Operations Environment, Health, & Safety Manager

Energy Vault; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

STACK Infrastructure seeks an Operations Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager in Manassas, Virginia, to oversee EHS compliance and implement procedures in critical operations. The role emphasizes collaboration and leadership, requiring strong project management skills and a background in health and safety within data centers. Join a growing company with competitive compensation and a culture of appreciation and fun!

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K program and flexible spending accounts

Recognition through Assembly

Fun events, game nights, and barbecues

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in health and safety in critical operations.
• Willingness to complete OSHA and NFPA training.
• Experience with electrical safety and NFPA 70E.

Responsibilities

• Implement EHS procedures and ensure compliance in the region.
• Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Conduct site assessments to evaluate compliance with regulations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field

Job description

OPERATIONS ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH & SAFETY (EHS) MANAGER

THE COMPANY:

STACK INFRASTRUCTURE (STACK) provides digital infrastructure to scale the world’s most innovative companies. We are an award-winning industry leader in building, owning, and operating highly efficient, cost-effective wholesale, colocation, and cloud data centers. Each of our national facilities meet or exceed the highest industry standards in all operational categories of availability, security, connectivity, and physical resilience.

STACK offers the scale and geographic reach that rapidly growing hyperscale and enterprise companies need. The world runs on data. Data runs on STACK.

THE POSITION:

STACK's Operations EHS Manager is a key position within our organization. It will report directly to the East Regional Manager of Operations Safety with Virginia-based accountability. The successful candidate will focus on supporting the implementation, continuous improvements, and on-going maintenance of the Operations EHS Playbook and assist with local and federal compliance obligations. They will work with the Operations Teams within their designated region and provide technical support, guidance and resources that will enable EHS success at each site. The Operations EHS Manager will perform project management tasks and work closely with EHS Leadership to drive consistency where appropriate and identify opportunities for improvements. They will be a key resource in not only identifying EHS gaps, but more importantly working with the Operations Teams to identify, develop and implement effective and efficient solutions. Additionally, they will support the EHS aspects of commissioning data centers and the hand-off from construction to operations.

The role requires a creative mind, strong project management skills, knowledge of regulations and best practices for operating data centers safely, collaboration and leadership skills that help build relationships at all levels in the organization, a passion for people, and a sincere desire to improve every day. Being successful at STACK requires adaptability, attention to

detail, commitment to doing the right thing, and the energy to respond to immediate needs while planning for the future.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working with Critical Operations to implement effective management processes to address high-risk activities including, but not limited to, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fall protection, and contractor management.
• Implementing environment, health and safety procedures and ensuring compliance within their region with applicable EHS requirements.
• Assisting sites with risk mitigation associated with multi-employer worksites.
• Analyzing performance metrics.
• Creating content and providing EHS training on various topics covered under 29 CFR 1910.
• Leading incident investigations utilizing effective root cause analysis tool and overseeing the implementation of corrective actions.
• Assisting Critical Operations teams with identifying and implementing performance improvements.
• Reviewing and approving MOPs with regards to safety and attending regional CAB review meetings.
• Leading strategic EHS initiative within their region and providing portfolio-wide support as needed.
• Conducting site assessments to evaluate compliance with regulations and conformance with STACK standards.

THE DETAILS

• Location: Manassas, Virginia
• Travel: 10-20%, dependent on designated region
• Must be eligible to work in the United States
• Must pass a comprehensive background screening

MUST-HAVE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree or military experience in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Electrical Safety, Mechanical Systems, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with health and safety and/or operations in critical operations environments; ideally data center operations.
• Desire and willingness to complete appropriate OSHA and NFPA training.
• Data center or critical operations experience.
• Experience with electrical safety and working knowledge of NFPA 70E.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

THIS MIGHT BE RIGHT FOR YOU IF:

• You don’t get flustered easily. You can juggle multiple priorities with competing timelines while welcoming a new, urgent challenge with ease.
• You pay attention to the details – meticulously, and every time. Nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
• You’re collaborative. You enjoy working with others to solve problems – and people enjoy working with you. You can shift from being a leader to a contributor when needed.
• You’re smart. You think five steps ahead and see issues from multiple angles. You’re not just a problem-solver – you’re a problem preventer.

WHY STACK?

• We offer a competitive compensation package with strong benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401K program and flexible spending accounts.
• We have a culture of appreciation, including recognition through Assembly.
• Fun is part of our DNA, with events, game nights, and barbecues.
• We’re growing – this is a great time to join and make an impact!

STACK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Note to External Agencies: We are not accepting any blind submissions or resumes/CVs from recruitment agencies. Any candidates sent to STACK Infrastructure will NOT be accepted or considered as a submission without a signed agreement in place.