Global Health and Safety Director

Job Description

Job Description

Location : Flexible, Remote

Who We Are

EHS Support is a fully remote, specialty environmental consulting firm that provides solutions to complex environmental, health, and safety challenges across a range of market sectors and industries. With experts located throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, we form long-lasting partnerships with our clients through a culture of excellence, innovation, work ethic, and integrity. We focus on hiring and retaining talented, motivated people who enjoy collaborating with and delivering value to our clients. Our team does more than identify problems— we provide solutions.

Position Overview

• The Global Health and Safety Director will Develop & Lead Global Strategy :

o Drive the creation, refinement and execution of a comprehensive global health and safety strategy and framework that scales across multiple environments — from offices and remote setups to project field activities.

o Advise senior leadership on critical health and safety trends, emerging risks, and evolving regulations, ensuring alignment with company objectives.

o Ensure global consistency while tailoring programs to local requirements across regions.

o Design and roll out global safety initiatives, ensuring adherence to OSHA, EPA, and country-specific health and safety regulations.

o Address and manage regional / country-specific requirements, such as mandatory Health and Safety Committees in certain jurisdictions.

o Lead comprehensive risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies across all locations.

o Oversee the procurement and maintenance of safety and personal protective equipment as needed across all regions.

o Own the auditing and monitoring of global health and safety standards.

o Oversee the program of audits and risk assessments, ensure timely required reporting and documentation, and identify and address actionable insights to continuously improve safety performance and reduce risk.

o Prepare forecasting and budget tracking for health and safety.

o Take the lead in identifying potential health and safety risks and securing quality, cost-effective solutions and controls for risks identified.

o Coordinate with human resources to investigate accidents and incidents, ensuring thorough documentation, root cause analysis, and implementation of preventive measures.

o Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address health and safety issues and emergencies, ensuring compliance with regulations worldwide.

o Build and coordinate the delivery of training programs that equip employees, contractors, and leadership with the skills they need to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

o Ensure compliance with safety training mandates, documentation and evidentiary requirements.

o Foster a culture of safety and health well-being, empowering teams to take ownership of health and safety practices across their regions.

o Partner with regional leadership and local health and safety committees to ensure alignment and address region-specific trends and concerns.

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Our Principles

EHS Support is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.