Director of EHS Solutions

The Director of Environmental, Health & Safety Solutions (EHS) is a strategic leadership role responsible for the oversight, development, and continual improvement of the company’s environmental compliance and health & safety programs across all operational locations. This role serves as the central point of coordination for regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, inspection readiness, risk mitigation, and enterprise safety initiatives supporting the organization’s multi-state operations.

The Director of EHS will lead the company’s efforts to proactively manage environmental obligations, maintain regulatory compliance, strengthen operational safety performance, and build scalable systems that support sustainable business growth. This position works closely with Operations, Fleet, Risk & Liability, Commercial Operations, and Executive Leadership to ensure consistency, accountability, and alignment across the organization.

• Lead company-wide Environmental, Health & Safety strategy across all facilities and operational divisions.
• Oversee environmental compliance programs related to air permits, wastewater permits, stormwater compliance, SPCC plans, waste handling requirements, inspection programs, reporting deadlines, and agency interactions.
• Develop and maintain centralized systems for tracking permits, inspections, corrective actions, renewals, and regulatory commitments across all facilities.
• Ensure organizational compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and all applicable federal, state, local, and client-specific regulatory requirements.
• Partner with operational leadership to identify compliance risks, operational gaps, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continual improvement initiatives focused on incident reduction, environmental stewardship, regulatory readiness, and operational discipline.
• Oversee company-wide health and safety programs including:
• Incident Reporting & Root Cause Analysis
• Corrective Action Management
• Driver Safety Programs
• HAZWOPER Training
• Respiratory Protection & Fit Testing
• Short Service Employee (SSE) Programs
• Behavior-Based Safety Initiatives
• Emergency Response Safety Planning
• Contractor Safety Compliance
• Fleet Safety Coordination
• Safety Audits & Field Inspections
• Coordinate regulatory inspections, internal audits, customer compliance reviews, and agency responses.
• Develop standardized policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks that create consistency across all locations.
• Provide executive leadership with visibility into environmental and safety performance through reporting, metrics, trend analysis, and corrective action tracking.
• Support operational growth initiatives by ensuring environmental and safety compliance requirements are incorporated into new services, facilities, projects, and acquisitions.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between Operations, Environmental, Fleet, Maintenance, Risk, and Safety teams to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Facilitate company-wide safety communications, alerts, and regulatory updates.
• Develop long-term EHS strategies that improve organizational resilience, reduce risk exposure, and support operational excellence.
• All other duties as assigned.

This role supports a complex operational environment consisting of multiple facilities, diverse environmental service lines, transportation operations, industrial services, emergency response activities, and regulated waste operations across multiple states. The scale of regulatory obligations, environmental permitting requirements, operational risks, and customer expectations requires dedicated leadership focused on centralized oversight, program management, and compliance sustainability. The Director of EHS plays a critical role in helping the organization:

• Maintain compliance across a growing operational footprint
• Improve regulatory readiness and inspection performance
• Reduce environmental and operational risk exposure
• Standardize systems and processes company-wide
• Strengthen accountability and operational discipline
• Support scalable growth through structured EHS governance

Competencies:

• Environmental Compliance Management
• Regulatory Knowledge (OSHA, EPA, DOT)
• Program Development & Implementation
• Operational Risk Management
• Strategic Leadership
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
• Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis
• Organizational Influence & Accountability
• Process…