Responsibilities & Qualifications:

• Facilitates the continuous improvement of health and safety performance for Client.

• Directs and administers program oversight to Health & Safety programs, activities and issues across multiple Regions and functional specialties.

• Assist VP of EH&S and operations leadership in development and implementation of safety culture and programs for the company.

• Provides leadership and direction for program development and support as well as maintain regular and effective communications with site personnel regarding health and safety matters.

• Proactively manages Health and Safety in a manner that drives sustainable continuous improvement.

• Leads efforts to develop and implement policies, processes and procedures to ensure awareness and compliance with Health & Safety laws and regulations.

• Responsible for identifying potential Health & Safety areas of concern which require priority attention to ensure compliance.

• Coordinates responses, reports, and negotiations with Federal, State, and local Health & Safety agencies.

• Directs the development of strategic and tactical approaches for dealing with Health & Safety issues and concerns.

• Identifies, develop and implement policies, processes and procedures to ensure awareness and compliance with Process Safety Management regulations and best practices.

• Coordinate with operations leadership around key Health & Safety issues and programs.

• Directs the development and implementation of training and awareness programs to ensure that Health & Safety obligations are understood and are addressed.

• Leads the organization to maintain advanced knowledge of developments in regulations and identifies implications on operations.

• Ensures compliance with Client's administrative policies and procedures.

• Provides leadership and direction to operations and Health & Safety staffs.

• Establishes appropriate objectives and functions for work group which support overall organization goals.

• Communicates with all levels of management with respect to the Health and Safety strategy as well as to inform them of potential problems, changes in plans, and any important events.

• Effectively leads and motivates employees to perform to their highest potential by serving as a role model.

• Encourages employees to be flexible, innovative, customer-oriented, willing to take reasonable risks and to show initiative.

• Recognizes and rewards effective and innovative performance.

• Bachelor's degree, OR an advanced degree in Health & Safety science, engineering or a related technical degree.

• Incumbent will have taken various management training classes/seminars, i.e., Supervisor University, Ethics Training, etc.

• Professional certifications are a plus.
  Incumbent will have 15 years or more related Health & Safety experience in a professional capacity and no less than 5 years managerial experience.

• Must currently be employed as a Director of EH&S.

• This position manages 20-40 employees.

• This position provides and determines financial and/or budgetary expenditure authorities for a functional area.

• This position provides assistance/services to primarily upper management.

• Interprets and applies state and federal laws and Client's policy and procedures and recommends changes to management.