Manager EHS

Purpose

This position provides tactical direction (planning, coordinating and executing EHS activities to ensure employee engagement, regulatory compliance and implement the EHS management system. This position may be scoped as a corporate position supporting a mixed Commodity/Modality scope, or as a State position within a Region of Liberty. The incumbent will be responsible for contributing to the continuous development of the health and safety culture and positively impacting employee engagement across the assigned Scope through collaboration with local leadership and the supporting team of EHS professionals. The incumbent is responsible to contribute and support implementing the occupational EHS management system by communicating, implementing the affected work group in understanding and applying policy, procedures, standards, programs, training, tools and techniques. This position will be responsible for leading improvements in our EHS risk assessment and risk mitigation process through collaboration with local leadership. This position may be assigned direct reports within the assigned Scope, if applicable. The scope and complexity of the position will vary by the assigned Scope.

Accountabilities

• Plan, coordinate and implement Liberty's 5yr Strategic EHS Plan within the assigned Scope to develop an interdependent culture reflective of a commitment to an illness and injury-free workplace. Foster collaboration and gain buy-in within the assigned Scope for understanding and implementation of Liberty EHS policies, procedures, programs and to operationalize safety within local operating procedures and work practices, job-specific, modality-specific, etc. with all affected ie. Operations, Engineering, Customer Care, etc.
• Accountable for documenting, tracking and following-up on findings/action items and information to local leadership (ie. written and verbal communication, Gensuite, etc.). Leads hazard identification, risk assessments, JHA in the Scope assigned. Monitors best practice indicators, investigates, recommends, and supports implementation to ensure regulatory compliance of EHS programs and operations with applicable regulations.
• Maintain a level of knowledge of current and emerging legislation, regulations and trends related to EHS. Ensure timely and ongoing communication with EHS team as applicable. Coordinate EHS response for planned and unplanned regulatory events such as but not limited to: requests for information, inspections, complaints, and correspondence from governing bodies (ie. OSHA, PUC, etc.) as assigned. Support workplace EHS audits, Safety Observations, and Site Inspections for all locations within the assigned Scope.
• Performs ongoing monitoring of EHS compliance across the assigned Scope and work in collaboration with the business units to resolve deficiencies, prioritize operations and capital spending related to EHS compliance. Lead ground-level collaboration with EHS Operations for understanding, implementation and compliance with regulatory requirements, corporate initiatives, critical tasks, and potential areas of opportunity. Identify deficiencies, needs and challenges for the assigned Scope to achieve a consistent and cohesive interdependent safety culture reflective of a commitment to an illness and injury-free workplace across Liberty Maintain and coordinate risk assessments of the workplace, activities and tasks as applicable to the modality/commodity within the assigned Scope to identify perceived, existing and potential hazards
• Ensure that all employees receive adequate training and safety equipment to safely perform all activities associated with their role. Select, inspect and train proper use/care/maintenance of safety equipment (PPE, Guarding, meets industry and regulatory requirements) as required. Maintain SME and/or "Train the Trainer" qualifications for EHS topics as required.
• Record, track, trend and develop action plans for leading and lagging environment, health and safety indicators. Support development and distribution of EHS communications. Perform ongoing team/crew visits to ensure any work in the assigned scope is completed safely and efficiently; supporting various departments to ensure they have on hand whatever is needed to perform work safely and properly. Collaborate with supporting functional department to purchase EHS supplies/tools/equipment.

Education and Experience

• University degree in a technical field or equivalent education/industry experience
• Minimum of 5 – 10 years management experience in the Environmental Health and Safety field in North America.
• Relevant experience in environmental compliance.
• Proven track record in creating significant positive culture shift in regards to safety in a business with multiple locations across the US and Canada.
• Solid understanding of Occupational Health and Safety laws and regulations as applicable to the utility industry in North America.
• Experience in remote management and supervision - demonstrated leadership qualities.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Superior team building and coaching abilities, both as a leader and a team member.
• Travel required across assigned regional location.
• Preference will be given to candidates with knowledge of US EHS regulatory regimes.