Safety Manager

  • Gainesville, Virginia
  • Full Time
Safety Manager

Overview

Join a mission-driven team committed to fostering a safety-first culture on high-profile data center and commercial construction projects. As a Safety Manager, youll play a pivotal role in ensuring compliance with safety protocols, promoting proactive risk management, and creating a safe, productive environment for all personnel on-site.

Key Responsibilities
  • Enforce project-specific and client-mandated safety plans and procedures.
  • Coordinate with regional safety leadership to ensure availability of safety signage and PPE.
  • Verify that all on-site personnel have completed required safety orientation.
  • Collect and organize safety documentation from subcontractors and trade partners (e.g., JHAs, SDSs, High-Risk Activity Plans, training records).
  • Conduct daily safety audits using digital tools, including annotated photo documentation.
  • Submit at least two Safety Observation Reports weekly.
  • Spend 6070% of your time in the field, engaging with crews and observing safety practices.
  • Participate in daily huddles, coordination meetings, and preconstruction planning.
  • Lead or support weekly all-hands safety meetings, including content preparation and attendance tracking.
  • Spot-check safety documentation and review Daily Action Plans and orientation logs.
  • Report incidents and near-misses promptly and assist with investigations.
  • Deliver site-specific safety orientations and maintain communication with subcontractor safety reps.
  • Lead or participate in planning for high-risk activities.
Required Qualifications
  • Minimum 5 years of construction safety experience, including 3+ years in a managerial role.
  • Safety certifications such as CHST or CSP.
  • Strong communication and leadership skills.
  • Experience supporting data center or commercial building projects.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in a related field with 810 years of safety experience.
  • Willingness to undergo top-secret security clearance.
Work Environment

This is a full-time, on-site role requiring early start times (typically 5:006:00 AM) and flexibility for extended hours. The position involves a 50/50 split between fieldwork and office tasks. Candidates must be comfortable working at either of two data center sites in Gainesville, VA or Warrenton, VA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job
classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be
subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits
available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision
Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Short and long-term disability
Health Spending Account (HSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Gainesville,VA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 22, 2025.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing due to a disability, please email ... for other accommodation options.

Job ID: 484396293
Originally Posted on: 7/8/2025

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