Future Opportunities - Data Center Safety Lead

Milestone Technologies, Inc.•Remote, TX, TX

About The Position

The Data Center Safety Lead provides strategic safety oversight, program leadership, and operational safety direction across assigned data center, warehouse, construction-adjacent, and deployment environments throughout North America. The role is the senior safety authority for the Milestone Service, ensuring compliance with OSHA requirements, client safety standards, and Statement of Work safety and training obligations while promoting a strong safety culture. Data Center Safety Coordinators report to this role. The Safety Lead directs safety strategy and risk mitigation, leads incident investigations and root cause analysis, reviews safety observations and trends, oversees training and compliance programs, and ensures corrective actions are completed. The role partners with operations leadership, construction management, client representatives, and cross-functional teams, and may stop work and escalate systemic risks. It involves extensive multi-site travel, field assessments, work in active construction and deployment environments, and support across shifts, including possible overtime, weekends, holidays, incident response, deployment windows, and emergencies. Required PPE must be worn in designated areas. The role may also be subject to background, motor vehicle, site-access, and export-control requirements.

Requirements

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent experience.
At least 5 years of experience in safety leadership, safety coordination, EHS, or operational safety in logistics, warehouse, construction, data center, or industrial environments.
At least 2 years of experience in a safety lead, safety manager, or supervisory capacity with direct oversight of safety personnel or safety programs.
Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis, incident investigations, and corrective-action programs through closure.
Experience analyzing safety data, observations, and trends to predict risk and drive proactive interventions.
Strong knowledge of OSHA General Industry and/or Construction standards applicable to warehouse, logistics, data center, and construction-adjacent environments.
Experience developing and delivering safety training, toolbox talks, and competency-based coaching.
Ability to motivate, influence, and drive safe behaviors across organizational levels and cross-functional teams.
Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presenting findings and recommendations to leaders and client stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
Experience with safety management systems, incident reporting tools, inspection or audit platforms, or corrective-action tracking systems.
Ability to manage multiple workstreams while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.
Strong customer and client relationship management skills and ability to align safety programs with client expectations.
Self-motivated, able to work independently, lead remote or distributed teams, and make sound decisions with limited oversight.
Strong problem-solving skills, including identifying systemic issues and developing sustainable solutions.
Ability to stand, walk, and perform physical work for extended periods, including field observations across active work areas.
Ability to safely lift and move up to 50 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Valid driver's license for multi-site travel responsibilities.
Ability to pass required background checks, motor vehicle record checks, or site-specific screenings where applicable.
Ability to support operational needs across shifts and provide flexibility for overtime, weekends, holidays, incident response, deployment windows, or emergencies.
Ability to travel up to 100% as needed across North America.
Ability to wear and enforce required PPE and comply with site dress codes in designated areas.
Ability to work in active construction and deployment environments, including areas with moving equipment, construction materials, uneven surfaces, elevated noise, and changing access routes.
Must comply with applicable client access, security, and restricted-area requirements; access to controlled items is contingent on legal authorization or required government authorization.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Safety, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
OSHA 30-Hour certification in General Industry or Construction; both are preferred. The posting lists OSHA 30-Hour certification as required and states both certifications are preferred.
OSHA Safety & Health Fundamentals Certificate Program.
Hazardous Materials training and certification, such as HAZMAT or HAZWOPER.
First Aid/CPR/AED Instructor certification.
Advanced safety certifications such as CSP, ASP, CHST, STS-C, OHST, or Competent Person certifications.
At least 6 years of safety leadership, EHS management, or program ownership in data center, construction, logistics, or industrial environments.
Experience in hyperscale data center environments or large-scale deployment or construction operations.
Experience developing and managing multi-site safety programs across a distributed workforce.
Experience with behavior-based safety observation programs and safety culture transformation initiatives.
Project Management certification such as PMP or CAPM, or ITIL services experience.
Project management foundation and ability to lead safety initiatives as structured projects.
Experience with regulatory agency interactions, OSHA consultation, audit preparation, or compliance program management.
Familiarity with safety KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, operational dashboards, and executive-level safety reporting.
Experience supporting construction safety with multiple active trades, general contractors, and subcontractors.
Forklift or powered industrial truck trainer certification or experience.

Responsibilities

Lead safety strategy, program direction, and risk mitigation across assigned North American sites and operations.
Serve as the senior safety authority and primary safety escalation point for the Milestone Service in the assigned region.
Ensure safety and training compliance with Statement of Work obligations, OSHA requirements, client standards, and operational expectations.
Develop, implement, and improve safety programs, policies, procedures, and standards.
Set performance expectations for Data Center Safety Coordinators and provide direction, mentorship, and accountability.
Represent safety in business reviews, client meetings, operational planning, and cross-functional leadership discussions.
Lead root cause analysis and mitigation for safety incidents, ensuring analyses are completed within 72 hours.
Oversee investigation quality, identify contributing factors and systemic gaps, validate corrective and preventive actions, and track actions to closure.
Maintain incident records, investigation documentation, and regulatory reporting; communicate incident findings and lessons learned.
Analyze observations, near misses, inspection findings, and leading indicators to identify trends, predict risks, and prioritize interventions.
Develop and maintain safety dashboards, KPI reports, trend analyses, and executive-level summaries; conduct ad hoc and regular business reviews.
Oversee safety training for logistics and deployment personnel, including orientations, refresher training, task briefings, toolbox talks, safety stand-downs, and leadership development.
Identify training needs and ensure personnel maintain required certifications, site-specific training, and client-mandated modules.
Support and develop Safety Coordinators in field coaching, hazard assessments, and pre-task planning.
Promote hazard awareness, stop-work authority, proactive reporting, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Partner with operations, construction, security, facilities, procurement, vendors, and client representatives to integrate safety into workflows and align programs with site and business requirements.
Ensure compliance with OSHA General Industry and Construction standards, client requirements, site procedures, and company policies.
Plan, conduct, or oversee safety audits, inspections, program assessments, and management safety reviews; support client audits, regulatory inquiries, and third-party assessments.
Oversee daily inspections, safety observations, PPE enforcement, and hazard-control verification by Safety Coordinators.
Maintain audit-ready regulatory compliance documentation, training records, inspection logs, and incident files.
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance safety performance, reduce risk, and improve compliance and service quality.
Plan safety coverage across assigned sites and shifts; provide operational updates on risks, resource needs, program gaps, and recommended actions.
Prepare safety performance reports, business reviews, incident summaries, trend analyses, corrective-action updates, and program health assessments for management and client stakeholders.
Manage multiple safety workstreams while maintaining quality, timeliness, and stakeholder communication.
Conduct field-level safety assessments in active work areas, validate hazard controls, and drive immediate corrective action when conditions are unsafe.
Travel between sites for assessments, training, incident response, program deployment, client meetings, audits, and temporary coverage.
Understand and enforce client access-control, badge, escort, chain-of-custody, confidential-material, and restricted-area requirements.