Health and Safety Lead Auditor, AWS Health and Safety Program Team

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we’re the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we’re looking for talented people who want to help.

You’ll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You’ll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you’ll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Join the world class safety culture at Amazon Web Services (AWS). We are looking for a motivated Health and Safety (H&S) Lead Auditor to drive safety compliance, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across our Infrastructure Services.

The ideal candidate will have strong auditing expertise, including excellent written and verbal communications skills, the ability to influence stakeholders, solid knowledge foundation in safety management systems and regional safety standards, and a proven track record of designing and improving safety programs. The candidate must have the ability to define clear requirements in ambiguity, proactively educate team members, leaders, and other support teams, and communicate effectively and consistently throughout all levels of the business. The role will evolve with the maturity and growth of the H&S Audit Program, requires a high degree of flexibility, and the candidate must have the ability to build partnerships with diverse teams across multiple jurisdictions.

Key job responsibilities
- Partner with business support functions to plan for and execute H&S Audits
- Manage end-to-end audit projects and borrowed resources
- Lead and/or participate in audits. Lead a team of internal auditors to execute audits including on-site verification and self-assessments which provides objective, independent assurance on the effectiveness of the Safety Management Program (SMP)
- Facilitate and liaise with multiple stakeholders, including Operations leaders, to mutually accept audit findings and appropriate corrective action
- Draft clear and concise audit reports within agreed timeframes. Guide management on appropriate corrective action
- Follow up on audit recommendations to ensure appropriate corrective action has been taken to resolve identified deficiencies
- Perform analyses of audit outcomes to identify trending issues. Report on key metrics and make recommendations for process and system improvements
- Highlight, and provide corrective action solutions for hazards identified outside of a defined audit scope
- Partner with the SMP team, Data Center Health and Safety (DCHS) and HS Legal to create a continuous loop of feedback that will continuously improve the SMP
- Share best practices to assist in the continuous improvement of individual and organizational H&S performance
- Support the design and delivery of internal auditor training
- Earn trust of operations partners through proactive and continuous engagement to understand the business, identify emerging risks and educate
- Other H&S program management duties as needed
- Ability to travel nationally and internationally (estimated at 50%)

About the team
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Diverse Experiences
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BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 5+ years of compliance program management, legal, governance, audit, risk/loss prevention, or equivalent experience
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- 3+ years of program or project management experience
- 3+ years’ experience in internal or external auditing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Knowledge of global environmental, health and safety regulations
- ISO45001 lead auditor certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of start
- Strong analytical, interpersonal, organizational and relationship building skills, and the ability to coach at multiple levels
- Experience working with multiple countries/jurisdictions to deliver audit programs

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