Health, Safety & Environment Manager
This role oversees health, safety, and environmental programs across AI infrastructure operations, including data centers, manufacturing facilities, and autonomous vehicle testing sites. Professionals in this position develop and enforce HSE policies, conduct risk assessments and incident investigations, and ensure regulatory compliance with local and federal standards. They distinguish themselves through hands-on implementation of safety protocols and proactive hazard mitigation rather than purely advisory functions, often serving as the primary point of contact between operations teams, external regulators, and senior leadership. These roles typically embed within matrixed organizations that span facilities management, HR, legal, and operational teams, requiring strong cross-functional communication to build safety culture across distributed or rapidly scaling AI infrastructure.
Skills
What companies are looking for in this role.
Conducting hazard assessments, risk evaluations, and safety inspections to identify potential workplace dangers
Developing and implementing comprehensive health, safety, and environmental management systems aligned with organizational standards and regulatory requirements
Ensuring compliance with local, national, and regional health, safety, and environmental regulations and legal requirements
Leading incident investigations and root cause analysis to determine failure mechanisms and prevent recurrence
Managing health, safety, and environmental performance across diverse workforces including employees and third-party vendors
Developing and delivering training programs to build organizational safety awareness and promote a proactive safety culture
Monitoring, tracking, and reporting on key health, safety, and environmental metrics and performance indicators
Developing organizational safety policies, procedures, work instructions, and checklists for consistent application across operations
Planning and conducting compliance audits and self-assessments to verify adherence to established standards
Liaising with external regulatory agencies and authorities regarding health, safety, and environmental compliance matters
Designing site layouts and conducting operational readiness assessments for new facilities and market entries
Managing oversight of contractor health, safety, and environmental performance through statements of work and contractual requirements
Monitoring and maintaining inventory of safety equipment and supplies for emergency response and daily operational needs
Performing environmental assessments including air quality and noise monitoring with documentation and corrective action implementation
Providing first aid care and coordinating with external medical services when employee medical attention is required
Proactively identifying emerging health, safety, and environmental risks and implementing preventive mitigation strategies
Integrating health, safety, and environmental considerations into design and development processes of innovative technologies and systems
Collaborating effectively with operational teams, engineers, and management to integrate safety into daily workflows
Championing organizational culture change toward prioritizing health, safety, and environmental responsibility
Communicating health, safety, and environmental information clearly to diverse audiences including executives and frontline staff
Building and maintaining relationships with regulatory authorities, external agencies, and industry stakeholders
Influencing organizational priorities to ensure health, safety, and environmental considerations receive executive attention and resources
Technology
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