Sr. Manager Environmental Health & Safety

Vertiv Group•Westerville, OH

20h•Remote

About The Position

This role provides global leadership for electrical safety and commissioning safety across Vertiv’s products, services, and installation activities. The position is accountable for establishing and operationalizing best-in-class controls to prevent serious injuries and fatalities (LIFE exposures), with a primary focus on high-energy electrical systems and multi-contractor commissioning environments. The Senior Manager partners closely with Services, Engineering, and EHS teams to drive consistent, safe execution of commissioning globally, define and standardize safe systems of work, ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and statutory requirements, and reduce exposure through practical field controls, auditing, and governance.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in electrical safety, commissioning, or high-risk industrial environments
Demonstrated expertise in high-energy electrical systems (e.g., data centers, UPS, industrial power systems)
Demonstrated expertise in arc flash and electrical hazard management
Demonstrated expertise in lockout/tagout and establishing safe work conditions
Experience working in construction or multi-contractor environments
Proven ability to influence across Engineering, Operations, and Services organizations
Strong understanding of global safety standards and regulatory frameworks
Experience with auditing, inspection, and compliance verification programs
Ability to translate technical risk into practical field controls

Nice To Haves

Experience with data center or mission-critical infrastructure environments
Direct involvement in NPDI or engineering design processes
Experience leading global or multi-regional programs
Familiarity with lean operating systems and continuous improvement frameworks

Responsibilities

Global Commissioning Safety Execution: Lead global alignment on safe execution of commissioning activities, particularly in high-energy environments. Ensure consistent application of controls across regions, teams, and project types. Support field teams in managing real-time risk and decision-making under schedule pressure.
Standards, Procedures, and Safe Systems of Work: Develop and maintain global standards for electrical safety (arc flash, lockout/tagout, energized work), commissioning practices and task execution, and high-risk activities in construction and service environments. Ensure standards are practical, scalable, and consistently applied.
Multi-Contractor Environment & Work Coordination: Define expectations for safe work in complex, multi-contractor construction environments. Clarify roles, responsibilities, and isolation ownership across Vertiv, customers, and third parties. Establish requirements for contractor alignment and shared accountability.
Global Services Alignment & Field Integration: Partner with global Services leadership to ensure procedures are executable in real-world conditions. Drive adoption through collaboration, field engagement, and continuous feedback loops. Align EHS and Services organizations on practical implementation and expectations.
Safe Design & NPDI Integration: Partner with Engineering to embed engineering controls into products and systems. Influence NPDI processes to ensure design for safe commissioning, serviceability, and reduced exposure. Advocate for solutions that minimize the need for energized work and cabinet access.
Electrical Safety Strategy & LIFE Exposure Reduction: Define and advance the global strategy for electrical safety and LIFE exposure prevention. Establish expectations for energy isolation, verification of absence of voltage, and energized work controls. Monitor emerging risks and technologies to continuously strengthen controls.
Auditing, Inspection & Field Verification: Establish and lead a global approach for auditing and inspecting electrical and commissioning work. Conduct and/or oversee field audits, site inspections, and targeted reviews of high-risk activities. Verify that standards are not only defined but consistently executed in the field. Identify systemic gaps and drive timely corrective actions and accountability.
Regulatory & Statutory Compliance: Ensure global alignment with applicable regulatory, statutory, and legal requirements related to electrical safety and construction activities. Partner with regional EHS teams to interpret and apply local requirements in a consistent, practical manner. Monitor regulatory developments and ensure standards and practices remain current and compliant.
Incident Learning & Continuous Improvement: Lead analysis of electrical and commissioning-related incidents and near misses. Apply Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles to identify systemic improvements. Translate insights into standards, design changes, and field practices.
Capability Building & Communication: Build organizational capability through clear guidance, coaching, and leadership engagement. Reinforce expectations aligned with “We Lead with Safety”. Enable a culture where risk is understood, communicated, and actively managed.