Manager, EHS - Special Projects, NA

About Vantage Data Centers

Vantage Data Centers powers, cools, protects and connects the technology of the world's well-known hyperscalers, cloud providers and large enterprises. Developing and operating across North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Vantage has evolved data center design in innovative ways to deliver dramatic gains in reliability, efficiency and sustainability in flexible environments that can scale as quickly as the market demands.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Department

The Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) team collaborates closely with Construction, Operations, Contractors, Vendors, and regulatory agencies to ensure health, safety, and environmental risks are effectively managed across Vantage Data Centers. At Vantage, safety is a core value that guides everything we do. By empowering every individual to lean into safety initiatives and executing our executive mandate to place safety at the forefront of all activities, we foster a culture of excellence through planning, training, vigilance, measurement, and partnership-fully aligned with operational and construction goals.

Position Overview

This is an onsite role working from our Santa-Clara, CA OR Ashburn, VA data center. Hybrid or some work from home option may be available pending stakeholder needs.

The Manager, EHS - Special Projects supports the safe execution of remediation and special projects in live, mission critical data center environments. This role partners closely with Project Managers, Operations teams, and contractors to plan work, identify risk early, and apply practical, fieldready controls that protect people, systems, and uptime.

This role leads through partnership, coaching, and visible field presence, with a strong emphasis on early risk identification, calm escalation, and consistent application of EHS expectations across sites.

Essential Job Functions

• Support Project Managers during the planning and execution of remediation and special projects in operational data centers.

• Identify highrisk activities and partner with stakeholders to implement effective, practical risk controls using the hierarchy of controls.

• Review contractor safety plans, permits, tasklevel risk assessments, and site specific requirements.

• Monitor field execution and verify compliance with Vantage EHS standards and expectations.

• Coordinate closely with Operations to protect live systems, operational continuity, and uptime.

• Support incident reporting, investigations, and corrective / preventive actions.

• Provide timely risk feedback and escalation to the Senior Manager, EHS.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement and standardization of Special Projects EHS practices across the Vantage portfolio.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Report to the Senior Manager, EHS, and support the implementation of EHS programs related to special projects and remediation work.

• Partner with EHS leadership to ensure alignment and consistency of policies, procedures, and field execution.

• Conduct field observations, audits, and inspections in live operational and project environments.

• Identify safety risks and work with Operations and Project teams to remediate issues proactively.

• Support workplace risk and exposure assessments across multiple hazard classes.

• Participate in incident investigations and basic root cause analysis to prevent recurrence.

• Maintain accurate safety documentation, records, and data integrity.

• Analyze safety trends and metrics and communicate insights to leadership to drive action.

• Engage directly with contractors, supervisors, and field crews to reinforce safe behaviors.

• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

What Success Looks Like

• Risks are identified early and controlled effectively.

• Strong, trusted partnerships with Project Managers, Operations, and contractors.

• Safe execution of work near energized and live systems.

• Issues are escalated early-before incidents occur.

• Consistent and practical application of EHS expectations across sites.

Job Requirements

Required / Strongly Desired Experience

• Experience supporting safety, operations, construction, remediation, or field execution in industrial, commercial, or operational environments
  OR

• Experience in roles where people safety, teamwork, and disciplined execution were essential.

• Ability to recognize and manage highrisk work, including energized systems, intrusive work, confined spaces, hot work, lifting, and working at height.

• Practical experience reviewing contractor safety plans, permits, and tasklevel risk assessments.

• Working knowledge of incident reporting and basic investigations.

• Comfort partnering with Project Managers and Operations to balance safety, schedule, and livesite constraints.

• Ability to communicate risk clearly and calmly to field crews, supervisors, and leadership.

• Experience working in environments where operational continuity and uptime are critical.

• Experience supporting multiple projects or sites simultaneously.

Preferred but Not Required

• Occupational Health & Safety degree, diploma, or…