Corporate EHS Manager

About the Role

As Corporate EHS Manager, you will serve as the corporate subject matter expert and Center of Excellence (COE) leader for Occupational Health, Environmental Management, Subcontractor Management, and Crisis Management. This role drives the implementation, continuous improvement, and governance of corporate programs while partnering with Regional EHS Directors and branch leadership to ensure consistent execution across the organization. The Corporate EHS Manager also serves as an advanced trainer, auditor, and lead investigator, providing technical expertise, coaching, and support to the business.

Responsibilities

• Centers of Excellence (COE) Leadership: Serve as the corporate lead for Occupational Health, Environmental Management, Subcontractor Management, and Crisis Management COEs. Support the Operational Risk Management COE through incident management, risk assessments, compliance initiatives, and Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention efforts. Partner with Regional EHS Directors to develop, implement, and continuously improve programs, tools, standards, and training that drive consistent execution across branches and projects.
• Subcontractor Management: Oversee the corporate subcontractor safety management program by implementing initiatives, monitoring performance, analyzing trends, supporting corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement. Partner with operations, procurement, Regional EHS Directors, and branch leadership to strengthen subcontractor engagement and reduce operational risk.
• Occupational Health: Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of corporate occupational health programs, including heat illness prevention, industrial hygiene, asbestos management, and Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA). Provide technical expertise, support exposure assessments, analyze trends, and partner with Regional EHS Directors and branches to reduce health-related risks.
• Environmental Management: Manage and enhance the company's Hazard Communication (HazCom) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS) programs. Support branches in chemical hazard management, ensure compliance with applicable regulations, conduct audits, and drive continuous improvement in chemical safety awareness and controls.
• Training, Auditing & Investigations: Serve as an advanced trainer, corporate auditor, and lead investigator for assigned programs. Develop and deliver training, conduct audits to assess program effectiveness, lead significant incident investigations, facilitate root cause analyses, and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into continuous improvement efforts.
• Crisis Management: Lead the implementation and sustainment of the corporate Crisis Management Program across the organization. Coordinate training, exercises, and preparedness activities, support branches during crisis events, and facilitate lessons learned to strengthen organizational resilience and response capabilities.
• Strategic Partnership & Program Leadership: Develop and maintain corporate standards, procedures, tools, and performance metrics for assigned programs. Partner with Regional EHS Directors and branch leadership to implement initiatives, monitor effectiveness, and drive consistent execution and continuous improvement. Champion the Hearts & Minds safety culture across the organization.
• Innovation and Best Practices: Stay attuned to emerging trends, industry best practices, and innovations in occupational safety, and ensure these insights are incorporated into corporate programs and COE initiatives. Continuously embed lessons learned and improvement opportunities into the organization’s safety strategy.
• Conduct Standards: Maintain appropriate company confidentiality. Protect company assets and ethically uphold the Code of Conduct & Ethics. Cultivate and promote the “Hearts & Minds” safety culture. Consistently exemplify the company’s core values (we CARE, we act with INTEGRITY, we are INNOVATIVE, and we are ACCOUNTABLE).

Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive relevant EHS experience, including responsibility for occupational health, environmental compliance, contractor management, or risk management programs.
• Experience developing, implementing, and auditing EHS programs across multiple locations.
• Experience leading incident investigations, conducting root cause analyses, and driving corrective actions.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, Hazard Communication requirements, industrial hygiene principles, and occupational health best practices.
• Experience developing and delivering training programs to employees, supervisors, and leadership teams.
• Ability to influence and partner with leaders to drive program implementation and continuous improvement.
• Experience conducting audits, investigations, training, branch visits, and field implementation activities.
• Capacity to adapt to changing priorities, handle multiple projects simultaneously, and excel in a complex environment.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must have a driving record compliant with the Company's policies and MVR requirements, and consent to ongoing driving record monitoring by the Company.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Public Health, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, ASP, CHST, or equivalent.
• OSHA 500 Construction/501 Trainer Certification.
• Current CPR/First Aid/AED Trainer.
• Experience with Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles.
• Demonstrated experience leading, influencing, and developing teams through direct and/or indirect people leadership responsibilities.
• Strong leadership presence with exceptional interpersonal, communication, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Experience in identifying, defining, and actualizing organization-wide objectives in a practical, measurable way with defined results.
• Experience in construction, mechanical contracting, healthcare, mission-critical, manufacturing, or industrial environments.

Work Environment

This position operates 50% of the time in a professional office environment, utilizing standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and printers. The other 50% is spent performing work tasks at local job sites and warehouses, where the incumbent will likely utilize tools (ladders, aerial/scissor lifts, confined space multi-gas meters, etc.) and be intermittently exposed to conditions and/or hazards typically associated with a construction site.