Regional Safety Engineer, Data Center Health and Safety

Amazon • Severn, MD

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About The Position

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted
cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating —
that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies
trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and be part of
supporting the largest cloud computing infrastructure team as a Regional Safety
Engineer. As a Regional Safety Engineer, you will lead the Health and Safety
function of your assigned area. You will be responsible for advancing safety
culture and improving the health and safety of our data centers, by protecting
our employees through safety incident prevention, investigation, and mitigation.
Each day you will work with our data center community, the people who make the
cloud go. They are working with electrical switching equipment, large scale air
handling and mechanical systems, and critical IT gear. You will work closely
with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance,
corporate counsel, and human resources to further the global health safety
program. You will use data to evaluate trends related to leading and lagging
indicators to help your customer focus on safety, our organization's number one
tenet. You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve health
and safety goals and improve our already strong safety culture. As AWS increases
data capacity you will partner with construction managers to ensure risks are
identified and mitigated prior to live operations. You will work in a fast-paced
environment where our operations are rapidly changing, advocating safe changes
in the face of new infrastructure, new tools, and new products/processes.

This position requires that the candidate selected be a US Citizen and obtain
and maintain an active TS/SCI security clearance.

Requirements

• Experience handling confidential information
• Experience in compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in Health and Safety or a related field

Nice To Haves

• Current, active TS/SCI US Government Security Clearance
• 3+ years of electrical or mechanical, or 4+ years of operations and on-call support for data center facilities, mission critical plants, or production facilities experience
• Experience with OSHA and other health and WHS regulatory requirements
• CSP or CIH certification.
• Working knowledge of the NFPA70E Standard and experience providing safety guidance for those working on medium voltage electrical systems.
• Experience with detailed hazard recognition and preparation of written assessments/proactive remedies.

Responsibilities

• Daily interactions with our customers delivering health and safety leadership and guidance
• Implement health and safety standards, policies and practices including, but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, and applicable safety regulations
• Assist with industrial hygiene and ergonomics assessments.
• 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 compliance and legal teams for interpretations and guidance.
• Identify risks and partner with Operations to permanently mitigate them via the hierarchy of controls.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level