VP of Safety

About Volta

Volta is the category-defining, fully vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform – from capital to clusters to software, under a founder-led enterprise. Our mission is The Utility of Compute™: AI infrastructure as dependable and available as electricity, for every organization that needs it. Launched with a $10B strategic partnership with one of the leading frontier AI labs, a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, and a $5B AI Infrastructure Fund, Volta is building the infrastructure layer of the AI era from the ground up. We are 100+ people across London, Palo Alto, and New York, with rapid growth expectations to hundreds.

About The Role

Safety at Volta is a function with real authority. As Senior Director, Safety , you will own safety across every Volta project – setting the standards, building the programs and providing the assurance that lets a fast-moving delivery organization build without compromise.

You will lead the safety leads embedded in each project team through a functional line, keeping standards, training and reporting consistent across sites and countries while projects move at pace. The function is being built now, and you will shape it.

What You Will Be Doing

• Own Volta's safety strategy, standards and management system across all projects

• Provide functional leadership to the safety leads embedded in each project team

• Set contractor safety requirements, from prequalification through site execution

• Run audit and assurance programs across active sites

• Lead incident investigation and make sure learning changes how the fleet builds

• Build leading-indicator reporting that gives early sight of risk

• Ensure compliance with safety regulation across multiple European jurisdictions

• Drive safety in design through early project reviews

What You Bring

• Safety leadership on data center or mission-critical construction programs is essential

• A recognized safety qualification such as the NEBOSH Diploma or an equivalent

• Experience running safety across multiple concurrent projects or countries

• A strong record managing contractor safety on major construction sites

• The credibility to influence project leaders and executives alike

• A practical, culture-building approach backed by data

• Willingness to travel regularly across European sites

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What We Offer

At Volta, we believe people do their best work when they feel supported, trusted and able to grow. We're building a company where you can make an impact, keep a healthy balance between work and life, and build a career you're proud of.
As a global team, we do our best to provide great benefits wherever you're based. While some benefits vary by country due to local regulations, we believe looking after our people is simply the right thing to do.

• Competitive salary based on the work you do here, not your previous salary

• Equity in Volta, giving you the opportunity to share in the company's long-term success

• Retirement/pension contributions

• Comprehensive health, wellbeing and insurance benefits

• Generous number of vacation days each year

Additional InformationBackground Checks

All offers of employment at Volta are conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment screening, which includes confirmation of your right to work, verification of your employment history and a criminal record check, where this is permitted by local law. Screening is carried out by Zinc, an accredited third-party provider, after an offer is made and all information is handled confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection law.

Equal Opportunity

Volta is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and make employment decisions based on skills, qualifications, experience and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic.

Accessibility

Volta is committed to providing an accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the application or interview process, please contact us at askpeople@volta.com. We will work with you to identify reasonable accommodations that enable you to participate fully in the hiring process.

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