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Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first.
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What Turner Townsend INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles1 certified filing for “Project Manager- Data Center Construction” (Project Management Specialists) in NC: $140k–$140k, median $140k.
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- Employer is on a government sponsor record
- The US Department of Labor certified 65 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- No salary bar for this route
- H-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Turner Townsend INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles
- 1 certified filing for “Project Manager- Data Center Construction” (Project Management Specialists) in NC: $140k–$140k, median $140k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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About the role
About the role
Turner & Townsend are seeking an experienced Health and Safety Professional to join our team to support large-scale data center construction projects. The ideal individual will have a proven track record of excellent project delivery.
Job Description:
The core objective of this role is to ensure total conformance with client EHS policies and site-specific construction requirements during the duration of the entire project. This role will lead by example, maintain high standards for onsite attendance and performance to meet all client/stakeholder and employer expectations.
Key Responsibilities:
• Ensure General Contractor (GC) is compliant with their Site-Specific Safety Plan, through daily site field tours, twice-weekly safety project management walks, and monthly evaluations.
• Coordinate monthly, weekly, daily, safety events, reporting to the construction team, in collaboration with the GC and the Owner.
• Provide real-time monthly/weekly safety metrics and incident management reports. To include, ensuring KPIs, leading and lagging indicators and EHS data submitted by the GC is accurate, timely, and complete.
• Oversee execution of the Clients observation program.
• Participate in safety committees and support the business in risk assessments, incident investigations (SPE), and design/scope and project milestone reviews.
• Manage the safety improvement and recognition reporting system, meet SLAs for entire team participation across site, and ensure immediate correction of non-compliance issues managed at the site level.
• Experience: Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in a dedicated safety leadership role. Mission-critical and/or data center construction safety within complex electrical/mechanical systems is preferred.
• Education:
• Minimum: OSHA-30 certification and 5-7 years of safety-related experience.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in a safety-related field or relevant certifications (CHST, SMP, GSP, ASP, CSP) with a minimum of 5-7 years of experience. Relevant industry (min 10-15 years) experience in lieu of certification will be considered.
• Safety Expertise: Extensive knowledge of electric safety codes (NFPA 70E), regulations (OSHA, NESC, ANSI, etc.), Excavations, Cranes and industry best practices for large-scale critical construction projects.
• Skills: Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to work independently as well as in a team environment, experience in analyzing root cause and valuable contributions on risk mitigation measures, proven successes mentoring others while continuously leading by example.
• Excellent time management skills to ensure project assignments are managed to the right quality standards, completed efficiently, and on time.
• Ability to build and maintain working relationships with the Client, GC’s and cross-functional team members.
• Tools: Proficient in modern technology tools and platforms, including Workday, AI tools, spreadsheets, video conferencing, Microsoft Office suite, and Google Workspace (Gmail, Sheets, Docs and Forms etc.).
• Day to Day : 70% - performing compliance checks, audits and site walks. 30%, doing administrative support (meetings, reports, training etc.).
• Monday–Friday attendance, starting at 7:00 AM (with 8 hours of work and additional support as necessary for HRA and incident reviews).
• Excludes projects that are on a rotational or providing night shift coverage (2nd/3rd Shift etc.)
*SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.
*On-site presence and requirements may change depending on our client's needs*
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