Global EHS Program Leader: R&D & Lab Safety

Google; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 187,000; Full time

Job summary

Google seeks an EHS Cluster Manager to lead the Global Safety Management Framework across the Bay Area campus, partnering with Engineering and Facilities to deliver safety solutions for labs and robotics environments. You’ll balance regulatory knowledge with pragmatic problem solving to protect Googlers and assets.

You will drive safety program development, scale educational materials, and monitor enterprise risks to inform leadership decisions, while collaborating across cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Chemistry, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 7 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety (EHS)
• 7 years of experience in robotics/automation risk assessment, electrical safety, or environmental compliance

Responsibilities

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• Develop and integrate safety solutions based on proactive risk assessments to maximize worker protection in R&D and lab settings.
• Oversee the creation of educational materials, program documentation, and digital tracking systems to ensure safety solutions scale across the Bay Area cluster.
• Partner with site leads to embed safety protocols into daily operations, ensuring minimal friction and maximum compliance.
• Conduct regular audits and risk assessments, draft high-level reports for leadership on site safety and health.
• Lead root cause analyses for incidents or near misses and ensure corrective actions are tracked to completion; handle environmental permitting and compliance at local, state, and federal levels.

Skills

EHS leadership

Robotics risk assessment

Electrical safety

Environmental compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering/related field

Job description

Google seeks an EHS Cluster Manager to lead the Global Safety Management Framework across the Bay Area campus, partnering with Engineering and Facilities to deliver safety solutions for labs and robotics environments. You’ll balance regulatory knowledge with pragmatic problem solving to protect Googlers and assets.

You will drive safety program development, scale educational materials, and monitor enterprise risks to inform leadership decisions, while collaborating across cross-functional teams