Director, Environmental Health & Safety Operations
United States
Full Time
2 weeks ago
$160,000 - $195,000 USD
No H1B
Key skills
AnalyticsLeadershipDecision Making
About this role
Role Overview
Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, policies, procedures, and operational controls to ensure consistency, and compliance, across the company.
Serve as a trusted advisor to site senior leadership and cross functional teams, providing expert guidance on EHS matters and strategic decision making.
Collaborate closely with the Senior Vice President, EHS and Sustainability, and broader EHS leadership to align operational objectives with corporate priorities.
Ensure the effectiveness, scalability, and efficiency of EHS management systems, tools, processes, and reporting frameworks.
Promote and champion initiatives that elevate EHS performance and reduce operational risk.
Assist with the development of the organization’s EHS policies and procedures in compliance with corporate standards and federal, state, local, and contract requirements.
Assist with the development of comprehensive EHS training programs, competency models, and learning systems to strengthen organizational EHS capabilities.
Develop targeted EHS training for employees and managers to ensure consistent understanding and adoption of safety and environmental practices.
Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, local, and international regulations.
Collaborate with Business Group EHS VPs to support audits, assessments, inspections, and corrective action processes.
Develop, monitor, and report on key EHS performance metrics, including safety performance, injury/accident prevention, industrial hygiene, personal protection programs, training, awareness, asset protection, and EHS trend analysis.
Identify, assess, and prioritize risks; develop mitigation strategies and plans to reduce or eliminate hazards across the enterprise.
Support incident management processes, including incident investigations, root cause analysis, emergency preparedness, and timely corrective action completion.
Promote a culture of safety, health, environmental responsibility, and operational stewardship, fostering high engagement and accountability at all organizational levels.
Lead, mentor, and develop members of the EHS Operations team; provide coaching, performance management, and support to ensure technical excellence and high-quality service delivery.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
10 – 14 years of related experience.
EHS Certification: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications to support analytics, reporting and communications.
Demonstrated experience leveraging SurveyMonkey or comparable tools for organizational assessments and safety culture insights.
Extensive experience with the Intelex EHS Management System or equivalent enterprise-level EHS platforms to manage compliance, risk, and performance.
Demonstrated experience with ISO 9001/14001 & quality and environmental management system requirements.