Manager, Health and Safety

DP World•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

DP World is seeking a hands-on health and safety professional to lead safety initiatives for traveling teams supporting new data center start-up projects. The role is based in Kansas City, Missouri, supports multiple locations, and requires approximately 50–75% travel. The position focuses on establishing site-specific safety plans and practices, assessing and controlling risks, ensuring regulatory and customer-standard compliance, and building a strong safety culture among operational teams. The role also contributes to the company’s broader health and safety management systems. It develops and maintains procedures and training programs in line with applicable legislation, conducts safety inspections, supports audits, analyzes risk and incident data, and advises employees and operational teams on safety matters. The role coordinates incident investigations and corrective actions, communicates findings to management and stakeholders, and supports continuous improvement across facilities and project locations. DP World describes itself as a growing international logistics organization with more than 111,000 employees across 77 countries. It offers a market-competitive compensation package and emphasizes professional growth, self-development, inclusion, and diversity.

Requirements

Experience in a health and safety, occupational safety, or environmental health and safety role, preferably in warehouse, manufacturing, logistics, construction, or a similar operational environment.
Experience developing and administering health and safety programs.
Strong understanding of applicable health and safety standards, including OSHA, ISO, and internal audit requirements.
Understanding of DOT compliance and EPA environmental regulations.
Experience conducting risk assessments, workplace inspections, and incident investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
Experience providing safety training, employee orientations, and workplace hazard-awareness programs.
Familiarity with safe material handling, equipment operation, and operational safety requirements.
Strong organizational and communication skills, with analytical and problem-solving ability.
Ability to work independently, manage multiple safety priorities and facilities, and partner effectively with operational teams and other stakeholders.
Willingness and flexibility to travel approximately 50–75% to support project locations and multiple facilities.
Ability to be flexible and available for on-call hours before or after normal business hours and during off-shift hours.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Safety, or a related field.
Minimum certification in health, safety, and environment for the designated country.
Experience supporting new site launches, operational start-ups, or project-based safety programs.
Background in data center operations, equipment installation, construction, logistics, or technology infrastructure.
Knowledge of ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and applicable environmental and safety management standards.
OSHA 10-hour training or basic knowledge of plant safety.
Current First Aid/CPR or First Responder training.
Experience conducting internal safety audits and supporting external regulatory or customer audits.
Familiarity with safety reporting systems, incident-tracking tools, and safety-performance dashboards.
Professional safety certification such as ASP, CSP, or CHST.

Responsibilities

Lead health and safety activities for traveling teams supporting new data center start-up projects.
Develop, implement, and maintain site-specific safety plans, procedures, and risk assessments aligned with company policies and customer requirements.
Identify, develop, and maintain company health and safety management systems, training programs, and procedures in line with applicable legislation.
Conduct routine and monthly safety inspections, workplace audits, hazard assessments, and facility, machinery, and safety-equipment inspections; address identified hazards and compliance issues.
Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA regulations, environmental requirements, customer safety standards, and other relevant health and safety requirements.
Oversee safe work practices related to material handling, equipment movement, assembly, equipment placement, and operational activities.
Provide safety orientations, training, technical guidance, and ongoing support to employees, contractors, visitors, agency employees, and other onsite personnel.
Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; gather and maintain documentation, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Coordinate risk assessment activities and records; analyze risk, near-miss, and accident data and present findings to senior management.
Maintain safety documentation, inspection reports, incident records, compliance materials, and material-handling-equipment documentation.
Represent the company at external audits and internal, customer, or supplier safety meetings; communicate data, record actions, address findings, and monitor action completion.
Partner with Operations leadership, employees, contractors, customer safety teams, and site leadership to identify hazards, resolve safety concerns, and support safe project execution.
Develop long-term, data-driven strategies to reduce accidents and monitor safety metrics and trends; recommend improvements to reduce injuries and operational risks.
Review plans and specifications for new machinery, equipment, or processes to determine whether safety requirements are met; recommend safety features that reduce employee exposure to hazards.
Communicate safety concerns, incident trends, and corrective-action progress to site leadership and relevant stakeholders.
Travel to subsequent data center locations to establish and oversee health and safety activities as projects begin.
Perform other duties as assigned.