Director, HSSE Project Execution

Key activities

Serves as the primary interface for RWE Americas (RWEA) HSSE Project Execution (Construction).

Integrates technical best practices, regulatory expectations, emerging industry trends, team development, and relationship management with contractors.

Provides strategic direction, technical leadership, and governance for HSSE across projects throughout North America.

Ensures safe working conditions and procedures for all colleagues and contractors.

Achieves departmental KPIs and targets.

Implements HSSE management system, processes, and programs within Project Execution and on construction projects.

Protects compliance with environmental requirements at construction projects.

Ensures HSSE compliance with legislation & regulation at construction projects.

Role Responsibilities

• Supports a team of contract HSSE professionals focused on safe project execution.
• Ensures safe and healthy working conditions and procedures for all colleagues and contractors.
• Achieves departmental KPIs and targets.
• Implements HSSE management system, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with company directives.
• 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 Project Execution.
• 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 and identify learnings.
• Ensures HSSE training compliance across the business.
• Develops and manages HSSE Project Execution Team OKRs, team performance, and rankings.

Job Requirements and Experiences

• A Bachelor's of Science in Safety Management, Environmental, Engineering, Construction, or relevant area of study is required.
• A minimum of 11 years of construction safety management experience.
• Renewables industry experience a plus.

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 in 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.

Deep Expertise

• Deep expertise in HSSE and asset-intensive business (Construction).
• Understanding of regulatory framework in different jurisdictions/markets.
• Understanding of regulatory decision-making procedures.
• Understanding of business model, regulatory, and technical developments as well as potential implications.
• Onshore Wind, PV, BESS Construction & Operations understanding.

Flexibility and Willingness to Travel

• Willingness to travel extensively domestically as needed to effectively perform the job.

Work Environment

• This position is an office-based role with significant travel and visits to field construction locations.
• The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
• Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.