Michael King
Safety Director Crusoe
Michael works closely with contractors and trade partners to drive collaboration, accountability, and consistent safety performance. He is experienced in conflict resolution, coaching, mentoring, and collaborative problem-solving, with a focus on building inclusive, high-performing teams.
Through proactive leadership and team development strategies, Michael is committed to empowering workers and stakeholders to prioritize safety, strengthen operational excellence, and achieve successful project outcomes.
Seminars
As data center construction scales faster than the available workforce, EHS teams are being asked to maintain safe execution with fewer experienced workers, stretched contractor teams and increasing reliance on labour new to mission critical environments. This workshop explores how EHS leaders can manage the safety implications of labour shortages, workforce churn and compressed delivery schedules without weakening field controls.
- Assessing skilled labour shortages across electrical, mechanical and commissioning roles to understand their impact on schedule, quality and EHS performance
- Adapting contractor staffing strategies to manage regional labour competition, workforce mobility and rising dependency on inexperienced workers
- Using phased workforce planning, joint ventures and stronger contractor coordination to reduce disruption caused by limited labour availability
- Managing union and non-union labour dynamics to improve workforce availability and reduce inconsistency across project teams
