EHS Commissioning Manager

Vertiv Group • Atlanta, GA

19d

About The Position

The EHS Commissioning Manager provides field-based EHS leadership across commissioning, startup, energization, testing, and turnover activities for mission-critical infrastructure projects. The role partners with project leadership, customers, contractors, commissioning agents, and field personnel to build a proactive safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and implement risk-reduction strategies. The manager may lead project safety programs, mentor safety personnel, and serve as the primary safety liaison for key stakeholders.

The position oversees field safety inspections, audits, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and risk-mitigation plans, and supports safe electrical work and system energization. It leads incident investigations and compliance activities, evaluates contractor safety programs, and coordinates with stakeholders on commissioning readiness and customer safety. The role requires travel of 40–50% and the ability to work in active project environments, both indoors and outdoors.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, EHS, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
• 8 to 10 years of progressive EHS experience in commissioning, startup, electrical infrastructure, mission-critical facilities, data centers, or industrial operations.
• Demonstrated experience managing safety programs across multiple projects, contractors, and stakeholder groups.
• Hands-on experience with electrical safety programs, including NFPA 70E, LOTO, energized work planning, and electrical hazard mitigation.
• Proven track record leading incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective actions.
• Experience conducting safety audits and risk assessments and reviewing JHAs and contractor safety plans.
• Experience developing and delivering safety training and field-engagement programs.
• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills across diverse project teams.
• Ability to independently identify risks and implement practical mitigation strategies in fast-paced environments.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to walk and stand for extended periods in active project environments.
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors and navigate uneven surfaces, elevated areas, active work zones, and energized-equipment areas.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including electrical hazard-rated PPE.
• Ability to travel 40–50%.

Nice To Haves

• Mission-critical data center commissioning, startup, testing, energization, and turnover experience.
• Electrical infrastructure experience involving power distribution, UPS, switchgear, generators, BESS, or critical facility operations.
• Experience in hyperscale, colocation, telecom, semiconductor, or similar mission-critical environments.
• OSHA 30-Hour Construction certification.
• Professional safety certification such as CHST, ASP, CSP, STS-C, or equivalent.
• Union labor environment experience.
• Experience with large-scale projects involving multiple contractors, concurrent operations, and complex risk profiles.
• Familiarity with EPC, OEM, GC, CM-at-Risk, commissioning-agent, or owner-operator delivery models.
• Experience mentoring safety professionals across multiple project teams.
• Knowledge of SIF prevention, critical risk management, HOP principles, and leading-indicator programs.
• Medium- and low-voltage electrical systems commissioning and startup experience.
• Experience using digital safety management platforms and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Conduct site inspections, audits, and risk assessments for commissioning, startup, energization, testing, and turnover activities.
• Identify hazards and at-risk behaviors; develop and execute job hazard analyses and risk-mitigation plans; and drive corrective actions.
• Deliver safety orientations, toolbox talks, and training to field crews and contractors.
• Oversee electrical safety programs involving NFPA 70E, lockout/tagout (LOTO), energized work planning, arc-flash risk mitigation, and electrical safe work practices.
• Verify critical risk controls during system energization, integrated systems testing, and operational turnover.
• Lead incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective-action development.
• Monitor compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local regulations; maintain safety documentation and performance records.
• Drive serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention through field engagement, critical-control verification, and leading-indicator analysis.
• Evaluate contractor safety programs and oversee high-risk activities, including energized electrical work, crane and rigging, confined space, work at heights, hot work, and critical lifts.
• Participate in commissioning readiness reviews, pre-energization reviews, and customer safety audits.
• Partner with customers, general contractors, commissioning agents, and subcontractors to align on safety expectations.
• Lead project safety programs, mentor safety personnel, and serve as a safety liaison for key stakeholders as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and disability benefits.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
• 401(k).
• Certain roles may be eligible for merit increases, an annual bonus, and stock.
• Depending on role and offer terms, certain roles may also have the opportunity to receive or participate in profit sharing, allowances, travel and/or car expenses, and sales incentives based on revenue or utilization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager