Country Lead, Health & Safety, Korea

Who we are:

Where performance meets sustainability, Digital Edge is a leading data center platform in Asia Pacific, delivering sustainable, next-generation, AI-ready digital infrastructure at scale. Headquartered in Singapore and backed by Stonepeak, we operate a rapidly expanding platform with over 30 data centers and 1.8GW of secured IT power across key markets.

Our mission is to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve. We differentiate through execution – delivering at speed and at scale while combining global standards with deep local expertise. This enables us to provide consistent, sustainable and high-performance infrastructure for hyperscalers and enterprises across the region.

As Asia Pacific’s digital transformation accelerates, Digital Edge is building the infrastructure that powers the next wave of AI and cloud growth. Joining Digital Edge means being part of a high-growth platform at the forefront of AI and cloud infrastructure, where you can make a tangible impact on Asia-Pacific’s digital future.

Our values:

• Respect: We embrace diversity and collaboration.
• Innovation: We share ideas and solve problems.  
• Strive: We are driven and determined.
• Excellence: We seek to deliver the best.   
• Responsibility: We do what’s right for our people and the planet.

What we need:

This role serves as the Country Health & Safety (H&S) Lead for Korea, overseeing H&S performance across ongoing developments and future large-scale data center campuses with a planned capacity exceeding 500MW. Reporting to the Platform Head of Health & Safety, with a dotted-line reporting relationship to the Korea Country CEO, the role works closely with Construction, Operations, and Country Leadership to foster a strong H&S culture, ensure effective governance, and maintain regulatory compliance throughout both project delivery and operational lifecycles.

This role will be based in Incheon / Seoul and will require frequent travel to Incheon, Seoul, Gyeonggi-do, Busan. and other locations within Korea.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide H&S leadership, oversight, and governance across large-scale data center construction projects and operational facilities in Korea.
• Further strengthen safety culture across construction, live facilities, and offices.
• Collaborate with project and operations teams on high-risk activity management and mitigation strategies.
• Provide regular H&S performance updates, insights, and recommendations to the Country Senior Leadership Team.
• Consistently drive implementation of corporate H&S systems, standards and procedures.
• Actively coach ‘what good looks like’ and reinforce high standards in day-to-day execution.
• Drive disciplined implementation of actionable commitments on leading indicators across all facilities.
• Lead or review incident investigations, ensuring prompt reporting, robust root cause analysis, and application of lessons learned.
• Provide H&S input into contractor and vendor prequalification, selection, onboarding, performance reviews, and ongoing assurance activities.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with best practices.
• Develop H&S capability and leadership across project teams, contractors, and operational personnel through training, coaching, and engagement.
• Support H&S reporting for internal governance, customer requirements, and external stakeholders as required.
• Actively champion and implement the organization’s policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting, legal, and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate:

• Degree or diploma in Environmental, Health & Safety or a relevant discipline with recognized professional certifications (e.g., NEBOSH or equivalent).
• 15–20 years of progressive H&S experience, including leadership roles in large-scale construction and mission-critical or high-risk environments (e.g., data centers, semiconductor, energy, or major infrastructure projects).
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders, contractors, and project teams to achieve strong H&S outcomes in complex, fast-paced environments.
• Strong knowledge of local regulatory frameworks and international H&S standards.
• Comfortable working on active construction sites and live facilities.
• Fluent in English and a Korean language.

If you’re ready to help shape the next phase of a fast‑growing digital infrastructure platform, we’d like to hear from you.”