EHS Director

Overall Scope

The Director, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) is responsible for developing, implementing, and leading the Environmental, Health & Safety strategy, programs, and policies across North America sites in Austin, TX; Brighton and Mississauga, ON. The role emphasizes environmental compliance, stewardship, and sustainability while ensuring robust occupational health and safety programs across manufacturing, office, and distribution operations. The Director will ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations, occupational health standards, and safety requirements, and will advance a proactive culture of environmental responsibility, risk reduction, and continuous improvement. This leader works closely with site EHS teams, operations, legal, HR, engineering, supply chain, and external stakeholders, including Dover Corporate EHS.

Responsibilities

Environmental Leadership and Compliance

• Develop and execute the North America EHS strategy with a focus on environmental compliance, risk management, and sustainability performance.
• Establish, implement, and maintain environmental policies, standards, procedures, and management systems across all facilities.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local environmental regulations, including air emissions, wastewater and storm‑water, hazardous waste, chemical storage and handling, spill prevention and response, EPCRA/SARA reporting, permitting, inspections, and recordkeeping.
• Oversee environmental permitting and compliance obligations, ensuring permits are obtained, maintained, and renewed on time.
• Direct environmental audits, compliance assessments, and risk reviews; identify gaps, drive corrective actions, and prevent regulatory non‑compliance.
• Serve as internal subject‑matter expert on environmental regulations, providing interpretation, guidance, and practical implementation support.
• Lead environmental incident response, investigation, root‑cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action processes, including escalation and reporting.
• Partner with operations, facilities, engineering, and site leadership to evaluate environmental risks associated with process changes, capital projects, expansions, and new product or facility initiatives.
• Drive standardization and continuous improvement of programs related to waste management, recycling, pollution prevention, resource conservation, and environmental reporting.
• Oversee environmental data collection, validation, and reporting of emissions, waste, water, energy, and other sustainability metrics for internal and external reporting.
• Act as primary point of contact for environmental regulatory agencies, inspections, audits, notices, and compliance matters.

Health and Safety Leadership

• Provide strategic leadership for occupational health and safety programs to build a culture of safe work practices, incident prevention, employee wellbeing, and regulatory compliance.
• Establish and maintain EHS standards, policies, and procedures across all sites to reduce workplace risk and support consistent execution.
• Partner with business leaders to assess operational risk, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement in safety performance.
• Monitor and report EHS performance metrics, including leading and lagging indicators, and prepare regular updates for senior leadership.
• Lead significant incident investigations, ensuring root‑cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions are effectively implemented and shared.
• Oversee contractor, consultant, and third‑party compliance with company EHS expectations, standards, and applicable regulations.
• Develop and support EHS training programs to strengthen site capability, regulatory awareness, and leadership accountability.

Sustainability and Management Systems

• Champion sustainability initiatives across North America, including waste reduction, energy efficiency, emissions reduction, environmental stewardship, and climate‑related action planning.
• Support development and execution of environmental sustainability goals aligned with business priorities and corporate objectives.
• Drive the use of KPIs and management operating systems to measure EHS effectiveness, compliance status, and continuous‑improvement progress.
• Support and strengthen EHS management systems, governance processes, and audit readiness across the region.
• Collaborate with Dover Corporate EHS and internal stakeholders to align regional programs with corporate standards, reporting expectations, and strategic initiatives.

Team Leadership and Cross‑Functional Partnership

• Lead, coach, and develop the EHS team by providing direction, training, technical guidance, and professional development support.
• Build strong partnerships with operations, legal, HR, quality, engineering, supply chain, and business leadership to integrate EHS requirements into day‑to‑day decision‑making.
• Develop strategic plans in collaboration with business and functional leaders to ensure EHS priorities support both compliance and operational goals.
• Stay current on emerging environmental and EHS regulations, enforcement trends, and best practices, and proactively translate them into business action.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, engineering, or a related field (required).
• 15+ years of progressive EHS experience with significant emphasis on environmental compliance and program leadership in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Multi‑site North America EHS leadership experience (strongly preferred).
• Deep knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting, compliance systems, and environmental risk management in a multi‑site industrial setting.
• Strong understanding of occupational health and safety requirements and ability to balance environmental, safety, operational, and business priorities.
• Experience leading ISO 14001 and ISO 45001‑compliant EHS Management Systems (preferred).
• Proven ability to build practical, scalable EHS programs that improve compliance, reduce risk, and support operational performance.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and root‑cause analysis capability.
• Ability to influence leaders and drive accountability across multiple sites and functions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with regulators, site teams, senior leadership, and external stakeholders.
• Proactive, hands‑on leadership style with strong execution discipline.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and ability to make informed decisions in complex or ambiguous situations.
• Commitment to continuous improvement, team development, and building a culture of environmental responsibility and safety excellence.
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental regulatory compliance, permitting, inspections, audits, and remediation of compliance gaps.
• Experience leading programs involving hazardous waste, air, water, chemical management, spill prevention, and environmental reporting.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable OSHA and environmental regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with sustainability, resource efficiency, and environmental performance improvement initiatives (preferred).
• Professional certifications such as CHMM, CSP, CIH, or other relevant environmental credentials (a plus).
• Strong data analysis, reporting, and project management skills.
• Ability to travel as needed.