Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) is a global leader in climate control solutions headquartered in the greater Dallas area. With revenues of $5.3B in 2024 and a market cap of ~$20 billion, Lennox employs more than 14,000 people around the world. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration markets (HVACR).

The Company sells its products and services directly, as well as through distributors, and Company-owned parts and supplies stores. Its business is built on a strong heritage of integrity and innovation dating back to 1895.

Lennox Culture is grounded in shared values that drive the Company’s success. The Core Values of Integrity, Respect and Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success.

At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!

We are committed to advancing safety and sustainability in our products, services, and operations. Encouraging engagement and adopting safety-minded behaviors are key elements in keeping employees safe. We continue to make progress in reducing employee injuries by increasing engagement, identifying/reducing risk, and executing detailed action plans on our core safety initiatives.

We aggressively pursue sustainability reductions and measure results for energy, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, and water. We continue to make substantial progress by investing in capital dedicated to sustainability projects and encouraging our employees to adopt conservation minded behaviors.

As the Director, Corporate EHS, you will drive Lennox’s global efforts for safety, ergonomics, environmental, sustainability, remediation, and compliance. The position is responsible for EHS across Lennox, directly leading a team of 8 EHS professionals and indirectly leading EHS teams across our operations. The position will interact with the Board of Directors, CEO, executive team, and operations leaders. Candidates must have experience in managing safety, ergonomics, environmental, sustainability programs and active employee engagement programs in a multi-site manufacturing, distribution, and service company.

The successful candidate will be a visible and influential safety leader who instills a culture of responsibility, ensuring leaders at every level take ownership of safety performance. This role requires the ability to set clear expectations, hold teams accountable to high standards, and foster a workplace where responsibility for safety and sustainability is shared, consistent, and measurable. This role reports into the EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer.

• Promote a shared vision for EHS Excellence
• Direct, manage and inspire a team of talented EHS leads and external consultants
• Develop, support, lead, and execute strategies to reduce:
  • Workplace safety and ergonomic injury risks
  • Environmental emissions and impacts
• Develop and implement plans to achieve environmental sustainability goals for energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, recyclables, & water stewardship
• Establish effective partnerships with business unit operations teams, collaborating cross-functionally, to ensure success and results attainment
• Develop and execute an overall program management and change management strategy
• Develop and execute a strategy to centralize disparate fields of data to streamline reporting efforts
• Oversee administration of audits of the company’s facilities and compliance with implementation of the audit findings
• Prioritize and continually improve the company’s EHS compliance strategies and management systems
• Identify and monitor safety and environmental regulatory changes that could affect the company’s operations and…