Safety Engineering Manager, AWS Health & Safety

Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and be part of supporting the largest cloud computing infrastructure team as a Safety Engineering Manager. We are looking for a manager for the Health and Safety (H&S) Engineering team who will be responsible for driving a strategic approach to delivering high-level engineering services for the AWS Safety team, strategic team leadership and development, setting and driving team vision and objectives, mentoring and growing safety engineer talent, managing team performance and career development

The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated manager with a solid knowledge in safety engineering, and a proven track record of designing, deploying, and managing global safety engineering programs. They will have a history of building partnerships with diverse teams across multiple jurisdictions. The candidate must have the ability to define clear requirements in ambiguity, proactively educate team members, leaders, and other support teams, and communicate effectively and consistently throughout all levels of the business. The role will evolve with the maturity and growth of the program and requires a high degree of flexibility, including the ability to deep dive into time critical programs and projects, manage a team of safety engineers, and deliver continuous improvement actions.

The AWS Health and Safety (H&S) team is an expanding a dynamic team that is critical to enabling AWS’s growth around the world, as well as ensuring compliance of AWS’s global operations, including physical data centers, as well as other AWS facilities, customer-facing enterprises and products. The H&S team has responsibility for architecting and implementing AWS’s global safety programs. This includes defining and implementing risk management and compliance systems and driving their continuous improvement; setting and refining global policies and procedures; overseeing the development of standards, tools, auditing and metrics, and employee training;

Key job responsibilities
• Manage and oversee a team of Safety Engineers and the safety lab.
• Manage and oversee multiple safety engineering projects. This includes technical writing, program maintenance, deployment of new projects, tools and programs, and continuous improvement of existing programs.
• Develop trusting relationships with partners and customers, understanding their business needs and troubleshoot challenges
• Collaborate with AWS programs teams, field safety teams, Engineering, and other functional team in the development and implementation of H&S operational excellence solutions
• Identify, action, and/or provide advice on how safety engineering will improve and streamline business operations to drive growth, improve organizational efficiency to improve workplace safety
• Demonstrate excellent time-management skills and the ability to work independently while using centralized resources, policies, and procedures
• Resource allocation and prioritization across team projects
• Strategic planning and roadmap development at a team level
• Budget management and resource planning

A day in the life
We are looking for an analytical and results-oriented person to work directly with members of the safety engineering team, Data Center Health and Safety (DCHS) teams, Data Center Operations (DCO), and the various AWS Engineering teams to focus on developing and implementing safety engineering solutions.

About the team
AWS Infrastructure Services (AIS) owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Inclusive Team Culture
Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship & Career Growth
We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Health and Safety or a related field
- 3+ years of technical program management experience
- 3+ years of people management experience
- Experience communicating across technical and non-technical audiences, including executive level stakeholders or clients

Preferred Qualifications

- Knowledge of data center infrastructure design, operations, or delivery
- Experience managing projects across cross functional teams, building sustainable processes and coordinating release schedules
- Master's degree in Health and Safety or a related field
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
- Certified Machinery Safety Expert (CMSE)

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, TX, Austin - 163,600.00 - 221,300.00 USD annually