EHS Commissioning Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

The EHS Commissioning Manager provides field-based EHS leadership across Vertiv's commissioning, startup, energization, testing, and turnover activities for mission-critical infrastructure projects. This role partners with project leadership, customers, contractors, commissioning agents, and field personnel to drive a proactive safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and implement effective risk-reduction strategies.

The ideal candidate brings deep knowledge of electrical and operational safety principles and can influence safe work practices in complex, fast-paced environments. This role may lead project safety programs, mentor safety personnel, and serve as the primary safety liaison for key stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Field Safety Leadership - You own the safety presence on site. That means conducting inspections, audits, and risk assessments across commissioning, startup, energization, testing, and turnover activities. You'll identify hazards and at risk behaviors, develop and execute JHAs and risk mitigation plans, and drive corrective actions when things aren't right. You're also the one delivering safety orientations, toolbox talks, and training to field crews and contractors.

Electrical Safety & Energization Oversight - A major piece of this role is electrical safety. You'll oversee programs tied to NFPA 70E, LOTO, energized work planning, arc flash risk mitigation, and electrical safe work practices. During system energization, integrated systems testing, and operational turnover, you're the one making sure critical risk controls are in place and functioning.

Incident Management & Compliance - You lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action development. You monitor compliance with OSHA and applicable federal, state, and local regulations, maintain safety documentation and performance records, and drive SIF prevention through field engagement, critical control verification, and leading indicator analysis.

Contractor & Stakeholder Engagement - You evaluate contractor safety programs and provide oversight on high risk activities: energized electrical work, crane and rigging, confined space, work at heights, hot work, and critical lifts. You participate in commissioning readiness reviews, pre energization reviews, and customer safety audits, and you partner with customers, GCs, commissioning agents, and subs to keep everyone aligned on safety expectations.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, EHS, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.

Experience

• 8 to 10 years of progressive EHS experience in commissioning, startup, electrical infrastructure, mission critical facilities, data centers, or industrial operations
• Demonstrated experience managing safety programs across multiple projects, contractors, and stakeholder groups
• Hands on experience with electrical safety programs (NFPA 70E, LOTO, energized work planning, electrical hazard mitigation)
• Proven track record leading incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective actions
• Experience conducting safety audits, risk assessments, and reviewing JHAs and contractor safety plans
• Experience developing and delivering safety training and field engagement programs

Skills

• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills across diverse project teams
• Ability to independently identify risks and implement practical mitigation strategies in fast paced environments
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Mission critical data center commissioning, startup, testing, energization, and turnover experience
• Electrical infrastructure experience (power distribution, UPS, switchgear, generators, BESS, critical facility ops)
• Hyperscale, colocation, telecom, semiconductor, or similar mission critical environments
• OSHA 30 Hour Construction certification
• Professional safety certification (CHST, ASP, CSP, STS C, or equivalent)
• Union labor environment experience
• Large scale projects with multiple contractors, concurrent operations, and complex risk profiles
• Familiarity with EPC, OEM, GC, CM at Risk, commissioning agent, or owner operator delivery models
• Experience mentoring safety professionals across multiple project teams
• Knowledge of SIF prevention, critical risk management, HOP principles, and leading indicator programs
• Medium and low voltage electrical systems commissioning and startup
• Experience using digital safety management platforms and data analytics tools

Physical & Environmental Demands

• Ability to walk/stand for extended periods in active project environments
• Ability to work indoors and outdoors, navigating uneven surfaces, elevated areas, active work zones, and energized equipment areas
• Ability to wear required PPE, including electrical hazard-rated PPE

Travel

• 40-50%

The anticipated salary range for this role in the Ohio and Colorado localities is between $105,884 to $158,826 per year—salary ranges for other geographic localities may vary. Certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including merit increases, annual bonus and stock. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are role based. In addition, certain roles also have the opportunity to receive and/or participate in profit sharing, allowances, travel and/or car expenses, and earn sales incentives based on revenue or utilization depending on the terms of the employee’s role and individual offer details. The role is eligible to participate in a comprehensive and competitive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, disability, PTO, holiday pay, and 401k. Additional details about total compensation and benefits will be provided during the hiring process.

The estimated deadline to submit an application for this role is 1/1/2027, the company may need to extend the deadline based off the needs of the business and open role. If an extension is needed, the date will be updated accordingly.