Health and Safety Advisor, Operations

Who we are:

Digital Edge DC (Digital Edge) is a leading data center platform company, established to transform digital infrastructure in Asia. We seek to build the foundation for the world’s digital future, helping organizations to grow sustainably and empowering the populations they serve.

Through building and operating state-of-the-art, energy-efficient data centers rich with connectivity options, we bring new colocation and interconnect options to the Asian market, making infrastructure deployment in the region easy, efficient and economical. Backed by Stonepeak, a leading alternative investment firm specializing in infrastructure and real assets, Digital Edge has in excess of US$1.6 billion in committed capital.

Founded in late 2019, the company has grown rapidly across multiple markets in the region, with 30+ data centers in operations and under construction, and this role is an exciting opportunity to join the team as we further expand our footprint across Asia.

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:

Reporting to H&S Manager Thailand, this role serves as the building-level Health & Safety Advisor with responsibility for both Health & Safety and fire safety oversight and compliance for operational data center facilities. The Health & Safety Advisor will typically be responsible for 1–2 operational buildings, depending on campus size and complexity, ensuring strong day-to-day health and safety governance, safe management of operational activities, and compliance with applicable operational fire and safety regulations. The role combines environmental, health & safety responsibilities with practical fire safety oversight, focusing on diligence, verification, and emergency preparedness. 

This role is based on-site at data centers in Chonburi, Thailand.

Key responsibilities:

Operational Health & Safety Responsibilities  

• Provide building-level health & safety oversight across 1–2 operational data center buildings, ensuring safe day-to-day operations.
• Serve as the building-level contact point for customer health & safety, and fire safety audits and engagements.

• Monitor and enforce compliance with statutory health & safety, and fire safety regulations, as well as corporate standards.
• Verify safe execution of maintenance, vendor activities, and minor works within live, mission-critical environments.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure safe systems of work and permit-to-work controls are effectively implemented.
• Oversee readiness and compliance of firefighting equipment and fire protection systems, including inspections and maintenance follow-ups.
• Verify implementation of fire safety procedures, emergency response plans, and evacuation arrangements at building level.
• Conduct health & safety, fire safety inspections, audits, and drills to identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Support incident reporting and investigations, including root cause analysis and closure of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Maintain emergency preparedness and support response coordination during incidents and drills.
• Work closely with Facilities Management (FM), contractors, and vendors to ensure health & safety, and fire safety requirements are effectively implemented.

Actively champion and implement the organizations policies on health & safety, environment, energy, quality, information security, and business continuity, ensuring adherence to incident reporting and regulatory requirements.

The successful candidate:

• Degree or diploma in Environmental, Health & Safety or related discipline.
• Additional training or certification in Fire Safety (e.g., short courses or professional certification) is an advantage.
• 3–7 years of health & safety experience, including exposure to operational or mission-critical facilities (data centers, industrial plants, energy, or similar environments).
• Working knowledge of fire safety systems and statutory compliance requirements, with the ability to verify compliance and respond appropriately during emergencies.
• Experience in operational environments involving live or energized systems is preferred.
• Physically able to conduct regular building inspections, including stairs and equipment access.
• Fluent in English and proficiency in local language (Thai) is preferred.

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