Senior HSE Specialist; Operations

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The Operations Compliance Expert, project manages implementation of compliance and local legislative requirements at single or multi-site level(s). Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for assigned compliance related complex topics. Identifies risks and non-compliance via audits and compliance consulting meetings within the Data Center. Determines methods & procedures on new assignments; may coordinate project work for others.

• Plans and leads complex compliance audits
• Acts as an expert single point of contact (SPOC) for the Compliance Center of Excellence (COE) for advanced audit activities
• Performs site level audit evidence reviews including making sure the sites in scope are prepared for any upcoming audits
• Manages and follows-up on complex audit findings
• Identifies processes to be audited based on expert knowledge of criteria and controls
• Reports any findings to management and relevant stakeholders
• Manages rollout of new certifications and sustenance of existing certifications within the sites in scope
• Participates in wide-ranged advanced external audits as a subject matter expert (SME)

• Creates and identifies unique changes to any local site level management system assets by raising a document change request
• Provides wide-ranged compliance knowledge input and hosts site level management review meetings
• Ensures expert level local procedures are developed and maintained to comply with local legislative and Equinix requirements
• Oversees/Ensures all required compliance records are maintained in local/global repositories; including: records relevant to Operations compliance(QISBC and EHS)
• Creates global/regional policies and processes relevant to the compliance subject assigned. Also, reviews any local procedures for non-compliance and deviations
• Maintains and keeps up-to-date management system assets in the designated process repository

• Produces advanced compliance reports for local management including key performance indicators and metrics for complex matters
• Performs an expert analysis on corrective and preventative actions to identify complex systemic issues/root causes/delays in completion and recommends to resolve though broad preventive actions
• Identifies and leads complex process improvement initiatives and compliance projects for the site/country in collaboration with regional and/or global stakeholders
• Forecast and track budget for assigned scope of work
• Plan and manage advanced compliance projects as per scope assigned

• Develops and implements advanced training plans for standards, regulatory and reporting requirements (i.e., environmental compliance, global security management)
• Works with local, regional and global management to assess need for new training or re‑training efforts
• Develops and implements training materials and trains internal team members others on compliance topics
• Monitors training of external/internal stakeholders to assure necessary compliance training is delivered to applicable stakeholders

• Acts as an expert level single point of contact (SPOC) for complex site level compliance for customers or any third party audits
• Manages site level audit findings by providing subject matter expertise (SME) guidance on complex compliance related questions
• Provides budget expert level recommendations for complex site level compliance needs/requirements
• Provides SME compliance support for site/country stakeholders, including: mentoring and identifying compliance related risks and issues at a site level
• Assists Data Center Managers in the implementation of site level compliance policies and processes as per global requirements

• Manages complex compliance through standards team's first line of defense actions with local, regional and global operations and cross-functional teams
• Assures global operations compliance team follows regulatory and compliance standards and company guidelines and requirements, include communication to the external stakeholders
• Provides RFI/RFP support for compliance related topics and second level support for customer audits
• Assures team stays current on standards, fielding their requests for training and other newsfeed resources
• Analyzes and investigates Regional/Global level incidents and advises on remedial action
• Supports and…