Senior Safety Manager – Data Center Construction

Intuitive Safety Solutions (ISS) is seeking a highly experienced Senior Safety Manager – Data Center Construction (Owner’s Representative) to provide strategic Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) leadership for a major hyperscale data center development in Hutto, Texas.

This is a senior-level leadership opportunity for an accomplished construction safety professional who has successfully managed complex, large-scale construction projects, preferably hyperscale data centers or major capital projects exceeding $500 million.

The Senior Safety Manager will represent the owner’s interests, oversee general contractor safety performance, implement and strengthen campus-wide EHS programs, and drive measurable improvements in safety culture, contractor accountability, and critical-risk management.

The selected candidate will initially support an active data center building before transitioning into an upcoming construction phase, while helping establish consistent EHS governance across the broader campus.

We are seeking a strategic safety leader, not simply a traditional site Safety Manager. The ideal candidate will have experience leading safety teams, influencing senior construction executives, challenging general contractors when necessary, and implementing effective safety programs that deliver measurable results.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive construction safety/EHS experience, including significant leadership responsibility on large-scale, complex construction projects.
• Demonstrated experience leading safety programs on major capital construction projects, ideally valued at $500 million or greater, or involving comparable complexity.
• Proven experience managing and developing teams of safety professionals.
• Strong background in general contractor oversight, contractor accountability, and construction risk management.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior GC leadership and drive resolution of significant safety deficiencies.
• Experience developing, implementing, and improving EHS programs, audits, performance scorecards, and corrective-action processes.
• Strong technical understanding of high-risk construction activities, including electrical safety, LOTO, critical lifts, fall protection, and commissioning-related hazards.
• Thorough knowledge of applicable OSHA construction standards and industry safety practices.
• Exceptional communication, leadership, relationship-building, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to present complex safety information, performance trends, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated success driving measurable improvements in safety performance and contractor accountability.
• Ability to operate independently, exercise sound judgment, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced construction environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience leading safety programs on hyperscale data center construction projects.
• Experience managing safety across multiple buildings, contractors, or concurrent construction phases.
• Previous experience serving as an Owner’s Representative, Owner’s Authorized Representative (OAR), or senior owner-side EHS leader.
• Experience with substation construction, electrical infrastructure, energization, commissioning, and operational turnover.
• Experience implementing contractor safety scorecards, critical-risk verification programs, and campus-wide EHS governance.
• Professional safety certification such as CSP, CHST, or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.