Senior Program Manager, Workplace Health & Safety – Contractor Safety

Key job 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.
• Absess 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.

About the team

The North America WHS Contractor Safety team collaborates cross-functionally to develop and improve contractor safety policies, procedures, and standards. We provide SME knowledge and support for contractor safety management, deep dive performance through Avetta, and track incident data for risk-based decisions. We standardize contractor project safety documentation and under-the-roof contractor management through Avetta Worksite Safety. We drive standardized contractor competence by collecting and training records and experience via Avetta Worker Management. We ensure contractors adhere to Amazon safety requirements through orientation and acknowledgement of Special Safety Conditions.

Basic 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
• Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) fluency

Preferred Qualifications

• 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)