Safety Manager

About Rowan

At Rowan Digital Infrastructure, we are transforming data center delivery for speed and scale. Our mission is to deliver best-in-class data center solutions to hyperscale customers who share our commitment to sustainability, and to do so with an unwavering focus on quality. Our data center solutions are tailored to our customers’ needs and delivered by our exceptional end-to-end team. Rowan is assembling a strategic portfolio of data center sites in key markets across the United States, and we’re looking for incredible and passionate people to help us advance our company and our commitment to building the future of sustainable digital infrastructure.

Rowan is owned and managed by Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners.

Rowan Digital Infrastructure is looking for a Project Safety Manager to join our team to support a project in Frederick, MD. The Safety Manager is a critical part of the site project team that will help support all aspects of the Rowan approach for site construction and operational startup. The successful candidate will have excellent strategic thinking skills, organizational and communication skills, the ability to multitask, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment.

This position will report to the Senior Regional Safety Manager.

Travel: Ability to travel up to 10% for company gatherings.

Location: Frederick, MD

Compensation: $130-$165K (Offers Bonus)

• Lead the end-to-end construction safety for data center projects, from development to final delivery.
• Responsible for actively monitoring the safety of all site infrastructure, substation, and core/shell construction.
• Ensure General Contractor compliance with Rowan Contractor Safety Management Program.
• Work closely with Rowan’s Development, Engineering, and Procurement teams to ensure seamless project handoff and operational readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, evaluating construction processes, and implementing best practices.
• Promoting our safety culture and leading programs to improve the Company’s overall safety culture.
• Accountable for maintaining and reporting EHS metrics for the project site.
• Support accident/incident investigation and analysis with the General Contractor to determine improvements needed.
• Review and assist with development of necessary plans, procedures and strategies implementation and ensures their consistency and adequacy.
• Use radical transparency to drive the safety culture and ensure all observations, near misses and incidents are surfaced, documented, and used to learn and drive injury to zero.
• Build and continuously improve the policies, procedures, technology and safety reporting platform for the workplace and construction site activities.
• Regularly reviewing and updating existing policies and procedures to ensure they are up to industry’s best practice.
• Performing safety audits and physically inspecting all work areas and jobsites to identify possible safety issues.
• Conducting risk assessments to minimize accidents, occupational illnesses, or long-term health hazards.
• Collaborate with contractors, vendors, and other partners to prepare monthly or annual safety reports and present the information to management.
• Responsible for directly managing a team of 2 safety professionals.
• Actively participate in site High Risk Activity (HRA) meetings.
• Collaborate with the General Contractor to ensure Site Safety Steering Committees are implemented and effective.
• Collaborate with the General Contractor to implement and drive a successful worker safety observation and engagement program (Good Catch/Positive Observation).

• Minimum of 7 years as a safety professional within a construction delivery organization; data center experience highly desired
• A bachelor's degree in a safety-specific field such as occupational health and safety or equivalent experience
• Strong Leadership Skills
• A certificate in occupational health and safety management desired, ideally from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) including:
• Certified Safety Professional
• Associate Safety Professional
• Cons…