Senior Safety Professional
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10142039 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Apr. 09, 2026Job Summary:
About the Role & Team
"We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!" " Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"
As a Senior Safety Professional, you will be an important resource. You will drive how risk is understood, prioritized, and reduced across some of the most complex operating environments in the world. This is a role for a safety leader who thinks beyond compliance and brings systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and strong influence skills to the table.
The Senior Safety Professional will report to Manager, Safety.
What You Will Do:
On any given day, as a Senior Safety Professional, you might:
- Work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Apply risk-based safety principles to proactively identify, assess, and control hazards across diverse business operations.
- Influence how safety is embedded into daily decision-making, project planning, and operational execution, rather than treated as a checkbox.
- Drive the implementation of safety programs, performing risk assessments, and data analysis to focus efforts where it matters most to improve safety performance.
- Lead and/or participate in investigations, focusing on root cause, systems improvement, and sustainable corrective actions.
- Participate in safety audits, including support for Tier I and II Line of Business audit findings, completing safety-focused Tier IIs, and closure of action plans identified through Tier III audits.
- Partner with leaders and front-line teams as a trusted advisor, not just a compliance expert.
- Serve as the Safety & Health Duty Manager on a rotational basis, providing leadership during operational needs.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:
- 5+ years of occupational safety experience or relevant safety experience
- Practical understanding of risk-based and data-driven safety approaches, not just rules and enforcement
- Knowledge of relevant regulations and consensus standards
- The ability to prioritize competing risks and initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Confidence communicating with and influencing leaders and employees at all levels
Strong writing, presentation, and facilitation skills
Preferred Qualifications:
While not required, experience with the following is a plus:
- Previous experience in entertainment/hospitality, manufacturing, utilities, or large-scale operations in a corporate safety structure
- ISO45001 Lead Auditor Certification
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Education
- Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
- Master’s Degree
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About Walt Disney World Resort:
Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
