Site EHS Manager

What this Job Entails:

The Site EHS Manager is responsible for the onsite implementation, management, and auditing of Astreya’s Safety Program at dedicated data center locations. This role ensures that all site operations - including fiber deployment, rack-and-stack activities, and large-scale fiber turnups - comply with local, state, federal, and client-specific regulatory requirements.

Reporting directly to the Regional EHS Manager, the Site Manager serves as a subject matter expert for onsite personnel, conducting regular risk assessments and providing functional leadership to ensure a zero-energy state and safe man-machine environments.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Site-Level Program Execution

• Risk Management: Conduct regular site assessments to identify hazards in high-risk processes, such as 4th-level racking and electrical installations.
• CEHS Planning: Prepare and maintain location-specific EHS plans for new data center turnups and ongoing operations from initial planning through to execution.
• Electrical Safety: Enforce strict Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) protocols and verify zero-energy states to prevent electrical incidents.

2. Compliance and Auditing

• Inspections: Conduct monthly unannounced site inspections to ensure permanent audit readiness for both internal and client-led safety reviews.
• Incident Management: Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for all onsite accidents and high-potential near-misses, ensuring initial reports are submitted per client timelines.
• Regulatory Liaison: Serve as the onsite contact for regulatory inspections (e.g., OSHA) and client safety committees.

3. Specialized Operations and Welfare

• Hazardous operations: Oversee the management of
• Medical Surveillance: Coordinate mandatory fitness-for-duty assessments and routine health surveillance for technicians exposed to noise, night work, or lone working environments.

4. Training and Mentorship

• Safety Instruction: Deliver specialized EHS training, including Laser Safety, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), and Hand/Power Tool safety and ensure personnel have the appropriate external certifications. .
• Toolbox Talks: Lead regular safety briefings, safety committee meetings and "safety moment" stand-downs to disseminate learnings from recent incidents.

Qualifications and Requirements Professional Certifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Required: Professional certification such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or OSHA 30-Hour (Construction or General Industry).
• Preferred: Certifications in First Aid/CPR and AED

Experience and Skills

• Industry Experience: 5+ years of EHS management experience within a data center or heavy construction environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Experience using digital EHS management tools for data interpretation, reporting and recordkeeping.
• Communication: Exceptional ability to communicate complex safety requirements to both frontline technical staff and program leadership.

Working Conditions

• Environment: Regular exposure to active construction zones, high-density data halls, and warehouse floors.
• Physical Demands: Ability to perform site walks and inspections in industrial settings.

Salary Range $72,960.00 - $115,200.00 USD (Salary)

• Please note that the salary information provided herein is base pay only (gross); it does not include other forms of compensation which may or may not apply to this specific position, namely, performance-based bonuses, benefits-related payments, or other general incentives - none of which are guaranteed, may be subject to specific eligibility requirements, and are wholly within the discretion of Astreya to remit.
• Further, the salary information noted above is a range that consists of a minimum and maximum rate of pay for this specific position. Where an applicant or employee is placed on this range will depend and be contingent on objective, documented work-related considerations like education, experience, certifications, licenses, preferred qualifications, among other factors.