Environmental Health & Safety Director

Oracle•United States,

2d•$114,600 - $234,600

About The Position

Oracle is seeking a senior EHS leader to build and own the architecture of its global Environmental, Health & Safety management system across its corporate real estate portfolio and growing data center construction and operations programs. The role is the central technical authority for the global EHS function, responsible for the globally harmonized management system, enterprise risk framework, global EHS standards, and audit and assurance program. This global leadership role establishes a common management system, enterprise risk methodology, harmonized standards for high-hazard activities, and a structured assurance program for regional EHS organizations. It works with regional EHS directors, OCI Data Center Operations, Data Center Facilities Development, Real Estate & Facilities Management, and senior business leaders, and represents global EHS in executive governance forums. The position reports to the Vice President, Global EHS, directs central standards and assurance resources, receives support from the EHS program management office, and collaborates with cross-functional teams including Design & Construction/Project Delivery, Facilities Operations, Legal, Internal Audit, Procurement, HR, and Oracle’s integrated facilities management partner. It is based in the United States at a major Oracle hub and involves expected global travel of 30–50%. The Director leads the development and continual improvement of Oracle’s EHS management system, standards library, legal and regulatory intelligence framework, training and competency framework, enterprise hazard assessment and risk register methodology, and serious injury and fatality prevention architecture. The role designs and leads global audits and assurance across data center construction, operations, and corporate facilities; oversees incident standards and significant investigations; establishes performance measures, reporting, and technology requirements; and chairs global governance forums to promote alignment and consistent execution across regions.

Requirements

15+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience, including enterprise or global scope across multiple regions and regulatory environments.
Demonstrated experience building or leading enterprise EHS management systems at global scale, aligned to ISO 45001 and/or ISO 14001, including standards development and governance across dispersed organizations.
Significant field experience in hyperscale data centers or critical facilities, large-scale construction, or another high-hazard, complex operating environment.
Credibility with construction and operations leadership.
Proven leadership of enterprise audit and assurance programs, including audit instrument design, auditor development, and findings governance.
Deep expertise in incident investigation and root cause analysis methodology, including SIF prevention frameworks and critical control verification.
Strong command of EHS performance measurement and data-driven program management.
Executive-level communication and influence skills in English, with the ability to drive alignment across regions, functions, and cultures through frameworks and governance rather than direct line authority.
Bachelor’s degree required.
Expected global travel of 30–50%.

Nice To Haves

ISO lead auditor qualification preferred.
Experience shaping executive-level reporting preferred.
Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications preferred, such as CSP, CIH, CMIOSH, or ISO lead auditor.

Responsibilities

Lead the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of Oracle’s globally harmonized EHS management system, aligned with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 and structured for certification readiness.
Author and own the enterprise EHS standards library, including critical-risk standards for high-hazard activities and cross-cutting standards for contractor management, management of change, and emergency preparedness.
Own global standards governance, including development, technical review, approval, revision control, and regional adoption.
Own the global framework for regulatory intelligence and legal registers, integrating applicable EHS requirements into enterprise standards and regional compliance programs.
Own the global EHS training and competency framework, defining role-based requirements and training standards for delivery through regional organizations.
Own the enterprise hazard assessment and risk register methodology across operating domains, from enterprise-level risk through regional overlays to project- and site-level application.
Drive serious injury and fatality prevention architecture, including classification, critical control identification, and layered-safeguard design principles.
Design, own, and continuously improve the global EHS audit and assurance program, including audit instruments, depth tiering, auditor competency requirements, scheduling, and findings and corrective-action governance.
Lead assurance activities across data center construction, data center operations, and corporate facilities, verifying conformance to Oracle standards and effectiveness of critical risk controls.
Coordinate with internal audit and external certification bodies, and support regulatory and certification audit readiness.
Own the global incident management standard, including classification, notification, investigation methodology, root cause analysis quality, corrective-action effectiveness, and enterprise-wide learning.
Lead or oversee investigations of the most significant incidents and high-potential events and share lessons across regions and operating domains.
Own the global EHS performance framework, including leading and lagging indicators, program maturity measurement, and data architecture for executive and operational reporting.
Provide analytical foundations for executive reporting by translating field data into enterprise risk and performance insight.
Shape the enterprise EHS technology roadmap, including platform capability requirements, data standards, and integration of EHS information systems.
Chair global EHS governance and standards forums to drive alignment and consistent execution across regional EHS organizations.
Represent the global EHS function with senior business, infrastructure, and real estate leadership, and act on behalf of the function in cross-regional and cross-domain matters.
Direct central standards and assurance resources and collaborate with the EHS program management office and cross-functional partners.