Senior Director of Environmental, Health & Safety
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Senior EHS leader guiding compliance, safety, and environmental stewardship for Transco Rail Services’ rail operations. Leading multi-site teams, risk reduction, and regulatory performance across the United States and Canada.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and direction for Environmental, Health & Safety programs across all Transco Rail Services operations and business functions
- Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve Environmental, Health & Safety policies, standards, procedures, and management systems
- Establish consistent Environmental, Health & Safety expectations and accountability measures across field operations, shop operations, corporate functions, and support departments
- Partner with operational and functional leaders to identify risks, improve performance, and support business objectives
- Monitor, analyze, and communicate Environmental, Health & Safety performance metrics, trends, and improvement opportunities to senior leadership
- Lead environmental compliance programs, risk management, audits, assessments, inspections, and sustainability initiatives
- Lead occupational health initiatives involving industrial hygiene, exposure reduction, injury prevention, workforce readiness, and Workers' Compensation programs
- Drive safety initiatives, action plans, performance improvement, facility assessments, incident response, and corrective/preventive actions
- Lead investigations involving serious injuries, fatalities, environmental incidents, vehicle accidents, regulatory matters, and other elevated-risk events
- Prepare reports, presentations, and recommendations for senior leadership regarding performance and risk exposure
- Directly supervise Director-level Environmental, Health & Safety leaders and other assigned personnel
- Provide coaching, mentoring, performance management, succession planning, leadership development, and talent assessment
- Collaborate with Operations, Human Resources, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Procurement, Information Technology, Risk Management, and other functions
- Serve as the primary Environmental, Health & Safety advisor to Transco Rail Services leadership teams
- Support acquisitions, business expansions, facility start-ups, customer initiatives, and operational changes through planning and risk assessments
- Promote alignment of Environmental, Health & Safety expectations across geographically dispersed operations
- Report to the Sr. Vice President, Operations
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Safety & Health, Occupational Health, Environmental Science, Safety Engineering, Environmental Health, or a related field required
- Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible Environmental, Health & Safety leadership experience
- Demonstrated experience supporting multi-site operations within industrial, transportation, manufacturing, rail service, field service, or similar environments
- Proven record of improving Environmental, Health & Safety performance and reducing organizational risk
- Significant experience leading Environmental, Health & Safety professionals and functional leaders
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, industrial hygiene, injury prevention, incident management, environmental compliance, and risk management programs
- Demonstrated ability to influence operational and functional leaders across diverse business environments
- Strong working knowledge of environmental, occupational health, and workplace safety regulations within the United States and Canada
- Thorough understanding of industrial hygiene principles, risk assessments, incident investigation methodologies, root cause analysis, and corrective action management
- Strong understanding of Workers' Compensation, General Liability, Auto Liability, and risk mitigation strategies
- Ability to develop and implement company-wide Environmental, Health & Safety standards, procedures, and improvement initiatives
- Strong business acumen and ability to align Environmental, Health & Safety priorities with operational and organizational goals
- Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and influencing skills
- Ability to build effective partnerships across all levels and functions of the organization
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities
- Experience leveraging metrics, reporting tools, and performance data to drive decision-making
- Demonstrated ability to lead organizational change and continuous improvement efforts
- Strong project management and strategic planning skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Environmental, Health & Safety management systems
- Ability to wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and satisfy all customer and company site access requirements
- Ability to work within office environments, rail yards, repair facilities, mobile field service environments, customer locations, and industrial work settings
- Ability to walk facilities, climb stairs and ladders, access elevated work areas, and traverse uneven terrain
- Ability to operate motor vehicles and travel via commercial aircraft as required
- Flexibility to work extended hours and respond to significant environmental, regulatory, operational, or safety events when necessary
- Frequent travel throughout the United States and Canada, generally 40-60% based upon business requirements
Benefits:
- Diverse learning and working opportunities
- Equal opportunity employment
- Reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process
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