Owner’s Representative Safety Manager

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

Owner's Representative Safety Manager

Location: St. George, SC

Duration: 2 Years (Immediate Need)

Type: 1099 Contractor

Compensation & Schedule

Pay Rate: $70/hr

Per Diem: $150/Day (7 Days Per Week)

Completion Bonus: $150/month

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Schedule: Monday-Friday | 40 Hours Per Week | Day Shift

Why This Opportunity?

Represent the owner on a large-scale, mission-critical data center construction project in Charleston, SC. This long-term role provides the opportunity to influence safety performance at the project level while providing independent oversight of general contractors, subcontractors, and multiple trades throughout construction.

Unlike a traditional contractor safety role, this position serves as the owner's on-site safety representative, evaluating contractor performance, identifying systemic risk, driving accountability, and ensuring construction activities align with the owner's safety expectations and project standards.

Required 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 effectively communicate with ownership, project executives, general contractors, safety leadership, and field personnel

Preferred Qualifications

• CHST, CSP, GSP, or other BCSP credential
• OSHA 30 Construction Certification
• OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 Certification
• Current First Aid / CPR / AED Certification
• NFPA 70E familiarity
• Experience supporting large-scale hyperscale or mission-critical construction programs

What You'll Be Doing

• 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

Technical Knowledge

• Owner's Representative Safety Oversight
• Data Center & Mission-Critical Construction
• OSHA Construction Standards
• Contractor & Subcontractor Safety Management
• Multi-Trade Construction Risk Management
• Electrical Construction & NFPA 70E Awareness
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) & Hazardous-Energy Control
• Energization & Commissioning Risk Awareness
• Crane, Rigging & Critical Lift Operations
• Fall Protection & Elevated Work
• Excavation & Trenching Operations
• Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Installation
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) & Pre-Task Planning
• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
• Leading Indicators & Safety Performance Metrics
• Corrective Action Management
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is an experienced, highly credible safety leader who can represent the owner's interests while building productive relationships with general contractors, subcontractors, project executives, and field safety teams.

Success in this role requires the ability to see beyond individual compliance issues and identify broader project risks, challenge contractors constructively, verify that corrective actions are effective, and influence safety performance across multiple organizations.

The successful candidate will help ensure that safety is proactively integrated into project planning and execution throughout the full lifecycle of this mission-critical data center project.

Salary: $70 - $80 per hour