Senior Contractor Safety Program Lead, NA Operations

Amazon; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Contractor Safety Program Manager to advance world-class safety standards for North America Operations and under-the-roof contractors. You will partner with Procurement, Field WHS, RME teams, and Avetta to drive initiatives across warehouses and sites.

You will own safety projects from inception through implementation, conduct site visits, lead investigations, and develop standards and training to enable scalable improvements across North America.

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.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive safety programs from inception through implementation.
• Own safety related projects and actions, including narrative paper writing for executive leadership audiences.
• Ability to assess 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.

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Contractor Safety Program Manager to advance world-class safety standards for North America Operations and under-the-roof contractors. You will partner with Procurement, Field WHS, RME teams, and Avetta to drive initiatives across warehouses and sites.

You will own safety projects from inception through implementation, conduct site visits, lead investigations, and develop standards and training to enable scalable improvements across North America.