About Veolia North America

A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.

Pay Rate: $146000 to $185000 Per Year

BENEFITS

Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement.  Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement. 

Position Purpose: 

The Regional Environmental, Health, Safety & Security (EHS&S) Director is responsible for planning, collaborating on, implementing, and maintaining a variety of site and corporate health, safety and environmental programs to assure the highest degree of workplace safety for employees, as well as compliance with all related regulatory requirements.

The Regional EHS&S Director will be tasked with: (not an all-inclusive list)

• Evaluating region for EHS risk, develop and implement risk mitigation plans and strategies.
• Working with Site Management in developing comprehensive EHS&S programs based on Corporate standards and programs.
• Implementing corporate programs for incident/incident reporting, analysis and close-out .
• Ensuring the implementation of regions safety training plans. These include working with sites to identify their training needs, development of training plans, and tracking and reporting on training progress.
• Overseeing contractor safety.
• Ensuring that new employee & visitor onboarding is being conducted as required.
• Ensuring that regular safety meetings are being conducted as required.
• Providing support to sites for managing environmental permits, programs, and audits.
• Lead or participate in site EHS&S audits and support sites for closure of action items in a timely manner.

The Regional EHS&S Director is expected to continue their professional training and development and to continually improve their skills and obtain increasingly greater qualifications e.g. Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, etc.

Primary Duties/Responsibilities:

Regional EHS&S Responsibilities:

• Evaluate EHS risk for the region. Develop & implement strategies & mitigation plans.
• Develop & implement strategies for employee engagement.
• Support the adherence to EHS&S standards, regulations and company policies.
• Provide technical support and respond to employee enquiries related to EHS&S.
• Work with site management to:
  • Identify safety training needs and develop safety training plans.
  • Deliver site specific EHS&S training as needed.
  • Assist in Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment & mitigation plans.
  • Participate in the development and updating of Job Safety Analysis/Risk Assessments as required.
  • Perform internal safety audits and be available to participate in Corporate EHS&S audits.
  • Promote employee engagement through communication and specific training activities.
• Support Emergency Preparedness Procedures and conduct & evaluate Emergency Response Drills at site.
• Assist in the development and implementation of site specific EHS&S policies, procedures and programs to assure compliance with all national, state, local and company-specific regulations & requirements.
• Conduct EHS&S related workplace inspections and participate in accident/incident investigations to identify root-cause and appropriate corrective actions.
• Assist business development in new business development as well as start-up support. 
• Other related duties, as assigned:
  • Ensure the site is in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and meets expectations of Veolia EHS standards.
    • Stay abreast of applicable standards and regulations and implement changes to address any gaps.
    • Support regulatory reporting as needed (Air, Water, Waste, etc).
  • Champion management of change process, assess EHS impacts of proposed changes and support change management process.
  • Develop and implement EHS programs and procedures to address new or changing requirements.
  • Site liaison for 2nd and 3rd party audits.
    • Coordinates 2nd party audit schedules and execution (PSM, Safety, Injury/Illness, Fire, Electrical, Environmental, security, etc.).
    • Develops and implements plans to resolve any audit findings from assessments.
  • Key member of Region leadership team.
    • Driving continuous improvement in EHS programs and manage the regional EHS systems.
    • Provide strategic leadership on EHS matters.
    • Oversee performance in EHS Core Values for operations.
  • Oversee Injury/Illness managing processes and OSHA recordkeeping.
  • Responsible for maintenance of Safety Performance Metrics.
    • Reviewing Site Incidents/Injuries along with conducting analysis of leading and lagging indicators to develop proactive safety improvement plans.
    • Leads and/or provides support for EHS improvement projects.
    • Participates in process safety reviews, job safety analyses, and task risk assessments as needed.
  • Provide strategic leadership on EHS matters.
    • Oversee performance in EHS Core Values for operations.
    • Drive continuous improvement in EHS programs and manage the site EHS systems.
    • Ensure Responsible Care Management Systems are fully functional.
  • Manage specific EHS issues and incidents.
    • Participate in incident investigation and prevention efforts, Provide root cause failure analysis support to investigation.
    • Ensure systems are in place to complete recommendations and effectiveness checks in a timely fashion.
  • Coordinate Site Security Program and compliance.

Education/Experience/Background:

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum), ideally related to workplace safety or hygiene.
• 5 to 10 years' experience in a similar position.
• Previous experience in an industrial setting would be an asset.
• Previous experience working with the Trades, maintenance or in construction.
• Experience working with in Utility industry (water/wastewater) preferred. 

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficiency with spreadsheet, email, slides and word processing software required; Google suite of applications preferred.
• A working knowledge of Safety Management Software (Intelex) applications will be an asset.
• Material handling and exposure to heavy equipment will be an asset.
• Autonomy
• Initiative
• Well organized
• Versatility
• Team player
• Possess excellent interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to effectively interact with employees at all levels in an industrial environment.
• Effective communication, problem solving, interpersonal skills and demonstrated supervisory skills are highly desired.

Required Certification/Licenses/Training:

• CSP/CIH or equivalent certification preferred.
• Preferred First-Aid (L3)/CPR/AED Certified.

Physical Requirements:

• Spends 40% of time traveling supporting business needs at other facilities.
• Must be able to work for prolonged periods in extremes of hot and cold temperatures and inclement weather conditions.
• Must be able to work around hazardous materials such as sulfuric acid and molten sulfur.
• Under certain conditions while working in the plant, may be required to wear a respirator and/or fall protection equipment.
• Required to wear safety equipment and FR clothing where appropriate.
• Requires frequent stooping, bending, climbing, reaching and carrying, use of hand tools (shovels, brooms, sledgehammers, picks) and moving heavy objects.
• Must be able to work from ladders, scaffolds, and high-lifts, and to enter and work in confined spaces.
• Typical Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week and will be required by site to assist with emergency call outs.
• Occasional travel to the sister plant and Headquarters office may be required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.