The BU Safety Manager provides leadership, support, and technical expertise to a multi-site Environmental Solutions and Field Services business unit. This role is responsible for driving safety performance, regulatory compliance, employee engagement, training, and continuous improvement initiatives across six operating locations.
As a trusted business partner, you'll work closely with operations leaders, frontline employees, customers, and corporate stakeholders to foster a proactive safety culture while supporting a diverse portfolio of environmental and industrial service operations, including hazardous waste management, tank cleaning, emergency response, utility services, and transportation activities.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and promote a proactive, employee-focused safety culture across multiple operating locations.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, helping integrate safety into daily operations and decision-making.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, EPA, RCRA, and other applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
- Develop, implement, and monitor safety programs, policies, procedures, and initiatives that support continuous improvement.
- Conduct and oversee safety training programs, toolbox talks, monthly safety meetings, and employee engagement activities.
- Participate in and lead accident, incident, injury, and near-miss investigations, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support safety programs related to hazardous waste operations, tank cleaning, confined space entry, emergency response activities, transportation operations, and industrial field services.
- Review Safety Data Sheets (SDS), customer work scopes, and operational hazards to determine appropriate PPE requirements, training needs, and job safety protocols.
- Conduct safety audits, inspections, observations, and field assessments to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Partner with Operations, Human Resources, Corporate Safety, Legal, Insurance representatives, customers, and regulatory agencies to support safety objectives.
- Support return-to-work and modified duty programs while helping reduce injury frequency and severity.
- Develop and execute annual safety calendars that incorporate regulatory, seasonal, operational, and customer-specific training initiatives.
- Provide coaching and guidance to leaders and employees to strengthen accountability, ownership, and engagement in safety performance.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and safety compliance requirements.
- Working knowledge of DOT, EPA, RCRA, and environmental regulations applicable to field service operations.
- Ability to effectively communicate with frontline employees, leadership teams, customers, and regulatory agencies.
- Strong problem-solving, investigation, conflict resolution, and decision-making skills.
- Proven ability to influence and build safety culture through coaching, partnership, and employee engagement.
- Experience delivering safety training and facilitating employee development initiatives.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Professional certifications such as CSP, CHST, or CHMM are preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years of safety, EHS, or occupational health and safety leadership experience.
- 40-Hour HAZWOPER certification required.
- Valid driver's license required.
- Experience supporting multi-site operations and geographically dispersed teams.
- Experience conducting incident investigations, managing compliance programs, and delivering safety training.
- Ability to travel approximately 50% and support multiple operating locations.
PREFERRED EXPERIENCE
- Environmental Services, Hazardous Waste, Industrial Services, Utility, Petroleum, Refinery, Tank Farm, Pipeline, Emergency Response, or related field-service industry experience.
- Experience supporting utility and energy customers.
- Experience working with vacuum trucks, tankers, industrial transportation, or utility operations.
- Experience supporting both union and non-union workforces.
- Knowledge of chemistry, hazardous materials, and industrial work environments.
