The Vice President of Environmental, Health & Safety will serve as the enterprise leader responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving the company’s global EHS strategy, governance, and compliance programs. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, this executive will partner closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Sustainability, Risk Management, Internal Audit, and executive leadership to ensure the company maintains world-class standards for employee safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management.
The VP of EHS will lead a global EHS organization and drive a culture in which safety, compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement are embedded across all regions, facilities, and business units. This leader will be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable environmental, occupational health, and safety laws and regulations; reducing workplace injuries and environmental incidents; strengthening EHS management systems; and advising senior leadership and the Board as appropriate on material EHS risks, trends, and performance.
Key responsibilities:
Global EHS Strategy & Leadership
Develop and execute a global EHS strategy aligned with the company’s business objectives, risk profile, operating model, and public company governance expectations.
Serve as the senior executive advisor on EHS matters to the Chief Legal Officer, executive leadership team, and relevant Board committees.
Establish enterprise-wide EHS priorities, standards, metrics, and accountability mechanisms across all global operations.
Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing global EHS team, ensuring appropriate capabilities, resources, and succession planning.
Drive a proactive EHS culture that promotes ownership at every level of the organization, from senior leaders to frontline employees.
Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
Oversee global compliance with applicable environmental, occupational health, safety, industrial hygiene, and related regulatory requirements.
Partner with Legal and Risk Management to identify, assess, and mitigate EHS-related legal, regulatory, reputational, and operational risks
Ensure effective management of inspections, audits, investigations, citations, enforcement actions, permits, reporting obligations, and agency interactions.
Support of EHS-related litigation, claims, and investigations in partnership with Legal, Risk Management, and external counsel as needed.
Develop and maintain robust EHS governance frameworks, policies, procedures, and controls suitable for a global public company.
Operational Safety & Environmental Performance
Lead efforts to reduce workplace injuries, illnesses, serious injuries and fatalities, environmental releases, and other EHS incidents.
Implement leading and lagging performance indicators to measure EHS effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.
Oversee enterprise incident reporting, root cause analysis, corrective action management, and lessons-learned processes.
Partner with operations leaders to integrate EHS into daily management systems, capital projects, process changes, acquisitions, and facility expansions.
Ensure effective programs for occupational safety, process safety, environmental compliance, hazardous materials, waste management, air and water permitting, ergonomics, contractor safety, emergency response, and industrial hygiene.
Management Systems, Auditing & Continuous Improvement
Design, implement, and improve global EHS management systems, including standards aligned with recognized frameworks such as ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or equivalent.
Establish and oversee a global EHS audit and assurance program to evaluate compliance, control effectiveness, and risk mitigation.
Ensure timely completion and validation of corrective and preventive actions.
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