The Company

NorthMark Compute & Cloud (NMC²) is backed by dedicated leadership and investment, with a clear mission as it operates at the bleeding edge of technology. Its goal is to scale and enhance the high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud infrastructure that supports its clients' research, production, and delivery, enabling breakthroughs that shape the industries of tomorrow. Its engineers build critical infrastructure to eliminate friction in scientific research, simulations, analysis, and decision-making, accelerating discovery and driving faster innovation.

The Position

The Director of Corporate Environmental Health & Safety (“EH&S”) will serve as the senior authority responsible for implementing, enforcing, and continuously NorthMark Strategies’, Environmental, Health, and Safety program for a High-Performance Compute Center (“HPCC”) environment.  This role ensures that environmental, health and safety programs are fully deployed across all phases of a site’s lifecycle from active brownfield redevelopment and phased construction through steady-state high-performance compute center operations.  The EH&S Director will report to the VP of HPCC Operations and Infrastructure.

The Director will ensure strict compliance with corporate safety philosophies, federal, state, and local regulations (OSHA, NFPA, EPA, etc.), while driving a proactive safety culture among employees, visitors, service providers, and suppliers. This position requires expert leadership navigating complex environments, where high-performance compute, critical environments exist; while active, advancing construction progresses, requiring maintaining safety and compliance without compromising mission-critical performance.

Responsibilities:

• Own and enforce the corporate EH&S program across HPCC site(s).
• Translate corporate EH&S policies into site-specific practices, ensuring full alignment with corporate philosophies and third-party program frameworks.
• Establish clear lines of accountability for all employees, visitors, service providers, and suppliers on the site.
• Oversee safety in an environment with multiple simultaneous construction phases alongside live operational zones.
• Develop and enforce safety protocols for shared access, logistics, and overlapping work areas to mitigate risk of incidents.
• Lead joint safety planning and risk assessments with construction managers, commissioning teams, and operations staff.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable EH&S regulations, codes, and standards (OSHA, NFPA 70E, EPA, DOT, local jurisdiction requirements).
• Manage permitting, reporting, audits, and regulatory interactions.
• Establish site-wide incident management, investigation, and corrective-action processes.
• Drive a strong “safety-first” culture, ensuring all staff and contractors understand their roles and responsibilities.
• Oversee safety training, qualification cards, toolbox talks, and awareness campaigns.
• Foster continuous improvement through audits, observations, and lessons-learned feedback loops.
• Lead development and enforcement of Emergency Response Plans (ERPs), Crisis Management procedures, and Business Continuity Planning (BCP) elements tied to EH&S.
• Coordinate with Security, Operations, and Facilities teams to ensure unified response capabilities.
• Provide regular reports to senior leadership on EH&S performance, compliance metrics, and areas for improvement.
• Develop and manage clear incident escalation protocols across the organization.
• Define and track KPIs such as incident frequency rates, near-miss reporting, audit results, and training completion.
• Serve as the primary liaison to external regulators, auditors, and stakeholders regarding EH&S performance
• Strong cultural driver – capable of embedding safety into every decision, shift, and process.
• Achieve zero serious incidents or regulatory violations.
• Drive documented improvement in safety culture through leading indicators (e.g., near-miss reporting, training engagement, audit closure rates).
• Ensure seamless integration of EH&S into construction and operational phases without disrupting mission-critical performance.
• Build recognition as the trusted authority on safety across the HPCC site.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Safety, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of progressive EH&S leadership experience, with at least 5 years in mission-critical infrastructure, data centers, heavy industrial, or large construction programs.
• Professional certifications strongly preferred (CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, or equivalent).
• Deep understanding of OSHA standards, NFPA codes, EPA regulations, and best practices for industrial and mission-critical environments.
• Proven success in managing EH&S in complex, multi-phase construction projects co-located with live operations.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to influence all levels of the organization and external stakeholders.
• Strategic leadership and program ownership.
• Ability to balance strict compliance with pragmatic operational realities.
• Skilled in risk assessment, hazard analysis, and incident prevention.
• Decisive, resilient, and collaborative in high-pressure environments.