The Boldt Company, a subsidiary of the Boldt Group
Location: Glencoe, MN | Traveling
The Project Safety Director provides leadership and oversight for safety programs on complex data center construction projects. This role works closely with project management, superintendents, safety professionals, and trade partners to establish a strong safety culture and ensure safety is integrated into planning and day-to-day field operations. The Project Safety Director helps establish project safety expectations, identifies and mitigates risk, monitors field activities, and ensures compliance with applicable OSHA requirements, company safety standards, and project-specific safety programs.
As a key member of the project leadership team, the Project Safety Director maintains a strong presence in the field and partners with construction teams to proactively address hazards and improve safety performance. The role supports high-risk activities common to data center construction, including electrical and mechanical installation, lifting and rigging, work at heights, equipment installation, and commissioning activities. The ideal candidate brings strong construction safety experience, field credibility, and the ability to coach and influence project teams and trade partners while maintaining accountability for safe execution.
If you're an experienced construction professional looking to make a meaningful impact, we encourage you to apply and start a conversation with us.
What You Bring
Candidates whose experience or expertise substantially exceed the requirements of the role are encouraged to apply, as compensation may be reviewed based on individual qualifications.
- Bachelor's degree in Safety, Occupational Health, Construction Management, Engineering, or a related field preferred.
- 7+ years of construction safety experience, preferably supporting large, mission critical or data center work.
- Previous experience leading safety activities on a large construction project or multiple major scopes of work.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA construction standards, including 29 CFR 1926, and construction safety best practices.
- Experience implementing and maintaining site-specific safety plans, policies, procedures, and training programs.
- Experience evaluating high-risk construction activities such as:
- Electrical and energized work
- Lockout/tagout and hazardous energy control
- Fall protection and work at heights
- Lifting, rigging, and crane operations
- Excavation and trenching
- Confined-space activities
- Structural steel erection
- Mechanical and electrical installations
- Equipment startup and commissioning
- Ability to conduct jobsite inspections, audits, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments and develop corrective actions when needed.
- Experience with incident investigations and root-cause analysis.
- Ability to proactively review upcoming construction activities and identify potential safety risks before work begins.
- Demonstrated ability to coach, influence, and hold project teams and trade partners accountable for safety expectations.
- Strong communication and leadership skills with the ability to work effectively with craft professionals, subcontractors, project leadership, clients, and other stakeholders.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, schedule-driven construction environment with multiple contractors and scopes of work occurring simultaneously.
- Experience leading or providing direction to project safety professionals preferred.
- Data center or mission-critical construction experience preferred, especially involving complex electrical and MEP systems.
- CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CHST (Construction Health and Safety Technician), or similar safety certification preferred.
- OSHA 30-Hour Construction training strongly preferred.
- Ability to work on-site at active construction projects and travel or relocate to project locations as needed.
Compensation
Target Hiring Range: $125,000 - $165,000 annually
Boldt recognizes that experience, expertise, and specialized skills create value. The target hiring range for this position is $125,000 - $165,000 annually; however, compensation is determined based on qualifications, experience, certifications, geographic market conditions, internal equity, and business considerations. In addition to base compensation, employees may be eligible for incentive compensation and participation in applicable company benefit programs.
Unsolicited Correspondence
The Boldt Group and its subsidiaries engage recruiting agencies exclusively through our Enterprise Support Talent Acquisition team and only when a valid, Boldt approved agreement is in place. Boldt does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate submissions at any time, including agencies with an active agreement-unless the submission is expressly requested by the Enterprise Support Talent Acquisition team. Any unsolicited submissions will be deemed the property of The Boldt Group, and no placement fees will be paid. All agency inquiries must be directed to the Enterprise Support Talent Acquisition team. At this time, we are not entertaining any new agency submissions or outreach.
