Technical Director

Description Technical Director Industrial Hygiene and Engineering Services We are seeking an experienced Industrial Hygiene and Safety Engineering professional for a highly visible role for one of our largest accounts. This position serves as a primary technical advisor and strategic partner to the customer, responsible for developing, advancing, and continuously improving industrial hygiene and safety engineering strategies that proactively identify, evaluate, and control workplace hazards.

The role requires strong initiative, technical depth, thought leadership, and the ability to manage complex priorities across Industrial Hygiene, Health & Safety, and Operations Engineering disciplines, with a strong emphasis on Prevention Through Design and sustainable risk reduction. This unique role combines program development and administration with on-site services to ensure depth in understanding customer operations, procedures and culture.

This position is work from home, due to the dedicated aspect of the account, but does require up to 25% overnight travel to various customer locations across the U.S. and possibly internationally.

Responsibilities:

Serve as the primary point of contact for Industrial Hygiene and Safety Engineering initiatives for the large account, providing strategic guidance and technical leadership.

Develop and implement an industrial hygiene and safety engineering strategy to drive continuous improvement of identified hazards and emerging risks.

Lead hazard identification, exposure assessment, and risk prioritization efforts across customer operations using data-driven methodologies.

Evaluate industrial hygiene, safety, and engineering controls and recommend effective solutions aligned with federal, state, and consensus standards.

Assess advanced material handling systems, robotics, and automation technologies for compliance with applicable ANSI, ISO,and safety standards.

Identify and mitigate risks associated with robotic and automated systems, including electrical hazards, LOTO, struck-by/caught-in hazards, crushing, ergonomic risks, and slip/trip/fall exposures.

Conduct onsite evaluations, analyze sampling and assessment data, and develop actionable recommendations to reduce or eliminate occupational exposures.

Support facility modernization and capital projects through on-site surveys by integrating industrial hygiene and safety engineering principles early in the design and planning process.

Develop clear, accurate reports and executive-ready deliverables that communicate risk, trends, and value to stakeholders.

Develop and track Key Performance Indicators to demonstrate impact and drive continuous improvement.

Provide coaching, mentoring, and technical training to colleagues and customer partners.

Contribute to the development of tools, procedures, technical guidance, and best practices to enhance service delivery.

Enhance organizational leadership in industrial hygiene and safety engineering through professional engagement, speaking opportunities, and thought leadership.

Lead projects or defined scopes of work within larger initiatives and support cross-functional collaboration.

Position requires occasional early morning, evening, or weekend support based on operational needs. Travel expectations are up to 25% and are purpose-driven that require delivery of work products within scope of objectives, supporting on site assessments, strategic initiatives, hazard evaluations, and key customer engagements.

Key Capabilities and Characteristics:

Strategic leadership and analytical thinking with strong attention to detail.

Customer-focused mindset with the ability to function as a trusted advisor.

High level of initiative, adaptability, and professional judgment.

Clear and confident communicator able to translate technical risk into actionable insight.

Qualifications Bachelors degree in industrial hygiene, safety sciences, math, engineering or related disciplines.

Advanced Degree and/or one or more of the following preferred:
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Professional Engineer (CPE), Certified Safety Professional (CSP).At least 10 years of directly related consulting experience in risk control, industrial hygiene or progressive safety/heath field.

Advanced knowledge, skills and experience in service planning and delivery, risk assessment, risk analysis, solutions management and progress measurement.

Effective interpersonal, oral and written communication skills to develop and maintain relationships with customers, peers, and industry contacts.

Proficient in managing multiple projects at different locations, the ability to interact and influence change within all levels of an organization, especially business executives

Strong team orientation and commitment to continuous improvement.

Excellent coaching and mentoring skills.

Ability to effectively use various proprietary software applications and Artificial Intelligence.

Practical knowledge and direct experience in Industrial Hygiene sampling…