Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety bei None

GENERAL FUNCTION

Responsible for directing and assisting operational facilities in the development, implementation, training and administration of safety and health policies, programs and practices. This position is a corporate level function to ensure compliance of all the Allura operations for Federal, State, and local government Safety & Health regulations and requirements.  This position will function as an advisor to executive and plant management on technical and regulatory issues and act as a coach for operations to increase efficiency and secure a safe working environment.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Safety Administration, Coordination and Support Responsibilities:

Essential and Strategic:

• Monitor and ensure implementation of regulatory updates 
• Work closely with all levels of the organization to develop excellence in safety culture and performance.
• Ensure updates to policies and procedures to meet changes in operations and/or regulatory requirements.
• Dissemination of governing safety regulations, appropriate industry “best practices” as well as internal “better practices” to company management, supervisors, and employees to ensure continuous learning and improvement in Safety & Health performance.
• Analyze safety performance, make recommendations and drive continuous improvement. Communicate to leadership and Operations the requirements for improving performance including addressing issues, concerns and corrective actions.
• Develops, monitors, and disseminates safety goals and/or benchmarks to company employees and subcontractors.
• Participates in and, at times, serves as the lead role for project safety meetings as well as significant safety incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Investigates complaints regarding safety violations/deficiencies and makes recommendations to for correction of deficiencies.
• Creates and maintains good employer-employee relations in all areas of the company.

Operational:

• Coordinates Allura EHS Teams
• Serves as a Allura Energy Champion
• Ensures required records are maintained
• Coordinates Safety Risk Assessment development and updates
• Works with sites to implement/maintain a Job Safety Analysis program
• Oversees emergency preparedness program development
• Ensures training programs are implemented
• Ensure training records are maintained
• Ensure accident reporting and investigation is comprehensive
• Ensure sites follow up on safety inspections/corrective actions
• Oversees management of change process to ensure EHS issues are addressed 

Environmental Oversite Responsibilities including:

Air Quality Responsibilities:

• Monitor and implement regulatory updates
• Ensure that pollution equipment is properly permitted
• Ensure compliance with provisions of permits
• Ensure permits are current and accurate
• Ensure recordkeeping requirements are met
• Ensure that pollution equipment is maintained in proper working order
• Understand and be familiar with regulatory requirements at federal, state and local level
• Ensure timely reporting to regulatory agencies as required
• Participate in planning of projects and obtaining/modifying permits
• Interface with federal, State and local governments as needed

Waste Management:

• Oversee waste management activities
• Ensure waste profiles are maintained as required
• Act as technical contact for sites during agency inspections
• Audit and oversee selection of waste management vendors
• Ensure waste minimization plans are implemented for each location

Industrial Wastewater Discharge Responsibilities:

• Ensure permit compliance
• Ensure Spill Discharge Control Plans are being kept current and accurate)
• Ensure recordkeeping requirements are met
• Ensure permits are renewed / updated as necessary

Stormwater Management Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with general stormwater permits
• Ensure construction stormwater permits are obtained as required
• Ensure sites maintain and update Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans
• Ensure permits are renewed / updated as necessary
• Ensure sites implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) to minimize impact to stormwater

Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Management Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with SPCC Plans
• Ensure SPCC plans are current 

Industrial Hygiene Responsibilities:

• Ensure IH testing plans are implemented in support of plant activities
• Ensure each site implements a Chemical Hazard Risk Assessment program.
• Ensure IH programs including; respiratory protection, hearing conservation, ergonomics risk assessment, and process water exposure control, are implemented and updated as needed
• Oversee development and implementation of action plans for emerging IH exposures
• Ensure incoming materials are evaluated for environmental, health and safety impacts
• Provide EHS Support for Research and Development activity

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

% of Time      Duties/Responsibilities

EDUCATION AND SKILLS:

• 4-year degree in a relevant field from an accredited institution required (Masters preferred)
• Thorough understanding of environmental compliance regulations
• Thorough understanding of occupational Safety and health regulations
• Thorough understanding of industrial hygiene monitoring, evaluation and control
• Experience leading environmental and safety cultural improvement at manufacturing facilities
• Experience with managing environmental compliance of multiple manufacturing facilities
• Must be proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) and Adobe Pro
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a EHS leadership position (industrial experience preferred)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred

COMMENTS:

• Must have excellent written/verbal skills as well as analytical and problem-solving skills
• Responsible for ensuring plant safe operating procedures and safety policies are maintained and improved
• Responsible for teamwork communication with staff and management 
• Periodic travel (up to 50%)

The Division EHS Supervisor or another designee by the Vice President of Operations will be responsible for the essential job functions of this position when the Director of is not available.