Senior Regional Environmental Health and Safety Manager

Job Description
The primary purpose of the Senior Regional EHS Manager is to provide leadership and direction to assure that the assigned locations’, both plant and field service/installation, management staff and employee populations are knowledgeable and compliant in the applicable areas of Environmental Health & Safety. This position will champion projects, and activities to achieve location priorities and company values. Reports directly to the Business Unit Director of EHS. As a part of the extended corporate EHS team, this position will periodically be assigned to corporate initiatives or teams and/or directed to assist other company locations/Organizations with projects (remote or travel to location).
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Interact with local team from floor level to Plant Manager/install employee to General Manager and beyond when company leadership is at the site
Assess and develop local talent, coaching them on techniques, tools and high ethical mindset necessary to build and maintain strong EHS systems
Ensure local policies and procedures for safe work are developed, implemented and followed at the assigned work location by leading location/area managers and support teams to communicate, promote and practice safe operating practices/procedures
Conduct site assessments of informal and formal variety, providing sharp technical and professional services to assigned site locations in a manner that ensures compliance and enhances EHS Management systems
Develop and implement policies and programs to ensure compliance with applicable local, region and federal EHS regulations (OSHA, EPA, etc…) for assigned locations and groups
Frequent travel to assigned location/site for the purpose of leading, coaching and general inspection to detect existing or potential EHS hazards and determine corrective actions where indicated (around 50%)
Maintain and execute an EHS compliance calendar for all required regulatory and policy activities for all locations and organizations assigned
Lead, support and serve in a Management leadership capacity on EHS related committees for assigned locations and organizations
Ensures mandatory Regulatory event reporting (OSHA, EPA, etc…) is completed on time and with highest integrity i.e. annual OSHA 300 log, notification of serious accident, hospitalization or death
Provides plant and field service/installation staff leadership and technical guidance for EHS regulatory agency inspections and site contact/visits
Performs and maintains Corporate assigned performance metrics
Monitor and guide assigned plant and install/field service development of corrective actions plans to close identified gaps
Serves as an Internal auditor within the framework of the company internal EHS auditing system
Analyzes and communicates EHS data trends, compliance performance and permitting activity and leads BU group EHS review meetings with BU leadership team(s), EHS Corporate and other applicable higher management levels of the company
Ensures required local systems are in place for environmental, permitting, analytical testing and record keeping requirements to be performed as necessary and to maintain compliance
Manages, evaluates and promotes applicable Sustainability actions according to company or location requirements
Assist local leaders in developing local procedures, training and leadership to ensure appropriate usage of Company Corporate EHS Management Database systems (e.g. Origami) by assigned locations and organizations
Monitors and reports to BU EHS Director and Operations Leadership on the status and effectiveness of EHS related corrective and preventive actions as observed and tracked
Serve as BU EHS support to corporate functional groups (e.g. HR, Risk Management, Logistics, Sales, etc…) providing medical and workers compensation services to establish care, treatment and claim management for on the job injuries
Other duties as assigned with or without accommodation