EHS Director

About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced EHS Director to lead our Environment and Sustainability team in the UK. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for developing and executing our health and safety, environmental management, and sustainability strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and implementation of our EHS management system, ensuring compliance with EU regulations and industry best practices.
• Drive the establishment of objectives, plans, standards, procedures, and policies to ensure successful implementation and integration of all phases of the EHS Management System.
• Oversee project timelines, analysis, budget, communication, and implementation, ensuring effective engagement with the business.
• Build a deeply embedded safety culture by identifying and overcoming barriers to improving safety behavior in a sustainable way across all plants.
• Be the subject matter expert for all operational EHS management matters at the European divisional level, enhanced through frequent and effective engagement with the business.
• Own and drive the safety culture transformation project, review all incident investigations and reports, ensuring root causes are determined, and develop and share effective actions to prevent reoccurrence with all locations.
• Contribute, manage, and maintain the European region EHS management system.
• Report on the EHS programme and performance to the divisional and executive leadership teams.
• Communicate and coordinate the adoption of industry best practices in EHS across all plants.
• Coach, develop, and mentor a team of plant-level EHS advisors to develop and deploy excellence in this discipline for the company's operations.
• Improve EHS oversight through audits and reviews of manufacturing activities and track performance in process safety, fire engineering, life safety, technical reviews, safety reviews, and risk assessments.
• Support the risk and insurance team with risk engineering audits and associated recommendations.
• Lead continual improvement initiatives, developing the company's EHS management system and maintaining/developing ISO45001 (or equivalent) certifications.
• Work as part of a wider global EHS/H&S leadership team to deliver strong performance and embed the latest thinking and practice.
• Organise the recruitment and training of staff, as well as monitoring staff performance and progress.
• 5 years minimum at EHS Senior Management level.
• Strong and evidenced safety culture development and transformation experience.
• Excellent relationship-building skills with the ability to build a network of connections both internally and externally.
• Understanding of EHS legal frameworks within the EU and the ability and resourcefulness to determine the practical application of the requirements.
• Be an ambassador, vocal advocate, influencer, and presence for EHS management.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, MS Teams, SharePoint, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel.