EHS manager
About The Position
Black Box is hiring an onsite Project Safety Manager to lead Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) operations for major data center construction projects across the United States. The role is part of a mobile workforce: the manager will train at Black Box’s Plano, Texas, headquarters and then deploy to project locations nationwide. The position is responsible for promoting a proactive safety culture, maintaining compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards, and helping ensure project teams work safely. The manager works closely with site leadership and serves as the onsite authority for EHS activities, including inspections, audits, daily safety walks, toolbox talks, and real-time risk mitigation. The role also leads and mentors project-assigned EHS staff, delivers safety onboarding and training, and oversees incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions. The position coordinates communication among Corporate EHS, site teams, subcontractors, and client partners; manages EHS documentation, Safety Data Sheet inventories, metrics, and reporting to the EHS Program Manager; and reviews and refines EHS processes, procedures, and forms to align projects with corporate standards. Nationwide travel is required to support large-scale data center construction projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or a related field, or a BCSP certification such as CSP, ASP, CHST, or OHST.
- At least 8 years of progressive EHS leadership experience in the construction industry.
- OSHA 30 certification.
- Strong working knowledge of federal, state, and local EHS regulations.
- Hands-on experience with inspections, incident investigations, process safety, contractor safety, and safety training.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, and digital reporting systems.
- Ability to travel nationwide as part of a mobile deployment team supporting large-scale data center construction.
- Exceptional leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team-building abilities.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence frontline workers through senior executives.
- Conflict-resolution skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in fast-moving environments.
- Strong analytical skills, including expertise in incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and hazard mitigation.
- Ability to create structure, build processes, implement improvements, and drive consistent EHS performance.
- Positive, resilient attitude and ability to adapt professionally under pressure.
Nice To Haves
- OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 certification is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Work with site leadership to promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards.
- Oversee onsite EHS activities, including inspections, audits, daily walks, toolbox talks, and real-time risk mitigation.
- Maintain a visible and engaged presence and model safe work practices.
- Lead, mentor, schedule, and delegate work to project-assigned EHS Specialists and Safety Coordinators.
- Provide onboarding, training, and safety coaching to field staff, subcontractors, and visitors.
- Lead incident investigations, conduct root-cause analyses, and implement corrective actions.
- Promote continuous improvement to reduce risk, prevent recurrence, and strengthen site performance.
- Coordinate communication among Corporate EHS, site teams, subcontractors, and client partners.
- Manage EHS documentation, Safety Data Sheet inventories, metrics, and reporting cadence to the EHS Program Manager.
- Review and refine EHS processes, procedures, and forms to maintain alignment with corporate standards.
- Travel to data center project locations nationwide and bring consistent, proactive safety management to each site.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
