This role is for a qualified and experienced Health and Safety Manager. The primary responsibilities of the role are to support the safety operations for Data Centers in the ASEAN Region (Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia) and to manage a team of Regional Safety Engineers. You will have managed a team of at least three individuals, over a period of at least five years. You will be able to demonstrate how you continued to improve performance of an existing team along with displaying skills in building or growing a team of health and safety professionals. The candidate will also be knowledgeable in safety regulations in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia as well as industry best practices related to hazard recognition and mitigation.
You will be part of a regional and global team that works with internal and external partners to maintain and enhance the safety of operations. Close collaboration with onsite physical security, vendors, compliance officers, risk management, and fire/life safety systems is required. Additionally, you will work with employees and contractors to achieve specific safety objectives.
You must be an effective communicator, sending clear, concise and consistent messages verbally, in written form, and public speaking forums. This individual will advise, instruct and train safety professionals, as well as operations personnel on safety policies and procedures. You will also assist the team in incorporating and improving our safety standards in our sites.
This role will report to the Senior Regional Safety Manager – Asia Pacific, Japan and China. This position is based in Singapore. Some domestic and international travel is required up to 25%.
Key job responsibilities
• Managing and developing Regional Safety Engineers, providing both technical and leadership expertise and ensuring highest levels of performance.
• Recruit talent for the Asia Pacific, Japan and China region.
• Create a positive partnership with regional operations Leadership and serve as point of contact and escalation for safety related matters.
• Ensures compliance to Safety programs such as Lockout Tagout, Fall Protection, Fire Prevention, Emergency Procedures and Evacuation and other such programs for each DC.
• Ensuring compliance with company, global, regional and/or local Health and Safety standards.
• Support new region launch including initial site inspections, identifying accountability, purchasing and site readiness review.
• Conduct training and risk assessments.
• Collaborate with outside vendors (General Contractors, sub-contractors, Emergency Services) as they relate to operations and construction.
• Develop safety plans for on-site emergencies, special events and other unique safety situations.
• Perform safety data analysis and create bench marking.
• Ensure proper regulatory and internal safety record keeping and provide accurate reporting and metrics to support business safety initiatives.
• Consult and work with compliance teams on safety regulations interpretations and investigations.
• Develop and implement solutions to eliminate exposure to risks and prevent injury.
• Act as the representative for Unannounced Government Visits (e.g., MOM) and address any issues that may arise on a site level for that region
• Adapt to fast-paced environments with changing circumstances, direction, strategy and deadlines.
• Identify, drive, and support the implementation of initiatives to reduce Health and Safety risks and improve team efficiency.
• All other duties as assigned.
