[Hiring] Senior Director of Health, Safety, and Environment @WSP

Role Description

WSP USA is currently initiating a search for a Senior Director of Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE). The Senior Director of HSE will provide support to operations and large project teams across multiple business lines that may include Federal, Power & Energy, Earth & Environment, Property & Buildings, or Transportation & Infrastructure. This position is a Senior Vice President level position reporting to the Corporate Health, Safety, and Environment Leader for the WSP US Region. The candidate may work out of any WSP US office.

The HSE Senior Director is a leadership role responsible for partnering with operations to ensure a safe and compliant work environment, promoting a culture of caring, and minimizing HSE risks across multiple business lines. The Senior HSE Director will promote alignment of HSE strategies with US and Global programs and will be accountable for the effective delivery of HSE Regional Action Plans.

Be a part of a growing team of leaders, pioneers, and engineers with huge global support to accelerate your career to new heights. WSP is a happy and healthy work environment with a great attitude towards flexibility, support, inclusion, balance, and promoting leading innovation.

Your Impact

• Support the US HSEQ team in initiatives and governance.
• Responsible for partnering with leadership from multiple business lines while meeting WSP’s HSEQ Goals and Objectives.
• Manage a large team of HSE professionals supporting various aspects of HSE programs aligned to each responsible business line.
• Provide key contacts for client-related HSE issues within their scope of authority.
• Develop and foster relationships with clients and the operational sectors.
• Lead strategic planning, development, review and implementation of HSE initiatives, training programs, policies, and processes.
• Co-Chair the HSE Committee program within the business lines.
• Produces HSE communications such as newsletters and campaigns.
• Develop and deliver training courses within areas of expertise.
• Provide HSE change management support.
• Supports compliance of the Quality program.
• Lead/support investigations into near misses, incidents, and OSHA/MSHA Recordable and Reportable injuries or illnesses.
• Conduct periodic visits of project sites to review HSE performance and provide HSE support.
• Provide HSE project oversight, review of site-specific HSE plans and programmatic safety issues.
• Review International travel planning submittals and approve in coordination with operations.
• Exercise responsible and ethical decision-making regarding company funds, resources, and conduct while adhering to WSP’s Code of Conduct and related policies and procedures.
• Operate with significant autonomy, make complex decisions in consultation with internal and external stakeholders, as appropriate.

Qualifications

• Prior experience overseeing multiple business lines, with demonstrated skills in leadership and team management.
• Demonstrated success leading large teams and delivering results.
• Possess strong interpersonal skills with ability to work effectively with a broad range of individuals, from field technicians to senior management.
• Able to effectively communicate with employees, management, and external stakeholders on HSE matters.
• Broad knowledge of safety and occupational health principles, methods, and techniques.
• Strong familiarity and knowledge of OSHA 29 CFR 1910 and CFR 1926.
• Skilled in accident and incident investigation.
• Skilled in recognizing hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions, developing measures to eliminate or control these conditions and effectively communicating the appropriate measures to resolve these problems is essential.
• Travel 20%.
• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or related Sciences preferred.
• 15+ years in HSE related environment.
• This role is subject to a client-mandated drug/alcohol testing policy.
• Valid driver license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) credential and/or a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or equivalent preferred.

Benefits

• WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career.
• Benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid sick leave.
• Paid vacation (or other personal time).
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.

Compensation

Expected Salary (Colorado only): $152,000.00 - $288,090.00. WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position within the state of Colorado, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.