EHS manager
About The Position
Black Box is seeking a Project Safety Manager to lead Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) operations at major data center construction projects across the United States. This onsite leadership role is responsible for ensuring compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards, fostering a proactive safety culture, and supporting safe project execution. The mobile workforce member will train at Black Box’s Plano, Texas headquarters before deploying to project locations nationwide. The Project Safety Manager works closely with site leadership and serves as the onsite authority for EHS activities. The role leads and mentors project-assigned EHS staff, provides training and coaching to field staff, subcontractors, and visitors, and oversees inspections, audits, incident investigations, documentation, metrics, and reporting. The position also connects Corporate EHS with site teams, subcontractors, and client partners and helps build consistent safety practices across the company’s growing national data center program.
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.
- Extensive hands-on experience with inspections, incident investigations, process safety, contractor safety, and safety training.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, MS 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.
- Strong conflict resolution skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in fast-moving environments.
- Strong analytical skills, including expertise in incident investigations, root cause analyses, and hazard mitigation.
- Ability to create structure, build processes, implement improvements, and drive consistent EHS performance.
- Positive and resilient attitude, with the ability to thrive under pressure and adapt professionally.
Nice To Haves
- OSHA 500 or OSHA 510 certification is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Work with site leadership daily to promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with company, customer, and regulatory standards.
- Lead onsite EHS activities, including inspections, audits, daily walks, toolbox talks, and real-time risk mitigation.
- Maintain a visible, engaged presence and model safe work practices.
- Lead, mentor, schedule, and delegate work to EHS Specialists and Safety Coordinators; support their professional development.
- Provide onboarding, training, and safety coaching for field staff, subcontractors, and visitors.
- Lead incident investigations and 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 (SDS) inventories, metrics, and reporting to the EHS Program Manager.
- Review and improve EHS processes, procedures, and forms to maintain alignment with corporate standards.
- Travel to new data center locations nationwide and support the growth and consistency of Black Box’s national safety program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
