Regional EHS Manager

As a Regional Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager for QXO, you will be a field-based safety leader responsible for driving proactive risk reduction, regulatory compliance, and cultural transformation across assigned branch and transportation operations. Reporting to the Director of EHS, this role is critical to executing QXO’s EHS Strategic Vision, transitioning the organization from incident-driven compliance to a system-based, learning-focused, and resilient safety culture.

You will partner closely with operations leadership, transportation teams, and centralized EHS resources to anticipate risk, strengthen systems, and empower frontline decision-making, with a primary focus on preventing Potential Serious Incidents and Fatalities (pSIFs) and Significant Incidents and Fatalities (SIFs).

This position can be tied to any state within the US and would support multiple locations across various states.

• Execute QXO’s EHS Strategy at the regional level, aligning branch activities with enterprise priorities across Programs & Systems Excellence, People & Culture, Risk Reduction, and Physical Security.
• Serve as a visible safety leader who reinforces the principle that safety is a business driver, not a compliance checkbox.
• Translate corporate strategy into practical, field-level actions that improve risk visibility, decision quality, and operational resilience.

• Apply HOP principles in investigations, learning teams, coaching, and leadership interactions:
• Error is normal
• Learning is vital
• Context matters
• Response matters
• Lead learning-based reviews for pSIFs, SIFs, and high-potential near misses, focusing on system improvements rather than individual blame.
• Coach site leaders on Just Culture expectations and effective responses to incidents and unsafe conditions.
• Drive structured hazard identification through job hazard analyses, branch assessments, and near-miss reporting, emphasizing severity potential over injury outcomes.
• Support and maintain the QXO Risk Register, ensuring high-risk exposures are identified, prioritized, and mitigated.
• Partner with operations to design and improve processes, layouts, equipment, and workflows that reduce exposure to serious injury and fatality risk.

• Maintain expert knowledge of OSHA, DOT, and FMCSA regulations applicable to warehousing, fleet, and delivery operations.
• Serve as the regional point of contact for regulatory inspections, audits, and inquiries, ensuring consistent and professional engagement.
• Ensure effective management of:
• OSHA recordkeeping (300, 300A, 301)
• DOT compliance, including driver qualification files, hours-of-service, drug and alcohol testing, and vehicle inspections
• Hazardous materials handling, transport, training, and incident response
• Balance regulatory compliance with risk-based decision-making, avoiding over reliance on lagging indicators alone.
• Manage and leverage digital EHS systems to improve reporting accuracy, visibility, and accountability.
• Shift field leadership focus from lagging metrics (e.g., TRIR) to leading indicators, including:
• pSIF/SIF rates
• Safety Index Score
• Branch and jobsite assessment quality
• DOT compliance performance
• Analyze trends and present clear, actionable insights to regional and corporate leadership.

• Develop and deliver targeted training that supports hazard recognition, defensive driving, emergency response, and safe work design.
• Coach managers and supervisors to:
• Integrate safety considerations into daily operational decisions
• Promote psychological safety and employee engagement through consistent communication, safety meetings, and learning…