Operational Safety & EHS Lead
Bedrock Robotics · San Francisco
Join the team bringing autonomy to the built world
At Bedrock, we're moving AI out of the lab and onto real job sites. Our team includes veterans who helped launch Waymo, scaled Segment to a $3.2B acquisition, and grew Uber Freight to $5B in revenue. We retrofit the heavy equipment contractors already own, starting with excavators, so experienced crews can safely take on more projects and deliver them more predictably.
In August 2026, Bedrock-equipped excavators began doing fully autonomous, paid work on live commercial job sites. We've more than doubled our customer base since 2025, and our machines now work with contractors across the West, South, and Midwest.
In October 2026, we raised a $600M Series C co-led by CapitalG and Emergence Capital, bringing our total funding to nearly $1B. We're using it to put more autonomous machines to work, build the field and operations teams behind every deployment, and expand into new machine types and job-site tasks.
This is where algorithms meet steel-toed boots. You'll work alongside construction veterans and world-class engineers to solve physical-world problems that simulations can't touch. If you're ready to do meaningful work on hard problems, we'd love to have you join us.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking an Operational Safety & EHS Lead to own the programs that keep Bedrock's people, our partners' crews, and the public safe wherever our machines work. Over the next twelve months, we will rapidly scale our machine count, partners, and sites while also adding net-new machine types and a next-generation platform — each new product line and machine brings new operational, retrofit and commissioning, and partner site considerations.
This role will build and runs our inaugural EHS and Operational Safety programs, spanning human–autonomy interaction in the field, retrofit and maintenance work, test sites, and partner job sites. You'll own EHS compliance across a growing multi-state footprint and play a central role in incident management, investigation, and corrective action.
The Operational Safety & EHS Lead reports to the VP of Operations and partners closely with Fleet and Field Operations, Autonomy and System Safety Engineering, Hardware, Commercial, and People teams to make operational safety a critical input to deployment decisions.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Operational Safety for Autonomous Field Operations
Develop and run pre-deployment site safety assessments and go / no-go readiness gates with Fleet, Deployment Operations, and System Safety Engineering
Lead job hazard analyses (JHA / JSA) and operational risk assessments for testing, commissioning, retrofit, and new-site launches
Own management of change as new machine types, hardware, and autonomy capabilities are introduced
Review partner Site Safety Plans and prepare Site Safety Plans for Bedrock deployments
Translate field learnings and safety-relevant events into feedback and requirements for Engineering
EHS Program & Regulatory Compliance
Build and maintain Bedrock's written EHS programs (e.g., IIPP, lockout / tagout, heavy equipment operation, fall protection, crane & rigging, high-voltage battery safety, hazard communication, heat illness, emergency action)
Ensure compliance with OSHA (29 CFR 1910 and 1926), Cal/OSHA, and state-plan requirements across 15+ states, including injury and illness recordkeeping and reporting
Own environmental compliance for field and facility operations, including fuel and fluids handling, spill prevention and response, and waste management
Monitor evolving regulations and industry practice for autonomous heavy equipment and advise leadership on implications
Incident Management & Investigation
Own the incident, near-miss, and safety-observation reporting process, including triage, escalation, and communication to leadership and partners
Lead root cause analyses for significant events and drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to verified closure
Partner with Autonomy Safety and Engineering to investigate autonomy-related events using machine data and logs, and trend events across the fleet
Stand up and run a recurring safety review forum covering key incidents, trends, and open risks
Training, Culture & Partner Safety
Own the safety training matrix and onboarding for field technicians, operators, and remote supervisors
Support partner and general contractor safety requirements, including site-specific safety plans, prequalification (e.g., ISNetworld, Avetta), and site orientations
Build a visible, field-first safety culture: stop-work authority, routine site walks, and recognition of proactive reporting
Set safety expectations for contractors, vendors, and partners who work on or around Bedrock machines
Safety Metrics, Audits & Reporting
Define and track leading and lagging safety metrics (e.g., TRIR, DART, near-miss and observation rates, corrective action closure)
Run a field and facility audit program and drive accountability for findings across Operations
Deliver regular safety reporting to the VP of Operations, the executive team, and the Board as needed
Select and implement stage-appropriate EHS tooling for reporting, inspections, training records, and incident tracking
WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE
Safe deployments as the fleet scales to new states, sites, and machine types
A documented, field-tested safety management system that scales with the business
Clean, audit-ready OSHA and environmental compliance across every state we operate in
Incidents and near-misses reported early, investigated rigorously, and closed out with verified corrective actions
Field teams and partner crews who know the rules, feel empowered to stop work, and report proactively
Operational safety data that leadership uses to make deployment decisions
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Required
8+ years in EHS, operational safety, or safety program management, including 3+ years in heavy equipment, construction, heavy civil, mining, or industrial robotics / automation environments
Working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1926 and 1910, with experience managing compliance across multiple sites and states
Experience building safety programs from the ground up in a fast-growing organization and scaling them across distributed field teams
Track record leading incident investigations and root cause analysis, and driving corrective actions to closure with cross-functional partners
Ability to influence engineers, operators, and senior leaders; comfortable making and defending stop-work and go / no-go calls
Strong written and verbal communication with field crews, partners, executives, and regulators
Strong analytical skills; able to use safety and operational data to identify trends and prioritize risk
Willingness to travel 30–40% to active job sites
Located in or near San Francisco or Lockhart/Austin TX preferred
Preferred
Experience with autonomy, autonomous vehicles, or robotics safety — particularly autonomous or remotely operated heavy machinery
Familiarity with machine and autonomy safety standards such as ISO 17757, ISO 12100, ISO 13849, ISO 21448 (SOTIF), and UL 4600
Experience implementing a Safety Management System (SMS) or similar framework
Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, or CHST
Experience with general contractor safety prequalification and multi-employer job site coordination
Continuous improvement / Lean / Six Sigma experience
OSHA 30-Hour Construction (or equivalent)
WHY THIS ROLE MATTERS
Safety is the foundation of everything we deploy. As Bedrock scales to more machines, more states, and more machine types, this role ensures our growth never outpaces our ability to protect the people on and around our job sites — and makes operational safety a core input to how and where we deploy.
Bedrock Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable Accommodations: We want our hiring process to be accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you.
Bedrock Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
Reasonable Accommodations
We want our hiring process to be accessible to everyone. If you need an accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, please let your recruiter know so we can support you.
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