Director of Safety

At Interstates, safety is personal. It reflects how we care for people, how leaders show up, and how work gets planned and executed every day.

Interstates is seeking an experienced Director of Safety to provide leadership for our data center project portfolio. This high-impact role will shape and advance a proactive safety culture across complex, fast-paced construction environments while partnering closely with Operations, project leaders, clients, and field teams.

The Director of Safety will help make safety instinctive—integrating it into daily work, project planning, decision-making, and operational processes. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise safety strategy while supporting some of the most demanding and rapidly evolving projects in the industry.

What You’ll Do

•    Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Safety team.

•    Partner with senior Operations and project leaders to integrate safety into data center planning and execution.

•    Establish priorities, allocate resources, and drive accountability across multiple projects and states.

•    Lead response to significant incidents, emerging risks, and complex safety matters.

•    Advance Human and Organizational Performance, Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention, organizational learning, and continuous improvement.

•    Use safety performance data and trends to identify risks and guide action.

•    Represent Interstates with clients and industry stakeholders during high-impact situations.

•    Advise senior leaders on safety risk, business impact, and the best path forward.

What You Bring

•    15+ years of progressive safety leadership experience, including industrial construction.

•    Experience leading safety across multiple states and complex project environments.

•    Bachelor’s degree in safety engineering or a related field.

•    Strong executive presence, strategic judgment, and the ability to influence through partnership.

•    Experience leading significant incidents, organizational change, resource allocation, and budgets.

•    Strong relationship-building and communication skills, particularly in high-pressure situations.

•    Working knowledge of EHS management systems, workers’ compensation requirements, and risk mitigation.

•    Willingness and ability to travel significantly.

Location & Travel: This position can be based out of our Omaha, NE Office.  Travel will be required and will vary according to business requirements. Up to 40% may be expected.

Benefits:

•    Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans with options to fit your needs

•    Generous PTO with a true work-life balance philosophy — unplug and recharge

•    401(k) plan to help you plan for the future

•    Life and disability insurance for peace of mind

•    Career coaching and advancement programs tailored to your goals

Join Interstates and help set the standard for safety across the next generation of data center projects.