Safety Manager - Fort Wayne, IN

Construction Safety Manager

📍 Location: Fort Wayne, IN

📅 Duration: 2 Years (Start: 7/27)

📋 Type: 1099 Contractor

Compensation & Schedule

💰 Pay Rate: $55 - $58/HR

⏱️ Overtime: Paid After 40 Hours

🎯 Completion Bonus: $150/month

💵 Pay Frequency: Weekly

⏰ Schedule: Monday-Friday (10-Hour Days) | Saturday (8-Hour Day)

🕖 Start Time: 7:00 AM

📈 Approximately 58 Hours Per Week

Why This Opportunity?

Join an electrical contractor supporting the new construction of a large-scale data center in Fort Wayne, IN. This long-term opportunity offers the chance to oversee safety activities involving electrical installations, temporary power systems, cable tray installation, switchgear, equipment setting, and daily construction operations on one of the nation's fastest-growing construction sectors.

This role is ideal for a safety professional with electrical construction experience who enjoys working closely with field crews while helping ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with project safety requirements.

Required Qualifications

✔ OSHA 30 Construction Certification

✔ Experience working with electrical contractors

✔ 3+ years of construction safety experience

Preferred Qualifications

⭐ Data center construction experience

⭐ NFPA 70E knowledge or experience

⭐ Experience supporting Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) and energized work planning

⭐ Bilingual (English/Spanish)

⭐ CHST, ASP, CSP, or other BCSP credential

What You'll Be Doing

• Oversee daily safety activities for electrical construction operations
• Conduct routine site inspections, audits, and risk assessments
• Monitor contractor compliance with OSHA regulations and project safety requirements
• Support electrical installation activities, temporary power systems, and equipment installations
• Assist with energized work planning and electrical hazard mitigation
• Lead incident investigations and corrective action implementation
• Deliver new hire orientations and ongoing safety coaching
• Review Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), permits, and pre-task plans
• Maintain safety documentation, reports, and compliance records
• Partner with project supervision to proactively identify and mitigate hazards
• Promote a positive safety culture throughout the project

Technical Knowledge

Candidates should have working knowledge of:

• OSHA Construction Standards
• Electrical Construction Safety
• Data Center Construction
• Temporary Power Systems
• Lockout/Tagout (LOTO)
• NFPA 70E Electrical Safety Fundamentals
• Arc Flash & Shock Hazard Awareness
• Cable Tray & Electrical Equipment Installation
• Aerial Lifts & MEWPs
• Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) Development
• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
• Contractor Safety Management
• Construction Risk Assessment & Mitigation

What Success Looks Like

The ideal candidate is a highly visible, field-focused safety professional who can build strong relationships with electricians, supervisors, and project leadership while proactively identifying hazards, maintaining compliance, and supporting the safe execution of electrical construction activities throughout this long-term data center project.

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., electrical construction, data centers, temporary power, switchgear installation, cable tray systems, energized work, Lockout/Tagout programs, or industrial electrical projects).

Interviews are actively being scheduled for qualified candidates.