Content Strategist EHS & Sustainability

Environmental, Health, Safety, Sustainability, and Stewardship Manager

As a key member of the Environmental, Health, Safety (EHS), Sustainability, and Stewardship team, you will be responsible for managing internal and external reporting and communications that support Valmont's objectives for global EHS, sustainability, and stewardship compliance. This highly visible position plays a critical role in enhancing communication, transparency, and alignment across business segments, functional leaders, and regulatory stakeholders. The role requires strong project management capabilities, exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to independently manage complex initiatives with accuracy and attention to detail. You will be responsible for developing and delivering effective reports, presentations, and other communication materials that reflect Valmont's performance, goals, and compliance posture across all EHS domains, including environmental, health, safety, and sustainability.

In addition to supporting ESG-related inquiries, sustainability initiatives, and stewardship programs, this position will lead broader EHS communication effortsensuring timely and clear messaging of regulatory updates, key initiatives, performance metrics, incident learnings, and strategic priorities across the global organization. You will support internal stakeholders in understanding and communicating EHS requirements and will act as a liaison between regional teams and corporate leadership. The position also involves reviewing and providing guidance on customer questionnaires, master service agreements, and contract language related to EHS, sustainability, and stewardship. You will monitor evolving global regulations, conduct impact assessments, and ensure that emerging risks or requirements are clearly communicated to impacted teams.

This role reports directly to the VP Global Safety, Health & Environmental and works closely with senior leaders across EHS, Finance, Legal, Risk, and HR functions.

Essential Functions :

• Reports to the VP Global Safety, Health & Environmental and has no direct reports
• Up to 20% travel domestically or internationally, including overnight stays
• Assist with building and executing a strategic sustainability and EHS communication roadmap to ensure on-time, accurate, and transparent jurisdictional reporting
• Work collaboratively with the Corporate Communications team to prepare the Annual Sustainability Report and other EHS-related communications
• Ensure jurisdictional sustainability and EHS-related reports are accurate, filed on time, and consistent in messaging across all regions
• Prepare materials for and / or directly participate in Valmont Sustainability Steering Committee (SSC) meetings
• Assist Investor Relations in answering inquiries from the investment community related to EHS, sustainability, or stewardship
• Support business segments in responding to customer inquiries related to EHS, sustainability, and stewardship, including regulatory compliance and environmental performance
• Develop a mechanism to track investor and customer inquiries and provide quarterly metrics to the SSC. Provide data analysis to identify trends and areas of focus.
• Manage the third-party ESS / Sustainability regulatory monitoring partnership and establish quarterly meetings with the SSC and affected parties to review regulatory happenings in their jurisdictions
• Oversee engagement with third-party ESG raters and rankers (e.g., S&P CSA, Ecovadis, CDP, TSP); develop improvement strategies that reflect both EHS and sustainability performance
• Manage the Valmont-ISS relationship and deliver regular updates to the SSC, incorporating environmental and safety indicators where relevant
• Work to continuously improve Valmont's annual sustainability disclosures, ensuring alignment to GRI, GHG Protocol, TCFD, ISSB and other applicable jurisdictional requirements
• Stay current on sustainability best practices and trends and make recommendations for integrating new concepts to maximize effectiveness.
• Conduct annual benchmarking against our peers in the areas of EHS, sustainability, ESG and stewardship
• Understand key customer requirements by segment; monitor supplier expectations related to EHS compliance, sustainability, and corporate responsibility
• Represent the company at various functions or business council meetings
• Adhere to the company's brand guidelines, ensuring copy is high-quality and error free
• Schedule is flexible but must be able to accommodate other global regions as required

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Benefits :

Valmont offers employees and their families a comprehensive Total Wellbeing benefit package to ensure their individual and family's overall wellness needs are met. Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location and can include the following :

Valmont does not discriminate against any employee or applicant in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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