Environmental Health & Safety Lead - Datacenter

Responsibilities

• Develop and own EHS strategy, standards, programs, and operating mechanisms across a data center and compute infrastructure portfolio.
• Establish scalable EHS requirements for site development, design, construction, commissioning, equipment installation, and ongoing data center operations.
• Identify and mitigate EHS risks during site selection, design development, construction planning, and project execution.
• Develop risk assessment frameworks for high-hazard activities and environments, including electrical systems, high-voltage infrastructure, construction, lifting and rigging, energized work, confined spaces, hazardous materials, fire protection, industrial equipment, and commissioning.
• Establish EHS requirements and performance expectations for developers, general contractors, engineering firms, equipment vendors, and other external partners.
• Measure EHS performance through leading and lagging indicators, audits, inspections, incident reporting, corrective actions, and executive reporting.
• Lead investigations of significant incidents, near misses, and high-potential events; identify systemic root causes and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Develop emergency preparedness and response frameworks for critical infrastructure environments.
• Provide technical EHS guidance during construction and commissioning, including review of construction execution plans, method statements, job hazard analyses, and high-risk work plans.
• Integrate environmental compliance and stewardship requirements into infrastructure development and operations.
• Establish governance processes across a geographically distributed portfolio and third-party operators and contractors.
• Monitor regulatory developments and industry standards and translate them into practical infrastructure requirements.
• Support permitting, regulatory engagement, inspections, and compliance activities.
• Develop training, competency, and accountability programs for employees, contractors, and infrastructure partners.
• Advise infrastructure leadership on material risks, risk acceptance, mitigation, and project readiness.
• Improve EHS through engineering, automation, data, design standards, construction practices, and operational processes.
• Travel regularly to construction sites, data centers, and infrastructure partner locations as required.

Requirements

• Deep experience leading EHS programs for hyperscale data centers, mission-critical infrastructure, large industrial facilities, semiconductor manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, energy infrastructure, or similarly complex environments.
• Strong technical understanding of construction and operational safety, including electrical safety, high-voltage systems, commissioning, industrial equipment, fire and life safety, and contractor management.
• Experience developing EHS standards and governance systems across large, geographically distributed infrastructure portfolios.
• Experience managing EHS performance across general contractors, engineering firms, developers, equipment suppliers, and other third-party partners.
• Strong understanding of U.S. federal, state, and local EHS regulations and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience conducting high-potential incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective action programs, and systemic risk reduction.
• Experience building EHS metrics, dashboards, audit programs, and executive reporting mechanisms.
• Strong knowledge of construction safety management systems and high-risk work plans.
• Experience integrating EHS requirements into design standards, construction planning, commissioning, and operational readiness.
• Strong understanding of environmental compliance, permitting, hazardous materials management, waste management, emergency response, and environmental risk management.
• Experience operating in rapidly scaling organizations.
• Excellent judgment and communication skills for explaining technical and regulatory risks to executives, engineers, construction leaders, and external partners.

Nice to Have

• CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, or equivalent EHS credentials.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual salary range: $185,000–$240,000.
• The role includes regular travel to construction sites, data centers, and infrastructure partner locations.