Environmental Health and Safety Engineer

Make an impact at NTT Global Data Centers

Join NTT Global Data Centers and be part of a team that drives innovation and sustainability in the digital world. With over 150 data centers across more than 20 countries globally, we offer unparalleled opportunities to work on cutting-edge technology and transformative projects. Experience a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.

Your role at a glance

The Environmental Health and Safety Engineer is responsible for developing, monitoring, and enforcing the corporate-wide personnel safety, environmental, health and regulatory management programs. This position has the responsibility for multi-jurisdiction compliance programs and able to lead the company to world-class levels of personnel safety and environmental compliance. This position administers, directs, and monitors compliance with the company safety program to ensure company and project safety goals are met. This includes the authority and ability to change and/or adjust work procedures to ensure the safety of affected employees, clients, contractors, and subcontractors. The EHS Engineer consults, directs, and manages all aspects of environmental compliance including construction and operations activities in support of air, water and solid waste regulation and permitting. Develops, organizes, and implements Environmental Health and Safety programs that meet or exceed local, regional, and national regulatory compliance standards, along with NTT corporate value statements.

What we are looking for

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provides a strategic vision for creating a safe work environment for employees, clients, contractors, and subcontractors. This includes, but is not limited to, conducting facility and work area assessments and the development and facilitation of appropriate training programs.
• Oversees the creation, publication and maintenance of the corporate safety policy, safe work practices, and associated procedural documentation.
• Assesses current safety programs for compliance and effectiveness, and to identify specific areas and means of improvement.
• Administers, directs, and manages compliance with the company Illness and Injury Prevention Program and accident prevention efforts.
• Tracks incident metrics and applies findings.
• Oversees the development and maintenance of facility evacuation procedures for all company buildings and coordinates periodic drills.
• Coordinates and participates in regulatory agency inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Initiates, performs, and documents jobsite inspections and audits with special emphasis on hazard recognition and identifying unsafe behaviors in data centers and at construction sites with contractor’s onsite safety team.
• Schedules, coordinates, and conducts safety meetings and training programs to ensure the effective communication of company policy and safety standards. Maintains records of employee safety training through the company or a third party.
• Facilitates safety committee meetings and related activities including the recording of minutes, corrective actions required, and action item documentation.
• Assists in coordinating new hire safety orientation training, annual risk/safety training, remedial safety training, and First Aid/CPR and AED training.
• Reviews job hazard assessments and recommend measures to control exposures, including substitution of less hazardous materials, use of PPE (personal protective equipment), work practice changes and engineering controls.
• Ensures injury reports are completed promptly and accurately. Conduct injury prevention meetings, recommends appropriate corrective actions, etc. in response to significant injuries.
• Assists personnel in the proper methods of incident investigation, safety inspections, incident reporting, and compliance with safety laws and regulations.
• Coordinates with Human Resources, EHS Manager and the corporate insurance group as regards to high value insurance claims, to ensure that documentary information has been collected, secured, and preserved so that claims will be resolved in a timely manner as required at the local office.
• Work with NTT project leadership, US H&S Director, and General Contractors (GCs) to establish strategies for safe operations.
• Review, assess and identify project trends while working with GCs to course correct gaps in the H&S programs.
• Conduct routine site audits and performance to plan audits to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
Provide periodic H&S training to include behavioral safety training.

Knowledge, Skills and Attributes:

• Working knowledge of OSHA, CalOSHA, OR-OSHA, VOSH and other state and federal regulatory agency guidelines
• Demonstrated competency as well as experience in EH&S compliance programs both as applicable to OSHA CFR29 1910 and 1926.
• Experience working with environmental agencies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Professional and tactful with ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Strong proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Dedicated to excellent customer service and process improvement.
• Ability to teach, mentor and lead.
• Ability to work in a production environment and to respond quickly and effectively under pressure and deadlines.
• Comfortable working in a highly critical, fast paced environment with shifting priorities.

• Ability to make independent judgments to manage and facilitate company programs/policies as they relate to the safety of our work.
Must be able to respond to emergency situations at the data center.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety or equivalent education and/or work experience in a related field
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or Certified Safety Management Specialist (CSMS) preferred.

Required Experience:

Minimum five -seven years’ experience as an Environmental Health and Safety professional, with a minimum of two -four years of construction experience.

Physical Requirements

• Regularly moves equipment and other hardware up to 35 lbs.
• Frequently move about inside and outside of data center / facility
• Remain stationary for long periods of time.
• Ascend / Descend a ladder and perform duties atop a raised platform.
• Position self in small spaces.
• Operate computer, peripherals, and other office equipment.
• Perform work during US business hours and time zones .

Work Conditions & Other Requirements

• Ability to travel up to 50%
• Able to work flexible hours.
• Responsible to carry a cell phone and provide 24 X 7 support.
• Lock Out Tag Out/NFPA 70e experience.

Compensation Pay Range

Who we are

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business – large and small – has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.

NTT Global Data Centers is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a global culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to providing an environment free of unfair discrimination and harassment. We do not discriminate based on age, race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected category. Join our growing global team and accelerate your career with us. Apply today.