Regional Safety Engineer, Data Center Health and Safety

Regional Safety Engineer, Data Center Health and Safety

Job  | Amazon Web Services, Inc.

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. In this role, you'll own the Health and Safety function for your respective area, working directly with the data center engineers who make the cloud go—the people working with electrical switching equipment, large-scale air handling mechanical systems, and critical IT gear.

As a Regional Safety Engineer you’ll be at the forefront of managing complex safety and risk programs where strategy is defined, but solutions are yours to create. This role offers the unique opportunity to work independently while collaborating with diverse teams—from data center operations to security, compliance and corporate counsel—to advance AWS s global health and safety program.

• Own Regional Health & Safety Operations - Lead the Health and Safety function for your region, improving data center safety and protecting employees. Partner with employees and contractors to achieve safety goals and strengthen our safety culture. Serve as subject matter expert on safety trends and regulatory compliance.
• Strategic Risk Assessment & Mitigation - Identify, assess, and mitigate safety hazards in data center environments. Measure and test safety processes to inform risk assessments. Drive regulation-based safety outcomes and make data-driven recommendations on risk tolerance levels.
• Cross-Functional Partnership & Influence - Collaborate with data center engineers, operations, security, compliance, and corporate counsel. Work with external regulators to ensure compliance. Contribute to safety-related policies and standards.
• Process Excellence & Safety Culture Advancement - Drive operational excellence and improve safety program quality. Foster continuous improvement and safety compliance culture.
• Communication & Leadership - Deliver compelling safety information using incident reports, written narratives and oral arguments. Manage safety program schedules and mentor others while participating in recruiting.

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

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.

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

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