Associate Director – Safety & Environment

Associate Director – Safety & Environment

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive EHS experience.
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated problem-solving ability.
• Experience in implementing and sustaining EHS programs with strong project management skills.
• Ability to influence across all levels of the organization without direct authority.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Detailed working knowledge of business data analysis and visualization tools.
• Strong team leadership skills with the ability to prioritize based on customer needs and business goals.
• Customer-focused with strong interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated and innovative problem solver.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the EHS Data Strategy and governance framework, empowering stakeholders to leverage data effectively.
• Develop and execute the strategy for optimizing EHS business processes. Understand current process challenges through stakeholder feedback and incident reviews, and determine the appropriate revised business processes to implement.
• Evaluate digital tool needs to ensure alignment with revised business processes, ensuring that the tools adopted enhance operational efficiencies and support EHS goals.
• Lead the strategy for the development of critical metrics that measure program health, enabling leaders to take proactive action based on the health of their programs before incidents occur.
• Develop the strategy for global EHS training programs, ensuring that the right training is created at the appropriate levels to support compliance with EHS standards. Additionally, develop and deliver training materials aimed at enhancing data literacy and ensuring effective use of EHS data.
• Define and manage self-service metrics, scorecards, and KPIs that drive business performance and EHS compliance.
• Ensure high data quality standards are maintained and act as the EHS liaison between business units and data teams.
• Oversee and communicate the Company EHS Scorecard and associated metrics to ensure transparency and accountability. Manage the Scorecard with metrics and KPIs that drive the business and oversee data quality.
• Partner with various business units to identify and implement data-driven solutions that enhance EHS capabilities.
• Participate in the execution of EHS priorities, including data literacy and governance projects, to foster a culture of data-driven decision-making.
• Conduct assessments on reports and other data sources to identify skill gaps and develop targeted interventions to improve data quality and user skills.
• Manage and support the development of direct-report employees. For non-direct reports, focus on capability building to enable non-technical EHS professionals to make better, faster EHS decisions.
• Develop and execute the GSE Capability Strategy to enhance operational effectiveness.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience managing a site or corporate-level EHS program.
• Experience in building and maintaining data solutions that support EHS initiatives.