Vice President, Health & Safety

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## Vice President, Health & Safety Apply locations:
Boca Raton, FLtime type:
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100292## About Coastal Waste & Recycling  At Coastal Waste & Recycling, we're building more than a company, we're building a team. As one of the fastest-growing privately held waste and recycling companies in the Southeast, we're looking for people who take pride in their work, put safety first, and are ready to grow with us.  #
** Lead the Strategy. Develop Leaders. Protect Our People.
** Are you a proven health and safety executive who knows how to turn strategy into consistent execution across complex, multi-site operations? As the
** Vice President, Health & Safety
** at Coastal Waste & Recycling, you will lead our enterprise-wide safety organization, strengthen regulatory compliance, develop high-performing leaders, and partner with Operations to ensure safety remains foundational to everything we do.

At Coastal, safety is not owned by one department. It is a shared responsibility and a core part of how we operate. We are looking for an executive leader who can build strong partnerships, influence operational decisions, and create practical programs that protect our employees while supporting long-term business growth.## ## Your Role As the
** Vice President, Health & Safety**, you will lead the execution of Coastal’s health, safety, transportation safety, and regulatory compliance strategy across our collection, post-collection, maintenance, transportation, and corporate operations.

Reporting to the
** Senior Vice President, EHS & Engineering**, you will provide strategic leadership to the Safety organization, develop leaders, oversee performance and compliance, and ensure consistent execution across multiple states and operating divisions.## ## What You’ll Do
* Lead the execution of Coastal’s enterprise-wide Health & Safety strategy across all operating divisions.
* Develop, coach, and mentor Corporate Directors, Corporate Managers, Safety Trainers, and other Safety professionals.
* Build a high-performing Safety organization with clear goals, accountability, succession planning, and professional development.
* Partner with Regional and Operations leadership to strengthen safety performance and ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT, FMCSA, MSHA, and applicable federal, state, and local requirements.
* Develop, implement, and continuously improve company-wide safety and compliance programs.
* Establish consistent standards for incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
* Lead safety audits, compliance reviews, operational assessments, and corrective action follow-up.
* Develop and monitor key performance indicators, including TRIR, DART, DOT compliance, preventable accidents, and corrective action completion.
* Partner with Operations to identify risks and implement practical solutions that improve performance without losing sight of operational realities.
* Ensure consistency across driver safety, fleet safety, heavy equipment safety, facility safety, and contractor safety programs.
* Oversee safety training, onboarding, leadership development, continuing education, and regulatory compliance programs.
* Promote a culture where every leader understands and owns their responsibility for safety.
* Support acquisitions through safety due diligence and integration of newly acquired operations into Coastal’s Safety programs.
* Build and maintain productive relationships with OSHA, DOT, state regulatory agencies, insurance carriers, consultants, and third-party auditors.
* Oversee workers’ compensation trends, serious incident reviews, regulatory reporting, litigation support, and risk mitigation strategies.
* Develop and manage departmental budgets, vendor relationships, safety equipment, consulting services, and compliance expenditures.
* Collaborate with Operations, Fleet Maintenance, People Experience, Risk Management, Legal, Finance, Customer Experience, and Regional Leadership.
* Present safety, compliance, and risk performance to executive leadership and recommend strategies for improvement.
* Lead emergency response planning, crisis…