Building Safety Design Manager, Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) Design, Construction and Start Up (DCS), Rest of world (ROW)

Elevate Workplace Safety with Innovative Design Solutions at Amazon

Amazon Strives to be Earths Best Employer and Earths Safest Place to Work. Were seeking a passionate safety professional to revolutionize building design and workplace protection across Japan.

In this critical role youll be at the forefront of creating safer work environments by implementing progressive prevention through design principles that protect our most valuable asset - our people.

Join us in our mission to make Amazon the safest workplace on Earth where innovation meets protection.
*This role requires travel across Japan approximately 40 to 60% of time based in Tokyo.

Key job responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive safety design reviews and risk assessments.
- Develop and implement safety standards aligned with local regulations and Amazons global safety principles.
- Communicate complex safety insights to diverse stakeholders.
- Create detailed safety inspection reports and tracking mechanisms.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of safety design templates.
The successful candidate will be:
- Responsible for ensuring safe design of our buildings across Japan.
- Responsible for ensuring that a site is compliant with all applicable regulations and Amazon standards.
- Able to comprehend and apply technical expertise to the building design solutions.
- Required to possess a strong knowledge of Workplace Health & Safety.
- Able to work closely with Projects Design Launch and Construction stakeholders to ensure buildings are safe and compliant. Responsible for publishing weekly monthly and quarterly reports for leadership.
- Able to contribute to Amazons mission of being Earths safest place to work through applying the best prevention through design principles and solutions.
- This role requires Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English along with excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with a strategic mindset for developing and implementing standards that enhance safety of our associates.

アマゾンの物流施設における安全性向上のスペシャリストを募集中

アマゾンは地球上で最高の雇用主となり地球上で最も安全な職場を提供することを目指しています私たちは日本全域の施設設計における安全性を革新的な視点で向上させる専門家を探しています

このポジションではアマゾンの大切な財産である従業員を守るため予防を重視した先進的な設計方針を取り入れより安全な職場づくりの中心的な役割を担っていただきます

世界一安全な職場づくりという私たちの使命にあなたの革新的なアイデアと安全への情熱を活かしてみませんか
*本ポジションは東京に拠点を置きますが日本全国への出張全業務時間の4060%程度があります

主な仕事内容:
- 物流施設の安全設計の確認とリスク評価
- 日本の法令とアマゾンの世界基準に基づく安全基準の策定と実施
- 様々な関係者への安全に関する専門的な提案と説明
- 安全点検報告書の作成と管理
- 安全設計の継続的な改善

求める人物像
- 日本全国にあるアマゾン物流施設の安全設計に責任を持てる方
- 日本の法令とアマゾン基準への適合を確実に実施できる方
- 建物設計に関する知識を持ち実践できる方
- 労働安全衛生に関する深い知識を持つ方
- 施設の設計建設立ち上げに関わる様々な部門と協力して安全な施設づくりを推進できる方
- 経営陣への定期的な報告業務を担当できる方
- 予防を重視した設計と解決策を通じて世界一安全な職場づくりに貢献できる方
- 本ポジションは日本語と英語でのコミュニケーションができる方書類作成や会話などまた安全性を高めるための新しい基準づくりや実行に向けて幅広い視点で考えられる方を求めています

A day in the life
Your day will be dynamic and impactful focusing on:
- Collaborating across multiple teams to integrate safety into every stage of building design.
- Transforming technical insights into practical safety solutions.
- Traveling throughout Japan to conduct comprehensive site evaluations.
- Developing innovative strategies that prevent workplace risks before they emerge.
1日の具体的な業務例
- 複数チームと協力して施設設計の全段階で安全性を確保する
- 専門的な知識を活かした実践的な安全対策の立案
- 日本全国の物流施設での安全評価の実施
- 職場の危険を未然に防ぐための革新的な方策の開発
- *本ポジションは東京に拠点を置きますが日本全国への出張全業務時間の4060%程度があります

About the team
Our safety design team are experienced and technically skilled safety professionals that ensure site launches comply with Amazon and local safety standards and regulations. This ensures the safest possible operating environment for our Associates and stakeholders. The team partners with Design Construction and Start-Up stakeholders from the respective Business Units and work closely with these stakeholders in implementing the best possible safe design solutions to our customers.
私たちの安全設計チームは安全管理のプロフェッショナルが集まったチームです新しい施設の立ち上げの際にはアマゾンの基準と日本の法令に沿って誰もが安心して働ける環境づくりを行っています施設の設計から建設オープンまで様々な部門のメンバーと協力しながら最適な安全対策を実現していきます

- Bachelors in Engineering Safety or related field
- 5 years of safety management/EHS or related experience
- Experience in providing on-site safety guidance and implementing safety measures
- 3 years of driving process improvements experience
- 5 years of demonstrated program or project management experience
- Business-level proficiency in both Japanese and English with strong communication skills (reading writing listening and speaking
- 工学部卒業安全工学専攻またはそれに準ずる学歴
- 安全管理環境安全衛生または関連分野での実務経験5年以上
- 現場での安全指導と対策実施の経験
- 業務改善の経験3年以上
- プロジェクトマネジメント経験5年以上
- ビジネスレベルの日本語英語力読み書き会話

- Masters degree or MBA in business operations safety management or related field
- Technical expertise in safety engineering principles
- Background in workplace safety design and risk mitigation
- Experience owning program strategy end to end delivery and communicating results to senior leadership
- Proficiency in utilizing data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience in process improvement methodologies
- 経営学安全管理人材開発などの修士号またはMBA
- 安全工学の専門知識
- 施設の安全設計とリスク管理の経験
- プロジェクト全体の統括と経営陣への報告経験
- データ分析による業務改善の経験
- 業務改善手法の知識と実践経験

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