Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health & Safety – Contractor Safety
About the role
Join our dynamic team as a Senior Contractor Safety Program Manager and make a real impact on the North America operations that power the world's largest e-commerce company!
Responsibilities
Own and drive safety programs from inception through implementation.
Own safety related projects and own the actions needed to deliver them including narrative paper writing for executive leadership audiences.
Absorb contractor high risk operations, such as work at heights, hazardous energy, and lifting and rigging and implement strategies to minimize risk.
Serve as a trusted safety partner to senior regional leaders across North America, aligning on strategic priorities and tracking progress against goals.
Conduct regular site visits to Amazon warehouse locations to personally observe safety practices, gather feedback from frontline teams, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Utilize insights from site visits to develop and update safety standards, protocols, and training materials that drive consistent, best-in-class safety performance.
Lead comprehensive incident investigations, rapidly identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Collaborate cross-functionally with teams in Operations, Procurement, Construction, and beyond to scale successful safety initiatives and embed sustainable improvements.
Monitor safety metrics, analyze trends, and present recommendations to senior leadership on priorities and investment areas.
Qualifications
6+ years of program or project management experience.
Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements.
5+ years of increasing responsibilities in EHS or environmental programs in manufacturing, production, or service operations experience.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, safety, environmental, or equivalent field of study.
Master's degree.
Knowledge of Excel at an intermediate level (e.g., pivot tables & charts, multiple criteria lookups, nested logical/IF formulas, data cleansing, array formulas, etc.).
Experience prioritizing and managing time effectively in dynamic environments.
Experience solving complex problems quantitatively and develop actionable data-driven business recommendations.
Experience owning the development and implementation of contractor safety programs.
Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Project Management Professional (PMP).