The opportunity
OpenAI's Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) team partners across the company to enable safe, responsible growth. This role will be a senior EHS partner to our robotics operations as our operating footprint expands.
What you'll do
Serve as a senior EHS partner across robotics R&D operations, owning: site-level safety strategy, priorities, and execution as the footprint scales.
Anticipate EHS requirements for new operations, equipment, processes,: construction phases, staffing ramps, and 24/7 operations, and translate them into practical plans before work begins.
Lead proactive risk identification and control across robotics activities,: including machine safety, ergonomics, electrical safety, material handling, hazardous materials, contractor safety, and other site-specific risks.
Build and maintain site EHS programs, risk assessments, procedures, training,: inspections, corrective-action systems, emergency preparedness, and compliance processes appropriate to each site's risk profile.
Partner with Robotics, Engineering, Operations, Facilities, Workplace,: Construction, Security, People, Legal, and vendors to embed safety into facility design, equipment deployment, work planning, and operating decisions.
Provide visible field leadership across shifts and operating conditions,: establishing mechanisms that support effective EHS coverage and escalation for 24/7 operations.
What they're looking for
- Lead incident response and investigation for significant events; ensure: timely fact-finding, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, verification, trend analysis, and communication of lessons learned.
- Use incident, near-miss, inspection, and operational data to identify: recurring risks and drive preventive actions across sites rather than addressing events in isolation.
- Oversee contractor and contingent-worker safety interfaces, clarifying: responsibilities, expectations, reporting, and corrective-action ownership across multi-employer worksites.
- Maintain strong regulatory compliance and readiness, including applicable: Cal/OSHA and OSHA requirements, while developing metrics and reporting that make site risks, actions, and performance visible to leadership.
