On-Site Owner’s Safety Lead – Data Center Project

Sheakley Workforce Staffing; St. George (SC); On-site; USD 127,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheakley Workforce Staffing is seeking an Owner's Representative Safety Manager to oversee safety on a large data center construction project in the Charleston area. You will represent the owner's safety interests, providing independent oversight of general contractors, subcontractors, and trades to ensure adherence to safety standards and project requirements.

The role requires leading site safety, performing risk assessments, reviewing JHAs and lifting plans, tracking indicators, and driving

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of construction safety experience.
• Data center or mission-critical construction experience required.
• Prior Owner's Representative / Owner's Safety Oversight experience on a data center project required.
• Experience providing safety oversight across general contractors, subcontractors, and multiple trades.
• Strong understanding of construction risk management and contractor safety performance.
• Ability to communicate effectively 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 experience

Data center construction

Owner's Representative safety Oversite

Contractor safety oversight

Risk management understanding

Communication with ownership & field

Job description

Sheakley Workforce Staffing is seeking an Owner's Representative Safety Manager to oversee safety on a large data center construction project in the Charleston area. You will represent the owner's safety interests, providing independent oversight of general contractors, subcontractors, and trades to ensure adherence to safety standards and project requirements.

The role requires leading site safety, performing risk assessments, reviewing JHAs and lifting plans, tracking indicators, and driving