Principal, EHS Compliance (Construction Safety)

About the role

Coupang is expanding in Taiwan and is looking for a Principal, EHS Compliance (Construction Safety) to join its EHS Compliance team. The team sets up and runs a safe, legal and sustainable safety framework, and the Construction Safety unit gives independent assurance and oversight of all construction, engineering and facility modification activities, identifying risks, monitoring compliance and working with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Carry out regular and ad-hoc on-site audits of construction activities to find technical and operational risks, and write detailed audit reports for leadership.
• Build and maintain a compliance monitoring system for construction safety across all sites, and track, assess and interpret local construction safety laws, regulations and technical standards.
• Track construction safety KPIs, lead remediation of escalated risks and work with project managers, general contractors and engineering teams to fix compliance gaps.
• Streamline safety compliance processes and promote a proactive safety culture with preventive standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Civil/Structural Engineering, Construction Management, Occupational Health and Safety or a related field.
• About 8-10+ years of experience in construction safety management, EHS compliance or site safety auditing for large-scale engineering or facility projects.
• Chinese and English communication skills, able to write professional technical and audit reports in both languages.
• Knowledge of industrial safety, structural fire protection and heavy equipment/scaffolding standards is preferred.

Required skills

• Proficiency with data management tools such as MS Office and Excel for KPI analytics and risk dashboards.
• Preferred: professional certifications such as CSP, Professional Industrial Safety Engineer or equivalent national engineering licenses.