EHS Project Manager Job

EHS Project Manager Job

Reporting to the Regional EHS Manager, the EHS Project Manager will bring leadership and strong project management skills to continually improve our EHS culture. The incumbent will provide technical expertise to our manufacturing plants, lead projects/initiatives, and will be responsible for providing functional excellence and leadership in the EHS cultural transformation in this key area of our business.

What's in it for you? Lead enterprise-wide EHS initiatives that drive safety culture transformation and continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing sites. Partner with cross-functional leaders to influence strategy, manage high-impact projects, and implement best-in-class EHS programs. Gain broad operational exposure through moderate travel, Lean/Kaizen initiatives, and collaboration with corporate and plant leadership.

What does an EHS Project Manager do? Provides tactical EHS leadership and project management to designated manufacturing plants and business operations. Assists with, develops, and executes strategic and integration plans for EHS across the network. Assists with industrial hygiene management and conducts industrial hygiene surveys as needed Develops and implements EHS policies and standard operating procedures. Prepares and delivers EHS training, as required.

Leads selected EHS audits and safety surveys. Prepares improvement activities and events, ensuring proper resourcing and ties to business objectives, conducts post event follow-up, and audits results. Serves as EHS subject matter expert for AWI Technology & Corporate Owns and drives EHS methodologies throughout the organization fostering culture change. Leverages company sites through benchmarking, best practice sharing, and transfer of Kaizen activities.

Develops and implements safety and environmental management systems and network. Investigates EHS opportunities in the plants and recommends corrective actions. Integrates with other methodologies and initiatives throughout the organization.

Travel:
Moderate; 26-50% depending upon planned initiatives.

Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in EH&S, Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline required. 3+ years applicable experience in management of environmental, health and safety systems. Strong change management skills and experience.

What will make you successful? Demonstrated strong facilitation skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong employee management skills, and solid project management skills. Demonstrated ability to thrive in a complex team environment, to include matrix leadership. Ability to establish relationships and influence senior leaders and peers, while still being effective on the shop floor.

What will make you stand out? Lean or Six Sigma experience demonstrated via certification through an accredited entity or proven project experience. GSP, ASP, CSP, CIH, or CHMM. Experience in job shop / work cell manufacturing. Project Management experience.

Physical and Mental Demands The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit for prolonged periods; repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers;

concentrate and repeat the same physical or mental activities over and over; think analytically and be exact or highly accurate; make decisions such as to identify complex problems, develop options and implement solutions; work in a team; ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADAAA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards; pay attention to and remember details;

communicate effectively including active listening to understand points being made, and asking appropriate questions and not interrupting inappropriately; speak to convey information effectively; write to communicate effectively as appropriate for the needs of the audience; read to understand work related documents; move between different physical locations within and between buildings; and push, pull, carry and lift in the normal course of travel.

Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Requires working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions with standard level of noise common to an office environment including office equipment and co-workers speaking to each other and on phones.

Employees are required to wear personal protective equipment when entering the floor of manufacturing facilities and labs based on the specific requirements of each…