Environmental Health & Safety Director

Oracle is seeking a senior EHS leader to lead the global Environmental, Health & Safety program for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) data centers, one of the fastest-growing data center construction and operations programs in the world. The role owns the program from design and construction through commissioning and into operations, and is the primary program-level EHS partner to OCI’s construction and operations leadership.

This is a global leadership role with program-wide scope. The role sets the data center EHS program that regional EHS organizations deploy, directly leads a dedicated data center project EHS team where Oracle’s build activity is concentrated, and brings EHS into OCI planning and decisions early enough to shape them. The role works directly with OCI Data Center Operations, Data Center Facilities Development, data center construction and delivery teams, regional EHS directors, and senior business leadership.

Reports to the Vice President, Global EHS. The role leads the data center project EHS team and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Engineering, Procurement, Legal, HR, Security, and the Global EHS standards and assurance function.

This role is based in the United States at a major Oracle hub. Expected travel 30 to 50 percent, including international.

Global data center program and OCI partnership

• Lead the global data center EHS program across design, construction, commissioning, and operations, built on Oracle’s globally harmonized EHS management system and applied consistently in every country where Oracle builds.

• Serve as the primary program-level EHS partner to OCI construction and operations leadership: advise on EHS risk, controls, and performance; bring EHS into project planning, risk reviews, and readiness decisions; and represent the global EHS function on data center matters.

• Lead development of the data center EHS requirements written into construction, commissioning, and services contracts and into lease and development agreements, through Oracle’s EHS standards process, and support enforcement of existing contract terms with general contractors, developers, and delivery partners.

Project delivery and commissioning EHS

• Provide Oracle’s owner-side EHS oversight on data center projects where the team is deployed, in partnership with OCI construction leadership, including contractor prequalification, site-specific safety plan review, field oversight, and verification of critical risk controls, while general contractors keep responsibility for their means and methods.

• Lead development of the EHS approach for commissioning and energization through Oracle’s EHS standards process, including simultaneous-operations coordination, permit-to-work interfaces, and safe turnover to live operations, when EHS responsibility moves to the operating site’s EHS team.

• Lead development of environmental requirements for data center projects, including stormwater, dust, noise, and waste management, through Oracle’s EHS standards process and in coordination with regional environmental compliance programs.

• Partner with regional EHS directors on data center projects in their regions, providing the program, requirements, and technical support their teams deploy.

Critical risk and serious injury and fatality (SIF) prevention

• Drive SIF prevention across data center projects, with field verification of critical controls for the highest-hazard work: electrical safety and energized work, energy isolation, work at height, lifting operations, confined space, excavation, and hot work.

• Lead the rollout of Oracle’s life-critical safety rules on data center projects, with the training, communication, and acknowledgement that make them effective.

Incident oversight and learning

• Oversee general contractor investigations of serious incidents and high-potential events on data center projects, consistent with Oracle’s global incident management standard, and verify that corrective actions are effective.

• Drive learning across projects and regions so that lessons from one site change practice on the next.

Field technology and performance

• Lead the deployment of field EHS technology on data center projects, including inspections, observations, corrective actions, and contractor management, consistent with Oracle’s enterprise EHS technology roadmap.

• Own data center EHS performance measurement, including leading and lagging indicators, and report clearly to OCI and Global EHS leadership.

Team leadership

• Build, lead, and develop the data center project EHS team, including resource planning, performance management, succession, and an operating rhythm matched to OCI’s build schedule.

• Exercise and support stop-work authority without hesitation where conditions warrant

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 10+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience, including leadership of EHS for large construction, commissioning, or mission-critical programs.

• Significant experience in hyperscale data centers/critical facilities, large-scale construction, or other high-hazard, complex operating environments (e.g., utilities/power generation, oil and gas, chemical, large-scale industrial operations), including strong oversight of general contractors and major delivery partners in a client or owner capacity.

• Demonstrated capability leading EHS through rapid capital expansion, including construction safety oversight, commissioning and energization safety, and operational readiness and turnover; direct high-voltage/critical facilities experience is highly desired.

• Experience leading EHS programs across multiple sites, countries, or regulatory regimes.

• Credibility with senior construction and operations leadership, with a record of earning buy-in without direct authority.

• Working knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems, OSHA construction and general industry requirements and their international equivalents, and electrical safety (NFPA 70E or equivalent).

• Proven track record leading or overseeing incident investigation and root cause analysis, including SIF prevention and critical control verification.

• Experience leading and developing EHS teams, and implementing EHS technology platforms in the field.

• Executive-level communication and influence skills in English; able to drive alignment across functions, cultures, and geographies.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree and/or relevant certifications preferred (e.g., CSP, CIH, CMIOSH, ISO lead auditor, or equivalent).

LEADERSHIP PROFICIENCIES

• Performance Drive & Execution: Holds self and others accountable for delivering results. Creates a performance-driven, results-oriented culture based on data and facts. Is accountable for the delivery and results of the global data center program.

• Collaboration: Fosters collaboration between business leaders and across functions. Facilitates consensus among diverse stakeholders with opposing viewpoints on critical issues. Aligns OCI priorities, regional execution, and global EHS direction.

• Communicating for Impact: Ensures clarity around strategic intent and program objectives. Champions EHS initiatives in ways that generate understanding and support across OCI. Builds confidence through a convincing, credible presence on the job site and in the boardroom.

• Inspirational Leadership: Establishes and models authentic leadership across internal and external boundaries, including with contractor leadership. Inspires and empowers the team toward achievement of goals. Employs and develops the right talent at every level.

• Competitive Edge: Anticipates changes in the operating environment, technology, and regulatory landscape. Builds long-term organizational capability. Encourages innovation and practical problem-solving within a fast-moving build program.

Disclaimer:
Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.
Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only
US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 to $234,600 per annum. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral.
Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business.
Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.
Oracle US offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
1. Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
2. Short term disability and long term disability
3. Life insurance and AD&D
4. Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
5. Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
6. Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
7. 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
8. Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
9. 11 paid holidays
10. Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
11. Paid parental leave
12. Adoption assistance
13. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
14. Financial planning and group legal
15. Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance
The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.
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