EHS Manager - Operations

CloudHQ; Ashburn, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

CloudHQ is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to oversee regulatory compliance for data center operations across sites. The role involves developing training, managing environmental permits, and ensuring safety standards are met, with responsibility for incident review and coordination with authorities.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years in EHS, strong leadership, and the ability to train staff and lead safety initiatives across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience as an EHS manager focusing on regulatory and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• EHS Management of Data Center Operations (mechanical, electrical, security, facilities in a data center).
• Management of air permits from construction through annual reporting.
• Management of UST registrations and annual compliance.
• Create site training plans and provide employee orientations and emergency response training.
• Coordinate with regulatory agencies during inspections and address deficiencies.
• Maintain logs and documentation for permits and regulatory requirements.
• Review incidents and conduct field audits with corrective actions.
• Travel to CHQ US data center sites as required.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Incident management

Training development

Safety management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in environmental compliance or safety

Science/engineering degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At CloudHQ, our mission is to deliver flexible, efficient, and resilient data center solutions to businesses worldwide. Founded by a pioneer in data center REITs, we are a rapidly growing organization with state-of-the-art data center sites globally, with locations in Ashburn, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Milan, Osaka, São Paulo, and more.

As we embark on an exciting phase of global growth, we are building a diverse and talented team to drive our success and help shape the future of mission-critical infrastructure at CloudHQ.

Job Summary

The candidate shall have a thorough understanding of federal and state regulations as they apply to operating data center and facilities under construction. The candidate shall provide leadership and management of regulatory and safety requirements company wide and assist in development of customer specific program areas of interest or focus. This position will create and administer training for all site personnel. The manager will be responsible for obtaining the required environmental permits as required by federal and local authorities and working to ensure compliance with such permits. The ideal candidate for this role will have five (5) to ten 10 years of experience as an EHS manager with a solid foundation in incident and contractor management. This position will report to the EHS Director.

• EHS Management of Data Center Operations (i.e., knowledge of mechanical, electrical, security and facilities systems in a mission critical Data Center environment)
• Management of air permits from construction through annual reporting requirements
• Management of UST registrations and annual compliance
• Practice safe working techniques and re-enforce the safety policies, guidelines, and procedures as defined
• Provide daily guidance and direction in EHS programs at the employee / supervisor level to ensure a common and effective approach
• Responsible for assisting in the identification of possible losses; evaluating the risk in such loss exposure; developing and implementing a plan to correct or audit the plan to ensure its effectiveness (e.g., familiarity with FM programs)
• Ensure that contractor personnel working on the property follow all policies and safety requirements
• Create site training plans, conduct employee orientations and emergency response training
• Ensure inspections by regulatory agencies are coordinated and deficiencies minimized and corrected. Coordinate with EVPs, COO, site and development operations on facility deficiencies and safety inspections.
• Maintain logs and documentation associated with permits and regulatory requirements
• Assist with maintaining the Site Preparedness and Emergency Plans & Procedures
• Review accidents and incidents which occur and conduct field audits, reporting and managing the corrective actions
• Maintain working relationships with Regulatory Agencies
• Create and maintain hazard and risk assessments
• Develop and maintain lessons learned database from incident review and causation analysis
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting information to leadership within CHQ
• Excellent problem-solving skills; self-driven to develop quick, control measures
• Excellent leadership skills including the ability to train and motivate staff members
• Adaptability, with the ability to manage multiple situations or tasks at the same time
• Strong technical expertise with the ability to solve problems using analysis, technical and organizational expertise
• Strong teaming skills and works well with internal and external team members and drives execution through collaboration and networking
• Ability to respond to emails and phone calls after hours in the event of an emergency is required
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office products and aptitude for learning additional software tools
• Ability and willingness to travel to other CHQ US data center sites is required
• Please Note: A passport, or the ability to obtain a passport for international travel is required.

Our Ideal Candidate Will Also Possess

Bachelor’s degree in environmental compliance and occupational safety & health, or a related degree in science/engineering discipline, MS preferred

Professional safety certification (i.e., Graduate Safety Practitioner [GSP], ASP or CSP Preferred or related accreditation

ISO 14001, 50001 or 45001 program knowledge and creation