HSE Sr. Director

HSE Sr. Director

Austin, Texas

Headquartered in Austin, TX, and operating across Colorado, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Wyoming, and the Northeast, Atlas has spent more than 50 years engineering, manufacturing, and servicing industrial prime power and distributed generation systems. Our power team supports customers across oilfield services, commercial, industrial, and military sectors and is known for pioneering flare gas utilization, delivering reliable power in remote locations, and advancing energy security, independence, and environmental stewardship.

We take pride in our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, premium offerings, customer service, safety culture, and commitment to the communities where we live and work. We are excited about the future and invite you to join our team as we continue to grow.

As Senior Director, HSE – Power Generation, you will lead health, safety, environmental, regulatory compliance, contractor management, and operational risk programs for Atlas's Mobile and Behind-the-Meter Power Generation business. Reporting to the Vice President, Safety & Risk Management, you will help ensure safe, reliable, and compliant execution across power generation facilities, projects, construction, commissioning, startup, and operational turnover activities.

This role requires a hands-on, field-oriented leader who can partner effectively with Operations, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Maintenance, and Executive Leadership to reduce risk, strengthen contractor performance, and reinforce a culture focused on operational excellence and serious injury and fatality prevention.

Lead the Power Division HSE strategy in alignment with Atlas objectives, regulatory requirements, customer expectations, and risk management standards.

Serve as the primary HSE advisor to Power Operations and executive leadership on operational, project, environmental, contractor, and regulatory risk.

Provide HSE oversight for power generation facilities, distributed generation assets, microgrids, substations, electrical infrastructure, BESS, and related construction, commissioning, and startup activities.

Partner with Engineering, Project Management, Construction, Maintenance, and Operations teams from planning and site execution through commissioning and operational turnover.

Oversee HSE performance for EPC contractors, OEM representatives, construction personnel, commissioning teams, and specialty service providers.

Conduct field leadership engagements, audits, and project reviews to verify compliance with Atlas standards, regulatory requirements, and site-specific controls.

Lead investigations of serious injuries, high-potential events, environmental releases, equipment failures, fires, and significant near misses using consistent root cause and corrective action processes.

Analyze leading and lagging performance indicators and develop risk-reduction strategies focused on Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention.

Provide leadership, coaching, and development for HSE personnel supporting power generation operations and projects.

Travel requirements 50%

Follow all company policies, procedures, and work requirements.

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Construction Management, or related field required.

Minimum 12+ years of progressive Health, Safety, and Environmental leadership experience supporting power generation, utility operations, energy infrastructure, heavy industrial manufacturing, mining, petrochemical, or comparable high-hazard industries.

Minimum 5+ years of direct experience supporting operating power generation facilities, distributed generation fleets, utility-scale electrical systems, or similar energy production environments.

Demonstrated experience supporting power generation assets throughout the project lifecycle, including engineering, construction, commissioning, startup, operations, maintenance, and contractor management.

Proven experience managing contractor safety programs involving EPC contractors, construction firms, commissioning teams, OEM representatives, and specialty service providers.

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