Construction Safety Manager North Asia, APJC DCPD H&S

Job description

This is a office and field based role, required to support construction and CPI projects in the North Asia region. Regular travel to other domestic and International locations may be required for this role due to the geographical coverage.

You will be integrated with a global network of H&S professionals including program specialists, Regional Health and Safety Manager and Regional Construction Safety Managers

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.

Key job responsibilities

Coordinates with DCPD Construction managers to prioritize H&S in planning and execution in all phases of DCPD projects within your region.

• Ensures & Monitors General Contractors and AWS vendors compliance to GMR requirements
• Performs project H&S kickoff sessions, and performs reviews of General Contractor and AWS vendor’s Construction Safety Management Plans where required
• Documents data and anecdotes in standard reporting tools (Weekly Business Reviews, Monthly Project Reviews) for DCPD and H&S leadership teams
• 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 construction project managers and Health and Safety consultants
• Hosts project and regional specific contractor and internal team H&S kickoff sessions and annual performance review sessions.

* Supports wider APJC HS Team

A day in the life

This is a office and field based role, required to support construction projects in the North Asia and wider APJC region where required.

About the team

You will be integrated with a global network of H&S professionals including program specialists, regional safety managers, and construction safety managers.

You will partner with the North Asia Regional leadership team and local construction leaders in raising the bar for safety across all projects within geographical region.