Onsite Construction Safety Specialist - 12mo Data Center

ERM; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM is hiring a Construction Safety Specialist onsite for a Data Center construction project in Burlington, Texas. This role focuses on establishing, implementing, managing, and improving safety programs on a site-wide basis.

The position is full-time for 12 months, extendable, with responsibilities spanning safety culture, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations to support safe, compliant project execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety, occupational health, engineering, or a related field is preferred.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with H&S in the construction industry, 2 years of data center construction project experience preferred.
• CHST/CSP certification is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture across the site and maximize personnel involvement in safety activities.
• Provide timely, high quality safety technical support.
• Carry out regular workplace inspections to monitor compliance with site rules and procedures.
• Coordinate job safety analyses, risk assessments and pre-task plans.
• Prepare and submit local, state, and internal reports as needed.
• Review and track investigations of injuries and incidents and lead investigations into serious events.
• Coordinate local business continuity, emergency response, and crisis management plans; develop and test the plans.

Skills

High-risk activity management

Electrical safety

Fall protection

Crane operations

Excavation safety

Material handling safety

Team communication

Safety audits

Site inspections

Incident investigations

Training/teaching

Communication skills

Multi-employer worksites

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety, occupational health, engineering, or related field

CHST/CSP certification

Job description

ERM is hiring a Construction Safety Specialist onsite for a Data Center construction project in Burlington, Texas. This role focuses on establishing, implementing, managing, and improving safety programs on a site-wide basis.

The position is full-time for 12 months, extendable, with responsibilities spanning safety culture, inspections, risk assessments, and incident investigations to support safe, compliant project execution.