Safety Manager | Des Moines, IA

If you’re a Safety professional who thrives in high-performance environments and knows how to lead in fast-paced, mission-critical builds, this is your opportunity to make a real impact on cutting-edge data center projects.

We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on Safety Manager who can lead from the field, influence teams, and elevate safety performance across complex, high-visibility projects.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead all on-site safety efforts for large-scale, mission-critical data center projects
• Ensure full compliance with OSHA regulations, client standards, and site-specific safety requirements
• Drive a proactive safety culture through daily engagement, field presence, and relationship building
• Conduct daily safety meetings, audits, and inspections to identify risks and implement real-time solutions
• Oversee and enforce safety compliance across multiple subcontractors and trades in a high-activity environment
• Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective/preventative actions
• Support high-risk activities including energized work, LOTO, fall protection, rigging, steel erection, and excavation
• Collaborate closely with project leadership, superintendents, and client stakeholders to align on safety goals

What We’re Looking For:

• Proven experience supporting safety on data center or other mission-critical construction projects (or similar high-tech environments)
• Strong knowledge of OSHA standards and client-driven safety programs
• Experience working in fast-paced, multi-trade environments with overlapping scopes
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence both field teams and executive stakeholders
• Confident leading trainings, toolbox talks, and safety stand-downs
• Hands-on, visible leader who builds trust and drives accountability in the field
• Experience with high-risk scopes such as energized systems, LOTO, fall protection, rigging, steel erection, and excavation

Why HazTek:

• Work on high-profile, cutting-edge data center builds
• Join a team that values collaboration, ownership, and safety excellence
• Long-term project opportunities with stability and career growth
• Competitive compensation and benefits

• Minimum 5+ years of construction safety experience required
• OSHA 30 hour in Construction certification required
• First Aid/CPR certified
• Strong knowledge of construction safety standards
• Must have experience in Fall Protection, Scaffolding, Steel Erection, and Excavation
• Excellent verbal and written skills

• Embody HazTek's Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Dependability, Leadership, Accountability

   

HazTek Safety Management is a full-service, objective safety partner, founded in 1997. The health, safety and well-being of employees and companies is our highest priority. We offer full-time employment, stability, competitive benefits, professional development, travel, diverse safety experiences, management support and the added benefit of working with a network of over 275 full-time HazTek safety professionals. 

At HazTek, We Stand Together for Safety