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Safety Manager (Data Center Construction)

Job DescriptionJob Description

Construction Safety Manager – Data Center Projects (Fairfax, Iowa)
Company: Quality Plus Services (QPS)
Location: Fairfax

About QPS
Quality Plus Services (QPS) is a workforce and project support partner specializing in industrial, manufacturing, and mission-critical construction. We support high-performance data center projects by placing skilled professionals who can operate in fast-paced, high-demand environments.

Position Overview
QPS is seeking an experienced Construction Safety Coordinator to support a large-scale data center project in Fairfax, Iowa. This is a hands-on, field-driven role responsible for maintaining a strong safety presence and ensuring full compliance with OSHA and site-specific safety standards. This position requires ownership of site safety—not passive observation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead all on-site safety efforts
  • Conduct site safety orientations for new hires and subcontractors
  • Perform jobsite inspections, audits, and hazard assessments
  • Enforce OSHA standards (29 CFR 1926) and project safety protocols
  • Identify unsafe conditions and take immediate corrective action
  • Lead incident investigations and near-miss reporting
  • Maintain safety documentation and reporting
  • Deliver toolbox talks and ongoing safety training
  • Partner with Superintendents and Project Managers
  • Monitor high-risk work (LOTO, fall protection, energized systems, rigging, confined space)
  • Ensure PPE compliance across all trades
  • Support emergency response planning

Required Qualifications

  • 3+ years of construction safety experience
  • Strong knowledge of OSHA (29 CFR 1926)
  • OSHA 30 required (OSHA 500/510 )
  • First Aid/CPR certification
  • Experience with audits and incident investigations
  • Ability to work in fast-paced construction environments
  • Strong communication and enforcement ability

Experience

  • Data center or mission-critical construction
  • Electrical and/or mechanical safety background
  • Experience with large subcontractor teams
  • Exposure to zero-incident safety cultures

Work Environment

  • Active construction site (indoor/outdoor)
  • PPE required at all times
  • Walking, climbing, and extended field presence required
  • May include overtime, weekends, or shift work

Compensation & Benefits

  • Competitive pay (based on experience)
  • Per diem (if applicable)
  • Medical, dental, vision
  • 401(k)
  • PTO and holiday pay

What We’re Looking For
A visible, respected safety professional who takes action. If you’re not comfortable stopping work when something isn’t safe, this role is not the right fit.

Company DescriptionQPS is a true multi-craft industrial contractor, providing the efficiency that comes from a single point of contact and allowing for tasks and projects to be carefully tracked and monitored and ensuring a timely and cost-effective completion that is measured in safety and quality of craftmanship.Company DescriptionQPS is a true multi-craft industrial contractor, providing the efficiency that comes from a single point of contact and allowing for tasks and projects to be carefully tracked and monitored and ensuring a timely and cost-effective completion that is measured in safety and quality of craftmanship.