Senior Environmental Health & Safety Manager, NA

About the role

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world’s well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and ensure adherence to health and safety standards, policies, and practices including but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, industrial hygiene, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead and oversee health and safety audits across operational data centers and construction sites to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Ensure enterprise-wide compliance with safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
• Develop and review comprehensive health and safety plans for emergencies, business continuity, and unique operational events.
• Oversee safety record keeping and ensure data integrity across all sites.
• Analyze safety data trends and present findings to executive leadership to inform strategic decisions.
• Serve as a key advisor to the VDC compliance team, providing expert interpretations and guidance.
• Identify systemic risks and lead cross-functional teams to implement sustainable controls.
• Engage with customers and stakeholders to deliver high-level health and safety guidance.
• Be accountable for EHS performance metrics and implementation of annual improvement plans.
• Periodically inspect, audit, and review safe work practices to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.
• Conduct workplace risk/exposure assessments for various classes of hazards.
• Supporting incident investigations and root cause analysis, so that corrective and preventive actions can be identified, communicated globally, and implemented.
• Conducting/delivering regulatory training programs to meet EHS requirements.
• Monitor, interpret and communicate summaries of standards and regulatory requirements to assure compliance and proactive management of risk.
• Analyses safety metrics and communicates results to leadership to drive action and accountability.
• Drive a standardized and harmonized approach across the Vantage European portfolio to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Present topical information/metrics on a regular basis to site leadership teams as well as EHS Director.

Requirements

• Degree in Environmental, Health and Safety or a related degree in science/engineering discipline with coursework in risk management or safety is preferred, but not required, depending on experience.
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) certification preferred (OHST, CHST, ASP, or CSP).
• A minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in EHS is required, with demonstrated knowledge and experience controlling the broad spectrum of risks across multiple sites.
• Must have current working knowledge of OSHA regulations and standards and other non-regulatory safety standards applicable to the location.
• Familiarity with consensus standards such as those published by ANSI and NFPA.
• Effective ability to operate beyond a compliance-based health and safety management approach in order to collaborate with all stakeholders to find solutions that support the business while identifying and controlling risk.
• Travel required is expected to be up to 50% but may increase over time as the business evolves.

Physical Demands And Special Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop or kneel; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.