Regional Leader, Environmental Health and Safety

About the role

At Verizon, you want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive.

Responsibilities

• Identify and support compliance with Verizon programs, regulatory environment, health and safety regulations, and best management practices.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert in the development and updating of safety-related training, programs, and documents, and Verizon “rodeos” and “Day of Safety” sessions.
• Advising the operational management team on regulatory compliance, incident reporting, and root cause analysis.
• Providing regional support for health and safety activities, including interfacing with regulators and investigating serious incidents.
• Owning targeted safety initiatives including special projects.

Requirements

• Using your strong verbal and written communication skills, you will perform inspections, develop and review programs, and interact with field technicians, Safety Points of Contact, and leadership to understand work task challenges.
• You will work independently while being collaborative in a team environment.
• You must have demonstrated knowledge of high-risk activities and applicable regulations and standards. A proven track record of successful implementation of risk reduction in a workplace setting is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
• EHS or operations experience.
• Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• A valid driver's license.
• Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of high-risk activities and applicable regulations and standards.
• Proven track record of successful implementation of risk reduction in a workplace setting.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to think strategically.
• Excellent communicator both in spoken and written word.
• Experience in driving change.
• Capability of building successful relationships with internal stakeholders, including those at the senior level.

Benefits

• Health and wellness benefit options including: medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D insurance, identity theft protection, pet insurance and group home & auto insurance.
• Military and civilian employees are eligible for a matched 401(k) savings plan.
• Up to 8 company paid holidays per year and up to 6 personal days per year.
• Paid parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition assistance.

Pay

The annual salary range for the location(s) listed on this job requisition based on a full-time schedule is: $86,000.00 - $150,000.00.

Schedule

This is a hybrid role, with a defined work location that includes working from home and a minimum of three days per week in the office, which will be set by your manager.