DESCRIPTION The New Construction & Launch Workplace Health and Safety Program Manager (WHS PM) will be responsible for partnering with the Launch and Engineering teams to manage the safety deliverables required when opening new sites. They will execute the new site safety start-up plan to help ensure the site successfully implements our company safety procedures and all applicable local and regional regulations. The New Construction & Launch WHS PM will coordinate safety start-up functions.
Preferred locations: Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, West Coast
Detailed Description:
- Manage and monitor the safety start-up plan for all new sites
- Ensure Amazon buildings are designed and built compliant to regulatory and Amazon standards
- Conduct design composite reviews for compliance with Amazon standards and regulatory requirements
- Conduct site safety, health and environmental commissioning inspections.
- Create and maintain punch lists with relevant teams.
- Identify the required safety supplies for new site start-up. Assist in the procurement of the safety items. Set-up all site safety supplies onsite as needed
- Perform regular analysis and risk assessment of new build processes and equipment for site safety improvements and continuous standards improvement
- Develop safety commissioning lists with relevant teams
- Set-up new site in all appropriate safety databases
- Inspect and certify PIT equipment meets Amazon requirements
- Schedule applicable Safety training for site Safety team and managers with a local trainer
- Develop a positive working relationship with stakeholders involved throughout the project
- Project Work for topics relating to the network
- Maintain communication with Operational directors and General Managers
- Lead and influence cross functional teams as required to deliver safety centered processes and building designs
- Review operations and determine the required site safety signage
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you're passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
Key job responsibilities
Job requires up to 75% travel to new launch sites during Construction phase through post launch visits. This role requires strong communication skills with stakeholders and senior leaders, strong written and verbal communication skills, self-motivated and strong organizational skills, ability to track metrics and meet standard KPI's, deliver on self-obtained projects to improve design and reduce risk, and ability to work with 3P's as well as Operational teams.
The New Construction & Launch WHS PM must demonstrate the ability to build trust and confidence with the Design, Engineering, Construction, Startup, Launch and New Site WHS teams. This individual must be an effective communicator and send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing. They will be required to possess excellent safety and relevant environmental and ergonomic knowledge and to demonstrate this expertise when working with Operations and Engineering teams.
About the team
Role consists of building template review/design to ensure it meets regulatory requirements, all safety requirements, aligns with current Amazon Policies and Procedures, and Federal/State/Local jurisdiction requirements. PM will also be responsible for traveling to the site during construction to perform commissioning of equipment/building/modules/safety supplies. Post launch lessons learned, design changes, and module updates/changes will be documented and actioned. Collaboration with stakeholders to align on changes/improvements of design including risk assessments and risk reduction.
We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:
Bellevue, WA, USA BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - 5+ years of program or project management experience
- Experience using data and metrics to determine and drive improvements
- Experience owning program strategy, end to end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership
- Bachelor's degree in Safety Related field, Construction Safety or Engineering
