Environmental Health and Safety Lead

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. Our data centers serve as the foundation upon which our suite of products operates to meet the demands of our customers. The EHS Lead will collaborate with the global EHS team and local data center site management to develop and implement EHS programs, ensuring the safety of all employees and partners while maintaining compliance with Meta’s EHS standards.

Responsibilities

• Identify and ensure compliance with all local, state, federal, and company health, safety, and environmental policies, including tracking all necessary records and documentation.
• Provide functional direction to contracted services.
• Establish and grow positive cross-functional relationships with all site teams to gain alignment on strategic priorities.
• Partner with a diverse range of vendors to uphold EHS requirements on site.
• Assist in the development and implementation of organization-wide EHS standards and guidelines.
• Develop site-based plans for the implementation and ongoing management of global EHS standards.
• Build and maintain a site safety environment that engages and involves site leadership and team members as active participants.
• Manage activities to support day-to-day EHS operations and partner with relevant EHS professionals involved in construction activities to ensure alignment and segregation of responsibilities, as appropriate.
• Actively support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and injury case management.
• Maintain operational safety programs for the team (e.g., electrical glove exchange, fall protection inspections).
• Review site work procedures to assign risk levels and review risk mitigation plans.
• Participate in the design and development of facilities, work areas, and work procedures, making health, safety, and environmental recommendations accordingly.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience working in the Environmental, Health, and Safety field.
• Bachelor’s degree in safety or health sciences, or a related discipline, or 4+ years of experience in the Environmental, Health, and Safety field in lieu of 8+ years of experience.
• Experience in EHS program management and execution.
• Experience leading or managing incident investigation and mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews).
• 12+ years of experience working in the Environmental, Health, and Safety field.
• Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies.
• Experience with NFPA 70E, management of federal regulations, and/or environmental permitting processes.
• EHS certifications from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) or equivalent international agency.
• Experience or understanding of procedure-based work.
• Experience working in a mission-critical environment.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements).
• Bachelor’s degree in a safety-related field.

Pay

$145,000/year to $205,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits. Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Benefits

Meta offers a comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about benefits at Meta.