Lead Safety Representative - Sandston, VA

Lead Safety Representative

📍 Location: Sandston, VA (15 Minutes from Richmond) 📅 Duration: 6 Months (Start: 9/21/2026) 📋 Type: 1099 Contractor

Compensation & Schedule

💰 Pay Rate: $60/hr ⏱️ Overtime: Additional hours available as project needs dictate 🏨 Per Diem: None - locals only 🎯 Completion Bonus: $150/month 💵 Pay Frequency: Weekly ⏰ Schedule: Monday-Friday | 48 Hours/Week 📈 Additional Schedule Details: Potential Saturday work (8-hour shifts) as project demands require.

Why This Opportunity?

Join a contractor supporting a large-scale data center construction project in Sandston, Virginia. This opportunity provides hands-on safety leadership for critical construction activities while serving as the lead safety professional onsite.

This role offers the opportunity to work autonomously while leading a small safety team and partnering closely with the Site Supervisor and Superintendent on a high-profile, fast-paced project.

Required Qualifications

✔ STS-C, CHST, ASP, or CSP Certification ✔ Bachelor's Degree in Safety or acceptable equivalent experience ✔ Minimum 3+ years of construction safety experience ✔ Previous data center construction experience ✔ Experience leading safety efforts on active construction projects ✔ Strong communication, leadership, and field engagement skills ✔ Ability to work independently while managing a small onsite team

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Lead Safety Representative experience ⭐ Mechanical, electrical, or mission-critical construction experience ⭐ Experience supporting large-scale data center builds ⭐ Strong knowledge of contractor safety management and compliance programs ⭐ Advanced experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations ⭐ Additional BCSP credentials

What You'll Be Doing

• Provide daily field safety oversight for active data center construction operations

• Lead project safety initiatives while supporting a small onsite safety team

• Maintain a highly visible presence throughout active work areas

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

• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Activity Hazard Analyses (AHAs), permits, and pre-task plans

• Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and project-specific safety requirements

• Identify unsafe conditions and coordinate timely corrective actions

• Provide field coaching and reinforce safe work practices with craft personnel

• Coordinate safety activities with project management, supervision, and subcontractors

• Participate in incident investigations and corrective action implementation

• Maintain required safety documentation, inspection records, and compliance reports

• Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the project

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards

• Data Center Construction Safety

• Contractor Safety Management

• High-Risk Construction Activities

• Fall Protection & Elevated Work

• Electrical Safety Awareness

• Aerial Lifts & MEWPs

• Material Handling Operations

• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)

• Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions

• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

• Subcontractor Coordination & Oversight

• Site Safety Leadership

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, field-focused safety professional with experience supporting data center construction projects and leading safety efforts in fast-paced environments.

Success in this role requires maintaining a strong field presence, proactively identifying hazards, effectively communicating with craft personnel and supervision, mentoring team members, and ensuring project activities are executed safely while supporting overall schedule and production goals.

Apply Today

Qualified candidates should submit a resume for immediate review.

Please ensure your resume clearly reflects experience directly related to data center construction, safety leadership, contractor management, inspections, audits, and field safety oversight. Experience with data centers, construction safety, contractor management, hazard analysis, inspections, and safety leadership should be clearly identified.

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.