Director Health and Safety APAC DE&C

Position Title: Director Health and Safety APAC DE&C

Location: Singapore

What you’ll do 

• Responsibility as the primary executor and owner of construction project safety goals established by Digital executive leadership team
• Be in the internal and external SME and authority on construction safety on our project sites
• Benchmark exiting status of construction safety for project sites with traditional metrics such as recordable incident rate to establish a baseline of current safety performance.
• Establish and a develop and action to plan to achieve target reductions in key safety metrics such as recordable incident rate and quantity of near misses
• Establish KPI’s to drive demonstrative improvement of safety performance and leading indicators of continued target safety performance
• Foster deep relationships with key safety leadership stakeholders from contractor partners to ensure Digital’s culture of safety is embedded in all project sites
• Coordinate the development of root cause analysis and action plans with contractor partners for safety incidents
• Input all safety incidents into Digital’s safety tracking/reporting software system. Work with project teams to ensure all necessary information for accurate reporting is obtained
• Lead internal and external customer reviews of safety incidents and action plans. 
• Be a trusted ambassador of Digital’s safety commitment
• Foster deep relationship with customer safety SMEs to improve customer experience and demonstrate Digital’s commitment to safety
• Review existing and potential contractor partner safety metrics, standards, policies and procedures to insure industry leading compliance
• Audit general contractor safety practices for jobsites to ensure compliance with their and Digital’s safety goals
• Aggregate key data from contractor safety inspections and incidents across all jobsites to identify patterns and areas of focus to drive safety improvement plans both internally and externally
• Communicate across all regions and jobsites to ensure any lessons learned are distributed, updates to internal safety policies, industry changes, etc. 
• Coordinate across DLR cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with overall Digital EHS policies. Drive improvement of policies, especially as a SME in construction safety
• Perform jobsite safety audits for compliance with safety procedures and industry best practices
• Support design and construction teams to foster a culture of safety. 
• Be a resource to solve safety challenges that arise in work execution. 
• Develop action plans for safety improvement when contractor partners do not meet safety goals. You are a partner and resource to the design and construction teams with the primary and overarching goal of achieving our company development goals in the safest manner practical.
• Review project drawings and standards as applicable to help ensure safety
• Establish and implement training programs for D&C team for safety best practices/compliances (such as OSHA10/30)
• And many more…

What you’ll need 

• Minimum of OSHA 30 certification
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as a safety professional in commercial construction, data center experience preferred
• Individual should be self-motivated and willing to establish direction and tasks to further establish safety culture and requirements
• Strong communication and teambuilding skills required to establish strong relationships with contractor partners, customers and internal team members
• Ability to multitask and prioritize
• Proficient with Microsoft office

A bit about us

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx™) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents. 

To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

What we can offer you

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. 

Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us. 

Our Compensation Philosophy

Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.

This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.

Notes:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer, EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled.  All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or other status protected by law or Company policy.

Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.

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