Health & Safety Engineer, AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery (DCPD)

About AWS
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Do you enjoy taking an idea and turning it into something Do you ever find yourself marveling at buildings infrastructure or landmarks and ask what does it take to build something like that This new role Construction Safety Engineer DCPD is for an experienced Health and Safety (H&S) Specialist H&S Engineer or H&S Manager who will support AWS Data Center Planning and Delivery (DCPD) programs in Frankfurt (FRA) and Stockholm (ARN). Internally you will partner with DCPD teams such as Real Estate Due Diligence Permitting Energy Water Pre-Construction Construction Commissioning Security and Procurement Teams to achieve health and safety goals and improve our safety culture. Externally you will engage with General Contractors and AWS Suppliers to confirm/clarify the business expectations for H&S and look for ways to continually improve H&S of our contracted services. You will work under the direction of H&S Program Specialists within the assigned region (Europe).

Key job responsibilities
Key job responsibilities
You will influence program development framework and strategy but will be responsible for deploying programs that cover H&S elements of leadership planning support operational controls continuous improvement performance management ensure the businesses are operating to jurisdictional requirements and AWS Safety Management Program (SMP) requirements.

Examples:
Review due diligence risk assessments with real estate preconstruction construction operations on H&S aspects of the AWS H&S management program to ensure adequate implementation.
Coordinates with DCPD managers to prioritize H&S in planning and execution in all phases of DCPD projects.
Ensures & Monitors General Contractors and AWS deployment vendors compliance to onboarding requirements in Avetta.
Performs campus H&S kickoff sessions and performs reviews of General Contractor and AWS deployment vendors Construction Safety Management Plans
Documents data and anecdotes in standard reporting tools (Weekly Business Reviews Monthly Project Reviews) for DCPD and H&S leadership teams
Manages 3rd party/internal H&S resources on DCPD projects (weekly business reviews monthly project reviews)
Identifies improvement opportunities at project(s) and partners with Data Center Health and Safety (DCHS) Operational Team on regional issues that impact construction/operations handover phases.
Audits projects to the mental model do you have a process and are you following it Then analyzes data (leading and lagging indicators) for trends risks/opportunities and reports out at project/regional levels and within governance programs
Conduct regular site visits with H&S 3rd party resources construction managers and Data Center Health and Safety Operational teams
Hosts project and regional specific contractor and internal team H&S kickoff sessions and annual performance review sessions.

A day in the life
A day in the life
This is a field based role required to report to support construction and retrofit projects in Frankfurt (FRA) and Stockholm (ARN) five days per week. Occasional travel to other domestic locations may be required.

You will be integrated with a global network of H&S professionals including program specialists regional safety managers and regional safety engineers in operational teams.

You will use data and anecdotes to tactically drive internal customers to manage H&S risks which includes being an escalation path for issue resolution and managing site-based H&S team members and/or consultants. You will apply your knowledge of the jurisdictional requirements regional best practices cultural norms and location specific characteristics to improve DCPD activities in H&S by jumping in and showing the business this is what the data is telling us and this is how it is done and develop DCPD competencies to enable them ownership of your solutions.

You must be an effective communicator sending clear concise and consistent messages verbally in written form and/or public speaking forums. You will play a key role in deploying mechanisms that manage H&S while developing competencies and ownership of H&S in the business. You must have diplomacy patience and tact to earn trust in relationships to effectively advise instruct and challenge DCPD teams on H&S.

About the team
Data Center Planning and Delivery owns the design planning delivery and operation of all AWS global other words were 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 were looking for talented people who want to help.

Youll join a diverse team of software hardware and network engineers supply chain specialists security experts operations managers and other vital roles. Youll 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 youll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.


- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- Experience in compliance program management legal governance audit risk/loss prevention or equivalent
- Experience establishing successful partnerships with internal and external teams to execute tactical initiatives or equivalent

- Professional auditing qualification or similar risk or compliance credentials
- Experience in program requirements definition together with data and metrics leveraging to drive improvements

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