Manager, Environmental Health & Safety, Data & Analytics, NA

Overview

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Vantage Data Centers is looking for a Manager, Environmental Health and Safety, Data & Analytics, NA Supporting as needed, you will be responsible for improving the health and safety of our data centers, advancing safety culture, and protecting our employees. You will work closely with experts in security, construction, operations, logistics, compliance, corporate counsel, and human resources to further Vantage s health safety program.

You will partner with employees as well as contractors to achieve health and safety goals and improve our already strong safety culture. As Vantage increases data capacity you will partner with construction managers to ensure risks are identified and mitigated. 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.

Vantage is a leader in operational excellence and this position is pivotal to ensuring that we continue to lead the industry in this area with particular emphasis on executing and reporting on all EHS areas within the business. The role requires autonomy and will be responsible for monitoring processes that include, but are not limited to:

• Electrical Safety (Energized Electrical Work, Arc Flash)
• Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout)
• Occupational Noise Exposure & Control
• Heat Stress & Illness Prevention
• Exposure Assessment (Industrial Hygiene)
• Emergency Response Planning
• Working at Heights
• Confined Space Entry
• Heavy Material Handling
• Powered Industrial Trucks (Forklifts)
• Construction-Related Risks (Cranes/Rigging, Trenching/Shoring, Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs), etc.)
• Fire/Life Safety
• Hazardous Substances Handling
• Waste Management
• Ergonomics
• Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
• Risk Assessment and Mitigation methodology
• Incident management and Investigations

• Ensure adherence to health and safety standards and principles, policies, and practices including but not limited to; safety management systems, training, risk assessments, assist with industrial hygiene assessments, and applicable safety regulations.
• Conduct health and safety audits of live operational data centers and active construction sites to ensure compliance with health and safety requirements as well as life safety requirements.
• Ensure compliance to safety programs that exceed regulatory requirements.
• Develop and/or review 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 the VDC compliance team for interpretations and guidance.
• Identify risks and partner with Operations to remediate via the hierarchy of controls.
• Daily interactions with our customers delivering health and safety guidance.

• Report to Vantage Data Centers Senior Manager, EHS, and serve as the primary contact for the implementation of the EHS programs.
• Collaborate with Senior Manager, EHS, to ensure standardization of policies and procedures, as applicable.
• Being accountable for EHS performance metrics and implementation of annual improvement plans.
• Periodically inspecting, auditing, and reviewing safe work practices to ensure compliance with regulations and company policies.
• Conduct workplace risk/exposure assessments for various classes of hazards.
• Supporting incident investigations and root cause analysis, so that corrective and preventive actions can be identified, communicated globally, and implemented.
• Conducting regulatory training programs to meet EHS requirements.
• Monitor, interpret and communicate summaries of standards and regulatory requirements to assure compliance and proactive management of risk.
• Analyses safety metrics and communicates results to leadership to drive action and accountability.
• Work with leaders, staff, and contractors at all levels to implement effective solutions.
• Drive a standardized and harmonized approach across the Vantage portfolio to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
• Present safety related topics and safety metrics on a regular basis to site leadership teams as well as Senior Manager, EHS.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by Management.

• Serve as the analytics and insights engine for the EHS program, transforming data into meaningful actions and improved outcomes.
• Manage dashboards, performance metrics, and…