Data Center Health & Safety Lead

Amazon Inc.; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Regional Safety Engineer to own the Health and Safety function for the data center area, partnering with operations, construction, and compliance to elevate safety culture and protect employees.

You will lead audits, implement safety standards, manage data and risk, and develop on-site emergency plans while collaborating with AWS teams to ensure safety across rapidly changing environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Experience handling confidential information.
• Knowledge of global environmental, health and safety regulations.
• 3+ years of risk management or safety management experience in industrial, construction, data center, or similar high-hazard environments.
• 4+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk prevention, or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Implement health and safety standards, policies and practices including but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, assist with industrial hygiene assessments, and applicable safety regulations.
• Conduct health and safety audits of data centers and active construction sites to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements as well as life safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance and implementation of global health and safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
• Develop health and safety plans for on-site emergencies, business continuity, and other unique events.
• Maintain adequate safety record keeping and data integrity.
• Perform data trend analysis to present to cluster leadership to support business and safety initiatives.
• Consult and partner with the AWS compliance team for interpretations and guidance.
• Identify risks and partner with Operations to remediate via the hierarchy of controls.
• Daily interactions with our customers delivering health and safety guidance.

Skills

Safety management

Risk assessment

Data center operations

Auditing

Stakeholder collaboration

SQL

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Amazon Data Services, Inc. is seeking a Regional Safety Engineer to own the Health and Safety function for the data center area, partnering with operations, construction, and compliance to elevate safety culture and protect employees.

You will lead audits, implement safety standards, manage data and risk, and develop on-site emergency plans while collaborating with AWS teams to ensure safety across rapidly changing environments.