudHQ, LLC; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental/Vision

401(k) match

Paid holidays

PTO

Professional development

Job summary

CloudHQ, LLC is seeking an experienced Environmental Health Safety Manager to join our EHS team on an active data center construction site in Northern Virginia. You will ensure OSHA compliance, coordinate with the GC, and lead safety programs to protect workers.

You will monitor performance, investigate incidents, and drive standardized safety practices across the project, interfacing with CHQ leadership and project management to deliver safe, compliant outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years construction EHS in data centers or heavy industrial projects.
• Excellent communication and leadership abilities.
• Ability to travel to CHQ US data center sites as needed.
• High ethical standards with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Routinely monitor GC’s EHS performance to ensure compliance with EHS plans and regulations.
• Interface with CHQ’s PM and leadership, presenting EHS data and trends.
• Lead daily EHS inspections on active data center construction sites.
• Coordinate incident investigations and root-cause analysis with GC and CHQ teams.
• Participate in GC monthly safety leadership and progress meetings.
• Implement standardized safety practices across the project lifecycle.

Skills

Construction safety

EHS leadership

Incident investigation

Root cause analysis

Communication

Leadership

Project coordination

Education

OSH degree

Safety certs

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Who We Are

Our purpose at CloudHQ is to provide flexible, efficient and resilient data center solutions to businesses of all sizes. Our growing organization was founded by the pioneer of data center REITs. CloudHQ has state-of-the-art data center sites located in two Northern Virginia locations, as well as London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, and Sao Paulo, and we anticipate exponential growth over the next several years both in the US and abroad.

What The Role Entails

CloudHQ is seeking an experienced Environmental Health Safety Manager to join our EHS team. As the EHS Manager, you will make sure that different workplace settings meet safety and health requirements and coordinate through with the General Contractor (GC) that corrective measures have been applied. The position is project-based and working on-site with CHQ and GC team members, and construction personnel to ensure OSHA standards are adhered to. The position is part of CHQ’s EHS team that oversees the GC’s implementation of proactive safety programs and policies which establish project safety rules, process for inspection of working environments, identification, and correction of hazards, investigate incidents/accidents, and implementation of post-injury follow-up procedures for workers. This position is working at an active construction site under development for a new data center.

What You Will Get To Do

• Routinely monitor GC’s EHS performance to ensure contractors are in compliance with written EHS plans, policies, procedures, practices, government regulatory requirements, and any additional CHQ expectations or deliverables that have been identified in the contract
• Ensure compliance and implementation of CHQ’s EHS guidelines that may exceed regulatory requirements
• Interface and support CHQ’s Project Management team by presenting current data on contractor’s EHS performance, including trending, incident investigation and management, EHS metrics and other key information that enable CHQ’s PM to make informed timely decisions
• Participate in daily EHS inspections of an active data center construction project with the GC’s EHS Safety Manager to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements as well as life safety requirements
• Consult and partner with the CHQ’s VP of EHS for regulatory interpretations and guidance
• Coordinate and participate in a review process of GC’s EHS plans, policies, and procedures
• Drive a standardized and harmonized approach across the Project to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
• Maintain a working knowledge of NFPA70E and interface with CHQ’s Project Controlling Energy Marshal Manager
• Support GC and contractors during incident investigations and Root Cause Analysis
• Participate in GC’s communication methods, such as all-hands safety meetings and notices to ensure relevant EHS information is communicated to the workforce across the site by the GC
• Ensure a safety field assessment/inspection is being conducted daily between the GC’s EHS team and their contractor’s EHS team. Ensure corrective actions are taken by the GC regarding items found that are deficient or are not in compliance with known safety rules and/or requirements
• Ensure GC’s Project Management, not a delegate, is participating in a weekly site safety assessment/inspection at a minimum
• Participate in GC’s monthly Project safety committee meeting
• Participate in GC’s monthly Project safety leadership committee meeting. Meeting must be led by GC’s Project Management and CHG Project Management
• Work with the GC’s leadership, staff, and contractors at all levels to implement effective safety solutions
• Ensure KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, and EHS data submitted by the GC is accurate, timely, and complete
• Ensure the GC is managing high-risk activities including electrical safety, excavation, fall protection, material handling and crane operations, etc.
• Participate in Project progress and schedule meetings where EHS is impacted
• Assist in design reviews throughout the Project life cycle (i.e., planning, design, permitting, construction, Cx, and handover to operations, etc.)

What You Bring To The Role

• A minimum of five (5) years of construction experience with majority experience in leading EHS in data center or heavy industrial construction projects.
• High ethical standards with proven ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information, excellent judgment, discretion, and diplomacy
• Self-directed and driven to deliver with quality
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting information to leadership within CHQ
• Excellent problem-solving skills; self-driven to develop quick, control measures
• Methodology of incident investigations, root cause analysis, and mitigation
• Innovative and thrives in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Superior organization skills with the ability to maintain progress against important deadlines
• Excellent leadership skills including the ability to train and motivate staff members
• Adaptability, with the ability to manage multiple situations or tasks at the same time
• Strong sense of urgency to accomplish tasks on or ahead of schedule while still maintaining quality
• Strong technical expertise with the ability to solve problems using analysis, technical and organizational expertise
• Strong teaming skills and works well with internal and external team members and drives execution through collaboration and networking
• Assertive personality style needed to ensure that processes are completed and moving on to the next stage of completion
• Ability and willingness to respond to emails and phone calls after hours in the event of an emergency
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products, and aptitude for learning additional software tools
• Ability and willingness to travel to other CHQ US data center sites if needed

A passport, or the ability to obtain a passport for international travel is required.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Also Possess

• Preferred professional safety certification (i.e., Graduate Safety Practitioner [GSP], Construction Health & Safety Tech [CHST], OSHA 500 / ASP or CSP Preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Construction Management, or a related degree in science/engineering discipline with coursework in safety

What We Offer

CloudHQ’s people and culture are the most enriching aspects that make us a great place to work. We are strengthened by industry experts who bring extensive knowledge, skill, and experience; leaders who bring vision, innovation and commitment to our people; and an expanding team of individuals who believe in that vision, and bring their best to support their customers and team. Our employees enjoy competitive compensation and rewarding incentives, comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability), 401(k) with match, 12 paid holidays, generous PTO, development opportunities, and the ability to closely impact and contribute to the growth of an exceptional organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

CloudHQ is an equal-employee-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or other legally protected status.