Director, HSSE Operations & Project Execution

Role Responsibilities

• Leads a team of HSSE Managers and HSSE Associates to achieve departmental and Company KPIs and targets
• Drives HSSE Operational continuous improvement
• Oversees strategy implementation, KPIs, metrics, and targets for HSSE Operations
• Fosters company HSSE culture through interactions, communications, and leading by example
• Shares progress through daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to team members and HSSE leadership to ensure collaboration across departments and drive safe work
• Implementation of HSSE management system, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with company directives
• Regularly reviews Operations HSSE metrics and focuses the team on high-risk activities and trends
• Advises and guides operational leadership on the implementation of the HSSE management system, risk identification, and mitigation
• Responsible for targeted campaigns, programs, and initiatives for Operations, including DCE and Specialty Services
• Ensures governance and compliance with the HSSE management system and policies
• Provides feedback to HSSE Excellence regarding procedure improvement opportunities/needs
• Coordinates RCAs, works with HSSE team members to conduct root cause analyses
• Ensures HSSE training compliance across the business
• Develops and manages HSSE Operations Team OKRs, team performance, and rankings

Job Requirements and Experiences

• A Bachelor of Science in Safety Management, Environmental, Engineering, or relevant area of study; Master's degree preferred
• A minimum of 11 years of operations safety management experience
• A minimum of 3 years leading a team and/or functional business unit
• Renewable Energy industry experience preferred
• Team Leadership: Ability to lead, inspire, manage, and delegate effectively across regions
• People Development: Ability to develop themselves and their people to their full potential
• Performance Orientation: Self-motivated to drive the business, increase performance, and deliver results
• Strategic thinking: Push boundaries to achieve goals, utilizing resources within a matrix organization
• Continuous Improvement: Constantly optimizing the business
• Integration Management: Ability to lead teams through change management
• Working Together: Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams
• Communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate internally & externally within the chain of command and within his/her level of authority
• Open mindset: Self-reflective personality, able to learn and act on feedback
• Hands-on mentality: Actively involving him-/herself, pragmatic, and fact-focused attitude
• Broad expertise in HSSE and asset-intensive business - Operations
• Understanding of regulatory framework in different jurisdictions, regions, and markets
• Understanding of regulatory decision-making procedures
• Understanding of business model, regulatory, and technical developments as well as potential implications
• Understanding of operations, including: onshore wind, PV, and BESS
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically approximately 30% and as needed to effectively perform the job
• Languages: English mandatory, additional languages an advantage

Work Environment

This position is an office-based role with some travel and visits to other RWE Americas offices and field locations. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time.