Regional Safety Manager, Data Centers

Suffolk Construction•Cedar Rapids, IA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Mission Critical Center of Excellence manages billions of dollars in projects annually, specializing in data center and mission-critical construction for leading technology and telecommunications clients across the United States. Focused on fast-paced, MEP-intensive projects, the group is recognized for delivering complex solutions while offering significant opportunities for career advancement within the thriving mission-critical construction industry. This position works with Superintendents, Project Managers, Project Executives and trade partner (subcontractor) employees to foster an industry leading safety culture and administer, direct, and implement corporate safety and health policies and procedures. If you are an innovative collaborator and proven performer who enjoys working on teams that deliver superior results, you may qualify for a rewarding career at Suffolk, a construction management firm that is sparking an industry revolution and has consistently been named a “best place to work”!

Requirements

Proven Safety track record in the Mission Critical Data Center ground up construction segment.
Experience in all phases of Data Centers; Civil, Steel Erection, High Voltage, Underground Utilities, Substation, and all related MEP requirements.
Candidate must possess Suffolk’s Core Values: Passion, Integrity, Hard Work and Professionalism
10+ years of related work experience in field of Construction Health and Safety.
Working knowledge of Federal and State safety and health regulations, as well as local building code issues for safety and health
Qualified OSHA Construction Industry Outreach Trainer
Professional CSHT
Demonstrated leadership with construction and safety technologies and practices
Willingness to provide best in class customer service
Completed required internal training with Learning and Development team
Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
Strong planning, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
Individual must be collaborative and positive in directing people
Capacity to coordinate efforts with field staff and external partners
Meticulous attention to detail
Ability to make decisions promptly and with confidence
Sound business judgment
Highly organized, able to prioritize and multi-task

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Construction or Safety preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Create, communicate, enforce and identify opportunities for improvements in safety programs
Foster Suffolk’s “Safer Together” safety culture
Mentor and Supervise Safety Managers as required by VP, EHS
Provide expertise as related to project-specific safety processes and document storage
Coordinate, schedule, and facilitate trade partner / subcontractors Pre-Construction Safety Planning Meetings acting as a resource for field operations with compliance on Federal (OSHA) and state as well as local safety and health regulations including NFPA and other Standards
Review all Trade Partner / Subcontractors Site Specific Safety Programs and Pre-task Plans/ Job Hazard Analysis prior to TP / Subcontractor mobilization.
Conduct regularly scheduled site evaluations, follow up and tracking of corrections to deficiencies
Periodically attend and monitor Tool Box Talks conducted by subcontractors to assure documentation and quality.
Perform root cause and accident investigation techniques in the event of a job site accident – including collection of Suffolk Safety and Health standard incident reporting forms and documentation working closely with Risk Managers
Active coordination with Regional Risk Manager’s for identification of Claims trends and pro-active risk management planning
Enforce documentation from all TPs / subcontractors on the proper training of their employees as related to their scope of work.
Conduct internal training for OSHA 10 or 30 Hour, HAZWOPER, and other Safety related topics.