Environment, Health, and Safety Lead, EMEA

At Penguin Solutions (Nasdaq: PENG) – The AI Factory Platform Company – we’re building a team of innovators who thrive on collaboration, creativity, and the opportunity to help shape the future of AI. As part of the AI technology revolution, our teams design, build, deploy, and manage AI factories for enterprises, sovereign AI initiatives, and neocloud providers worldwide.

Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Penguin Solutions operates globally through a network of R&D, manufacturing, and sales locations. For nearly three decades, we have operated at the intersection of memory and AI/HPC infrastructure. That engineering expertise positions us to power the next generation of AI workloads, from training to inference and agentic AI at scale.

Penguin Solutions brings together differentiated infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, end-to-end services, and industry-leading partner solutions in a full-stack AI factory platform designed to help customers deploy and scale AI workloads with speed and precision.

At Penguin Solutions, we value ideas over hierarchy and believe in servant leadership, where leaders enable teams to do their best work. We empower employees to take ownership, drive innovation, and grow through challenging work, continuous learning, and exposure to advanced AI tools and technologies. With flexibility where it matters and a strong focus on outcomes, Penguin Solutions is a place to do your best work, grow your career, and make a meaningful impact.

Job Overview

The EHS Lead, EMEA will lead regional environment, health, and safety compliance across Penguin Solutions’ EMEA locations, including Ireland, the UK, France, Dubai, South Africa, and other regional sites. This role will be responsible for auditing sites, ensuring adherence to local regulatory requirements, building EHS capability through training, and driving a strong safety culture across the region. The position is predominantly focused on EHS, with an Ireland-specific facilities support remit that complements the broader regional mandate.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular site audits across EMEA locations against local health and safety legislative requirements.


• Produce clear audit reports with prioritized action plans; track and close out actions with site leads.


• Ensure ongoing compliance with country-specific health and safety regulations across the region.


• Design and deliver health and safety training programs, adapting content to local legal and cultural requirements.


• Develop, maintain, and communicate EHS policies and procedures aligned to EMEA requirements.


• Act as the primary regional point of contact for all EHS matters, escalating risk appropriately.


• Monitor regulatory developments across jurisdictions and proactively update the organization.


• Support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action tracking.


• Maintain and develop ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems, as relevant.


• Coordinate and manage EHS induction and training programs for site personnel.


• Oversee day-to-day facilities operations for Irish sites, including vendor and contractor management, space planning, office moves, and facilities-related projects.


• Ensure Irish facilities comply with applicable health and safety regulations, including fire safety, building codes, security, workplace safety standards, maintenance documentation, inspections, and vendor service-level agreements.

Qualifications

• Relevant EHS qualifications, such as NEBOSH Diploma, Level 8 in Health & Safety, or equivalent, required.


• Solid experience in a multi-site or regional EHS role across office, operations, and warehousing environments.


• Demonstrable knowledge of health and safety legislation across multiple EMEA jurisdictions.


• Strong auditing capability with experience producing actionable compliance reports.


• Confident trainer and communicator, with the ability to engage effectively across cultures and seniority levels.


• Facilities management experience, even if secondary to the EHS remit.


• Full, clean driving licence and passport valid for EMEA travel.


• Based in Ireland with flexibility to travel approximately 30% of the time.


• Excellent personal leadership, influencing, communication, collaboration, and team-oriented skills.

Location

Dublin, Ireland

Travel

Approximately 30% travel across the EMEA region.

Compensation

The base pay range that the Company reasonably expects to pay for this position in Ireland is 65,000 – 80,000 Euro; the pay ultimately offered may vary based on business considerations, including job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and education.