Director, Safety, Health & Risk Management

Position: Director, Safety, Health & Risk Management

Organization: American Cement Association (ACA)

Location: Washington, DC

Reporting
Relationship: Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel

Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..org

Founded in 1916, the American Cement Association (ACA) is the premier policy, research, technical, market intelligence, and advocacy organization serving America's cement manufacturers. ACA's 18 member companies operate 80 manufacturing plants in 30 states and account for approximately 92% of domestic cement production.

Headquartered in Washington, DC, ACA advances policies supporting infrastructure, industrial competitiveness, sustainability, and resilient construction. Its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality outlines pathways to carbon-neutral production and supply-chain resiliency across the cement-concrete-construction value chain by 2050.

The Director, Safety, Health & Risk Management serves as ACA's lead staff resource on federal occupational safety and health policy and advocacy, as well as related operational risk-management issues affecting U.S. cement manufacturers. Reporting to the Vice President of Government Affairs and General Counsel, the Director leads ACA's work on MSHA, OSHA, and other Department of Labor matters; works with members to develop industry positions;

supports legislative and judicial advocacy; and represents ACA in relevant coalitions.

The Director also serves as principal staff liaison to ACA's Occupational Health and Safety Committee and leads member services involving safety data, benchmarking, education, recognition programs, and peer exchange. The role's risk-management scope focuses on workplace safety and health, contractor and carrier management, transportation and fleet safety, safety-management systems, and incident prevention.

SAFETY &
HEALTH
REGULATORY
ADVOCACY

• Monitor and analyze federal occupational safety and health regulatory, enforcement, and policy developments, with primary responsibility for MSHA and OSHA matters.
• Track relevant legislation and work with members and ACA's government affairs team to assess industry impacts and develop policy positions.
• Monitor significant judicial developments and assist the General Counsel in evaluating opportunities for ACA judicial advocacy, including regulatory litigation and amicus participation.
• Prepare regulatory comments, testimony, position papers, briefings, presentations, and member
• Lead ACA's engagement with MSHA, OSHA, and other relevant agencies and maintain key stakeholder
• Advance long-term policy priorities, including appropriate alignment of cement manufacturing oversight between MSHA and OSHA.

• Serve as staff secretary and principal staff liaison to ACA's Occupational Health and Safety
• Plan and execute the Committee's semiannual meetings and ensure timely follow-
• Work with Committee leadership to develop consensus positions, priorities, and work

• Develop benchmarking, peer-exchange, education, and information-sharing initiatives addressing common operational risks.
• Oversee confidential surveys and aggregated reporting using appropriate antitrust, confidentiality, and information-handling safeguards.
• Develop practical member resources on contractor and carrier management, transportation and fleet safety, safety-management systems, incident prevention, and emerging technologies.

• Oversee member safety and MSHA inspection data and prepare statistical and trend
• Plan and deliver timely educational programming, including
• Prepare timely member communications on significant mine and occupational safety and health
• Identify and manage relevant research, technical studies, industrial hygiene
• Oversee ACA's safety recognition programs, including the Chairman's Safety Award and Safety Innovation Award.

• Represent ACA in the Mine Safety and Health Coalition and other relevant industry
• Manage technical consultants and other outside resources and support the General Counsel in coordinating regulatory litigation and other judicial advocacy.
• Manage projects, deadlines, deliverables, and related budgets, keeping ACA leadership and members appropriately informed.

Within the first 6-12 months, the Director will be expected to:

• Develop a strong working knowledge of ACA's priorities, members, committee processes, and…