Construction Safety Manager

Location: Vernon, TX

Duration: 3 Months (Start: 8/3)

Type: 1099 Contractor

CompensationSchedule

Pay Rate: $60/hr (Local) | $52/hr (Non-Local)

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

Completion Bonus: $150/month

Pay Frequency: Weekly

Schedule: Monday-Saturday | 12-Hour Days 60 hours/WK

Why This Opportunity?

Join a structural steel contractor supporting the construction of a large-scale data center in Vernon, TX. This role provides hands-on safety leadership for structural steel erection and ironworker activities, ensuring work is performed safely while supporting an aggressive construction schedule in a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.

The Construction Safety Manager will work closely with ironworkers, crane operators, and project leadership to oversee structural framing, steel erection, rigging, bolting, welding, and elevated work while ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations and project safety standards.

Required Qualifications

OSHA 30 Construction Certification

OSHA 510 Certification

Structural steel safety oversight experience

Preferred Qualifications

Data center construction experience

Critical lift and crane operation experience

Fall Protection Competent Person training

Rigging or Signal Person qualification

CHST, ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credential

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversee daily safety activities for structural steel erection operations
• Maintain a highly visible field presence alongside ironworkers and project supervision
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, field observations, and risk assessments
• Monitor installation of structural framing, bracing systems, and miscellaneous steel
• Support field bolting, welding, and structural connection activities
• Monitor crane operations, rigging, hoisting, and material placement
• Verify proper alignment, plumbing, leveling, and temporary stabilization of structural steel members
• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, OSHA Subpart R, and project safety requirements
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), lift plans, permits, and pre-task plans
• Lead incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Maintain safety documentation, reports, inspections, and compliance records
• Partner with project leadership to proactively identify and mitigate hazards
• Promote a strong safety culture throughout the project

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• OSHA Subpart R - Steel Erection
• Structural Steel Erection
• Ironworker Safety Practices
• Data Center Construction
• CraneRigging Operations
• Critical Lift Planning
• Structural Framing Systems
• Field BoltingStructural Connections
• Structural Welding Operations
• Temporary Steel Stabilization
• Fall ProtectionControlled Decking Zones
• Elevated WorkAerial Lifts
• Material HoistingPlacement
• Heat Stress PreventionEnvironmental Exposure Management
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)Pre-Task Planning
• Incident InvestigationRoot Cause Analysis
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk AssessmentMitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a highly visible, field-focused safety professional with extensive structural steel construction experience who can effectively support ironworkers, crane operators, and project leadership while proactively identifying hazards and maintaining compliance.

Success in this role requires the ability to manage the risks associated with steel erection, elevated work, crane operations, and rigging while adapting work planning to changing environmental conditions such as heat restrictions and maintaining productivity without compromising safety.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

If you have experience directly related to the project's scope of work, please ensure it is clearly reflected on your resume, including the specific activities or operations you supported (e.g., structural steel erection, ironworker operations, crane and rigging, field welding and bolting, data center construction, commercial steel projects, or OSHA Subpart R compliance).

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.