Director OSP Safety & Deployment Training

About the role

Lightpath is building the fiber infrastructure the digital economy depends on - owning, operating, and expanding dense, high-performance networks for enterprises, public institutions, carriers, and cloud innovators. Our all-fiber network supports mission-critical environments, from financial markets and healthcare systems to AI platforms and next-generation cloud architectures. As we expand across the Northeast and into high-growth markets nationwide, we invest ahead of demand - building infrastructure with precision, resilience, and accountability. To support that growth, we’re building a team of people who take ownership, think long-term, and take pride in tackling complex work with care and integrity. At Lightpath, every role contributes to infrastructure that powers critical systems and real-world outcomes. We look for individuals who value precision, accountability, and collaboration and who want to help build networks, processes, and partnerships that are engineered to last.

The Director of OSP Safety and Deployment Training is responsible for overseeing, implementing, and enforcing all safety requirements for horizontal directional drilling operations associated with fiber optic cable installation. This role ensures internal construction team compliance with OSHA regulations, company safety policies, and project-specific safety plans while proactively identifying and mitigating hazards related to underground utility work, drilling operations, and jobsite activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee internal construction teams across the country to ensure safety operations for HDD crews installing fiber optic conduit and cable are adhered to in the field.
• Ensure local team and contractor compliance with OSHA, state, and local safety regulations.
• Enforce company safety policies, site-specific safety plans, and client requirements with internal construction teams and contractors.
• Conduct job-site safety inspections and audits in the field from time to time.
• Conduct site visits to project sites to ensure safe operation of HDD rigs, support equipment, and tooling.
• Work with local construction teams to ensure contractors are properly locating, potholing, and utility verification prior to drilling.
• Verify safe drilling practices related to bore paths, entry/exit pits, and fluid management.
• Ensure local construction teams are safe handling and disposing of drilling fluids (mud).
• Oversee the identification and mitigation of risks associated with underground utilities, traffic control, confined spaces, and environmental conditions.
• Monitor internal construction teams to ensure they are managing contractor daily Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), tailgate meetings, and pre-task planning.
• Oversee HDD crews on safe work practices and hazard awareness.
• Serve as the primary safety point of contact between local construction teams and contractors.
• Promote a strong