Owner’s Representative Safety Manager - Moncks Corner, SC

Socket.dev; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Completion Bonus $150/month

Weekly pay

Job summary

Socket.dev in Charleston, SC is seeking an Owner's Representative Safety Manager to lead on-site safety for a large data center project. This 2-year, 1099 contractor role requires independent oversight of general contractors, subcontractors, and trades to ensure compliance with the owner's safety standards.

You will conduct site walks, risk assessments, and JHA reviews, driving proactive safety actions and improving project-wide safety performance with stakeholders from ownership, safety

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 multiple trades.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the owner's on-site safety representative throughout construction.
• Provide independent oversight of contractor 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 Rep Safety

Data center safety

Contractor safety oversight

Job description

Owner's Representative Safety Manager

Location: Charleston, 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

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• 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.