James Foley

Jim has been a Certified Safety Professional since 2013. In 2022, he was appointed vice president, of safety operations for MYR Group where he leads a team of more than 80 safety professionals whose mission is to implement daily safety protocols upholding the MYR Group’s recognized safety standards. Jim joined MYR Group in 2011 and held roles of increasing responsibility as a safety manager, regional safety manager, and senior director of safety operations, Transmission & Distribution (T&D). Prior to MYR Group, Jim spent 20 years at Cianbro Corporation as a safety manager.

Supporting his more than 35 years of safety expertise, Jim holds numerous accredited safety certifications and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Maine. He participates in the Construction Safety Research Alliance (CSRA), National Electric Contractors Association (NECA), Electrical Transmission & Distribution (ET&D) Partnership Steering Committee, and MYR Group’s COVID Task Team. At MYR Group, safety is life, and Jim’s leadership drives a safety culture of constant innovation and improvement.