EHS Supervisor- Data Center

AFL • Ashburn, VA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The EHSS Supervisor – Data Center Operations supports execution of AFL's Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHSS) programs across data center construction, commissioning, infrastructure installation, and operational support. This frontline EHSS leader works with field personnel, supervisors, contractors, customers, and project leadership to identify risks, verify controls, and promote safe work. The role provides day-to-day site support, coaching, auditing, and compliance oversight, and helps foster a proactive safety culture across Data Center Operations.

Reporting to the EHSS Manager – Data Center Operations, the supervisor supports EHSS initiatives, assists with incident investigations, monitors compliance, and escalates significant concerns. The position has authority to stop work when conditions pose imminent risk to personnel, property, critical infrastructure, or business operations. It provides field-based leadership and oversight across assigned campuses, projects, programs, or customers, and supports multiple active data center projects and operational environments.

The role is based on customer campuses and project sites, with travel to other sites as required. Work may involve active construction, energized electrical systems, commissioning activities, and operational data center infrastructure. The schedule may require night and weekend work, shutdowns, commissioning windows, and customer-directed schedules. The position may require extended walking across large campuses, climbing stairs and ladders, and working in varying indoor and outdoor conditions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in EHSS, Construction Management, Engineering, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 5 years of EHSS experience supporting construction, mission-critical, data center, industrial, utility, or field-based operations.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and construction safety requirements.
• Experience conducting field inspections, audits, and investigations.
• Experience supporting electrical construction, commissioning, or critical infrastructure activities.
• Strong communication, coaching, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced project environment.
• Ability to travel up to 60% and support off-hours activities as required.

Nice To Haves

• Data center, mission-critical, or critical infrastructure construction experience.
• Experience supporting multiple projects or geographic regions.
• OSHA 30 Certification.
• CHST, ASP, CSP, or equivalent safety certification.
• Knowledge of NFPA 70E, electrical safe work practices, and commissioning processes.
• Bilingual capability, with Spanish preferred.

Responsibilities

• Promote a proactive, risk-based safety culture and maintain a consistent field presence to observe work and provide real-time coaching.
• Reinforce AFL's core values, operating principles, and EHSS expectations; partner with site leadership to identify and mitigate hazards.
• Escalate significant EHSS concerns and exercise stop-work authority when necessary.
• Support implementation of corporate EHSS policies, procedures, and programs, and verify compliance with AFL standards, customer requirements, and regulatory obligations.
• Participate in project planning, pre-task discussions, and risk reviews; assist operational leaders with EHSS concerns and corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement and sharing of best practices across projects and campuses.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, field observations, and risk assessments; assist with hazard identification and task-specific risk assessments.
• Verify critical controls, including controls for electrical and energized work, arc flash and shock hazards, LOTO, commissioning and critical infrastructure activities, material handling and rigging, mobile equipment, confined spaces where applicable, SIMOPS, and work at heights.
• Support management-of-change processes when work conditions or project scope changes.
• Support contractor onboarding and safety orientations; monitor contractor compliance, assess contractor work practices, and work with project leadership on deficiencies and corrective actions.
• Escalate recurring or high-risk contractor safety issues to EHSS and operational leadership.
• Respond to incidents, near misses, and hazard reports as assigned; conduct preliminary investigations and gather documentation.
• Assist EHSS leadership with root cause analysis and corrective action development, and monitor corrective action completion and effectiveness.
• Participate in emergency response planning, drills, and preparedness activities.
• Support customer audits, inspections, and EHSS reviews; interface with customer representatives about site-specific EHSS requirements.
• Assist with regulatory compliance and documentation, and maintain complete, accurate, audit-ready EHSS records and reports.
• Support compliance with customer standards, OSHA regulations, and applicable industry requirements.
• Deliver and support EHSS training for employees and contractors; coach supervisors, leads, and crews in the field.
• Reinforce safety expectations through toolbox talks, observations, and site engagement; mentor EHSS Advisors and develop field safety capabilities.
• Promote safety competencies related to electrical work, commissioning, and data center operational environments.
• Track and report EHSS performance metrics and leading indicators; review audit results, corrective actions, and compliance trends.
• Identify improvements to field execution and operational risk, provide recommendations and field insights to EHSS leadership and business operations, and support prevention of high-energy, high-consequence incidents.
• Travel up to 60% and support off-hours activities as required.

What This Job Offers

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