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About the Role

Fleet Data Centers is seeking a senior EHS leader to manage the entire EHS management system across all business phases, from design and construction to operations. This role is responsible for EHS policy, standards, procedures, and assurance globally, directing a field organization to ensure zero preventable incidents, compliance, and a scalable EHS management system.

Responsibilities

Own EHS performance standards for General Contractors and subcontractors across all construction sites.
Direct the Director of EHS Construction and site-level Construction Managers and Specialists.
Oversee High-Risk Activity (HRA) programs across all campuses.
Own Safety in Design, ensuring hazards are engineered out during design review.
Own the Management of Key Performance Indicators program.
Set and enforce EHS readiness gates for periods of known elevated risk.
Own the end-to-end EHS lifecycle for Fleet's third-party workforce.
Direct the contractor pre-qualification and selection process.
Own the EHS Bridging Document framework.
Lead the Contractor and Supplier EHS Balanced Scorecard and chair Monthly Business Reviews.
Own the EHS Deviation and Change procedure.
Build the Senior Manager, EHS Risk & Assurance function and the supplier assurance audit program.
Own Fleet's environmental compliance posture across all campuses.
Direct the Director of Environmental Sustainability and own the Global and Regional Environmental Policy.
Ensure environmental risk is assessed alongside safety risk during design reviews and planning.
Set the strategy for environmental performance reporting.
Maintain regulator and agency relationships proactively.
Own and continuously evolve Fleet's emergency response organization.
Develop and maintain emergency response plans tailored to distinct risk profiles.
Lead the design and execution of recurring training, tabletop exercises, and drills.
Own Incident and Metric Reporting, and lead or oversee Root Cause Analysis.
Facilitate the EHS post-mortem process with Fleet executive leadership.
Serve as the senior EHS incident commander interface during crisis events.
Serve as executive owner of Fleet's EHS Management System Framework.
Chair the Fleet EHS Committee, setting the agenda, driving decisions, and holding the organization accountable.
Own the EHS Employee Onboarding Procedure and the EHS Performance Recognition framework.
Report EHS performance, trends, systemic weaknesses, and management system maturity to senior leadership.
Build and develop the EHS organization.
Partner with Legal, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Security leadership on EHS-adjacent policy.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field; Advanced degree preferred.
12+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience, including a minimum of 5 years leading EHS across multiple sites or a portfolio of high-risk construction projects in data centers, heavy industrial, semiconductor, oil and gas, or comparable mission-critical environments.
Demonstrated experience building or materially maturing an EHS function and team through a period of rapid organizational growth, ideally in a high-growth or PE-backed environment.
Required certification: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), NEBOSH Diploma, or country equivalent such as CMIOSH or CRSP.
Lead Auditor certification for ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 preferred.
Deep expertise in High-Risk Activity management, with particular strength in electrical safety (NFPA 70E, CSA Z462) and arc flash mitigation, control of hazardous energy, work at height, confined space entry, and complex lifting operations.
Strong command of contractor EHS management standards such as ANSI/ASSP Z10 and ISO 45001, and environmental management frameworks such as ISO 14001.
Working familiarity with data center critical infrastructure, including UPS systems, generators, chillers, CRAC and CRAH units, and fire suppression, and an understanding of how EHS risk profiles shift between construction, commissioning, and live operations.
Proven ability to design and operate an EHS management system, including document control, policy hierarchy, procedure authorship, deviation management, and audit readiness.
Proficiency with EHS software platforms for compliance tracking and reporting (for example Gensuite, Enablon, or Intelex), construction platforms such as Procore, and data visualization tools such as Excel or Power BI for leading and lagging indicator reporting.
Required knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and state and local regulatory frameworks, including how to translate them into company-specific, enforceable internal requirements.
Industry Experience Required: data center, mission-critical infrastructure, or comparably high-risk construction and industrial EHS experience.
Preferred: Experience managing EHS across a multi-site portfolio operating simultaneously in active construction and live operations, and experience supporting campuses at 500MW+ scale.

Skills

Visible and felt leadership
Ability to influence without authority
Executive communication
Crisis leadership
Coaching orientation
Builder mentality and high autonomy

Location

Remote
Northern Virginia
Denver
Seattle
Austin, Tx

Work Type

Remote
Significant onsite presence expected at Fleet's active Nevada campuses (South Valley, Peru Ridge) and Caldwell Valley, plus periodic presence at the Denver, CO and Seattle, WA offices.

Experience Level

12+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience
Minimum of 5 years leading EHS across multiple sites or a portfolio of high-risk construction projects

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related field
Advanced degree preferred

Salary/Compensations

$250,000 -$280,000 Base Salary + Discretionary Bonus

Benefits

100% employer-covered medical, dental, and vision insurance
401K program
Standard paid holidays
Unlimited PTO

About the Company

Fleet Data Centers designs, builds and operates mega-scale data center campuses.
Fleet provides its customers with flexibility and predictability to meet their upside demand forecasts, addressing a key need in the market as traditional leased models are struggling to keep pace with the demand for new Cloud and AI infrastructure.
Fleet is led by a team of industry veterans that have already made a lasting imprint on the evolution of global digital infrastructure and are committed and uniquely capable of upleveling data center development scale and operations in the face of rising demand.
Fleet is well positioned to bring in-house design, engineering and operational capabilities to collaborate with customers on tailored solutions for campuses of 500MW+.
This unique model enables Fleet to provide the world’s largest and most sophisticated customers with a seamless extension of their own data center fleets with constant access to design innovation.
Fleet is headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with satellite offices in Seattle, WA and Arlington, VA.

Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants are considered for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or veteran status.