Safety Manager

Location: Santa Teresa, NM

Duration: 12 Months (Immediate Need)

Type: 1099 Contractor

Compensation & Schedule

Pay Rate: $70/hr (Local) | $52/hr (Non-Local)

⏱️ Overtime: Paid After 40 Hours at 1.4x Base Rate

Per Diem: $125/Day (7 Days Per Week for Non-Local Candidates)

Completion Bonus: $150/month

Pay Frequency: Weekly

⏰ Schedule: Monday-Saturday | 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM | 50-60 Hours Per Week

Possible Sunday Work as Project Needs Require

Why This Opportunity?

Join an electrical contractor supporting a large-scale data center construction project. This is a leadership-level safety opportunity overseeing electrical installation, utility construction, and multiple field safety technicians throughout the project.

The Project Safety Manager will serve as the lead onsite safety professional, providing direction to the safety team while partnering with project management, electrical supervision, subcontractors, and craft personnel. This position requires someone who can balance hands-on field engagement with the leadership and coordination responsibilities necessary to drive consistent safety performance across a fast-paced, mission-critical project.

Required Qualifications

✔ Minimum 10 years of construction site safety experience

✔ Minimum 3 years of experience serving in a Lead Safety Manager, Project Safety Manager, or comparable onsite safety leadership role

✔ NFPA 70E Training/Certification

✔ Current First Aid/CPR Certification

✔ Strong electrical construction safety experience

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ CHST Certification

⭐ OSHA 500 Certification

⭐ Data center or mission-critical construction experience

⭐ Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and hazardous energy control experience

⭐ Electrical energization and commissioning experience

⭐ Utility construction experience

⭐ Additional ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credential

What You'll Be Doing

• Serve as the lead Project Safety Manager for electrical and utility construction operations


• Provide daily leadership and direction to multiple field safety technicians


• Assign safety coverage and ensure appropriate oversight of active work areas


• Mentor safety personnel and maintain consistent safety expectations across the project


• Maintain a highly visible field presence alongside electrical crews and supervision


• Oversee electrical installation, utility, and infrastructure construction activities


• Monitor high-risk electrical work and ensure NFPA 70E requirements are followed


• Support Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), hazardous energy control, and electrical safe work practices


• Conduct and oversee site inspections, audits, observations, and hazard assessments


• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, pre-task plans, and high-risk work activities


• Coordinate safety activities with project management, superintendents, foremen, subcontractors, and craft personnel


• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action implementation


• Track safety deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are completed


• Maintain project safety documentation, reports, metrics, and compliance records


• Provide field coaching and reinforce proactive hazard recognition


• Promote accountability and a strong safety culture throughout the project

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have strong working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards


• Electrical Construction Safety


• NFPA 70E


• Data Center & Mission-Critical Construction


• Electrical Installation & Utility Construction


• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)


• Hazardous Energy Control


• Arc Flash & Electrical Shock Hazards


• Temporary Power & Electrical Distribution


• Energization & Commissioning Safety


• Underground Utilities


• Excavation & Trenching


• Fall Protection & Elevated Work


• Aerial Lifts & MEWPs


• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)


• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis


• Safety Team Leadership & Mentoring


• Contractor Safety Management


• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is an experienced construction safety leader who can effectively manage both project-level safety performance and a team of field safety professionals.

Success in this role requires strong electrical safety knowledge, a visible field presence, effective leadership of safety technicians, proactive identification of hazards, and the ability to communicate expectations clearly with everyone from craft personnel to senior project leadership.

The successful candidate will drive consistent safety execution across electrical and utility operations while helping the project maintain both its safety standards and construction schedule.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects your 10+ years of construction safety experience and 3+ years of onsite safety leadership experience, including responsibility for leading or overseeing other safety professionals.

Relevant experience with electrical contractors, NFPA 70E, LOTO, data centers, utility construction, energization, commissioning, or mission-critical projects should also be clearly identified.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.