HSE Senior Manager

Risk Strategy & Governance

The HSE Senior Manager is responsible for defining corporate HSE policies and Cardinal Rules, standardizing processes across sites, and ensuring safety is integrated into business strategy.

Regulatory & Compliance Oversight

This role ensures enterprise-wide compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations, leads compliance evaluations and audit programs, manages regulatory inspections and enforcement matters, and monitors emerging regulatory risks.

Incident & Performance Leadership

• Oversee incident investigations
• Coach and review root cause quality and CAPA's
• Analyze enterprise safety performance (TRIR, DART, leading indicators)
• Present performance trends to executive leadership

Leadership Development & Culture

• Develop site-level HSE teams
• Coach plant leadership on accountability
• Drive worker participation programs
• Reinforce stop work authority and reporting culture

Contractor & Operational Risk Control

• Establish contractor safety standards
• Approve high-risk operational controls
• Oversee Management of Change governance
• Align capital projects with HSE standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in: Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or related field
• 5-10 years of progressive HSE experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
• Multisite exposure, preferred
• Demonstrated working knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 (general industry)
• Incident investigation and root cause analysis
• Experience with:
• LOTO
• MHE / Forklift compliance
• Fall protection
• HAZCOM
• Contractor safety management
• Environmental compliance fundamentals

Reasonable Accommodation

Must be able to interpret regulations – not just follow checklist

Preferred Skills

• CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)
• CHMM (Environmental focus)
• ISO 45001 / 14001 Lead Auditor certification
• OSHA 500/501 trainer authorization
• Experience harmonizing programs post-acquisition
• Integrating newly acquired sites into an SMS
• Advanced KPI dashboard development
• Trend modeling / leading indicator programs
• Experience with EHS software platforms