Director of Enterprise Environmental Health and Safety

Job Summary:

The Director, Enterprise Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) position will be a high-profile leader and core member of the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) responsible for overseeing company-wide EHS for all divisions at PathGroup. This leader will be expected to direct the development and management of a comprehensive enterprise-wide environmental health and safety program that ensures all departments and functions are in compliance with PathGroup's regulatory policies, procedures, and work requirements to prevent harm to employees, contractors, or visitors, or damage to structures.

We expect the successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading EHS for a medium to large-scale business, preferably in the laboratory diagnostics or MedTech industry. The successful candidate will also embody executive presence, skills, and career experiences required for collaborating with and making recommendations to our Chief Operating Officer and the Executive Leadership Team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Highlight Maintains and ensures compliance with all applicable federal and state rules, regulations, and code standards; interprets regulations on relevant issues to provide practical guidance, support, and training aimed at maintaining and developing best practices.
• Directs the assessment for physical/chemical/laboratory safety and environmental protection functions; reviews with appropriate management and staff, as well as Safety Committees, to implement and execute programs for the prevention and control of EHS risks, including, but not limited to, prevention of injuries, industrial hygiene, indoor air quality, laboratory compliance, hazardous waste and EPA/OSHA compliance, records, and permits.
• Oversees the receipt, storage, distribution, inventory management, and disposal of chemicals, as well as biological and hazardous waste materials.
• Establishes and monitors key performance metrics, measuring performance progress and evaluating EHS program effectiveness.
• Advises leaders on performance improvements; leads improvement initiatives; directs departments on specific regulatory safety and environmental issues by education and training programs on the requirements from federal, state, and local rules and protocols.
• Directs and provides consultation to general contractors as well as Architects and Engineers engaged in laboratory construction work, in relation to the company's standards and requirements for environmental, health, and occupational safety issues; reviews construction plans for compliance with applicable laws, codes, regulations, policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Serves as PathGroup's primary liaison with government agencies regarding all environmental, occupational, and life safety issues, including, but not limited to, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and appropriate State agencies.
• Analyzes and develops environmental health and safety information reporting, consolidating and reporting key EHS statistics monthly, quarterly or annually, as required by outside agencies.
• Manages all EHS staff and supervises their development and progression; provides support as required to operating divisions, departments, and staff in order to be in compliance with federal, state, and local EHS requirements.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Physical Science or a related field required.
• Master's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Physical Science or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of related EHS job experience is required.
• Ten (10) years of progressive experience in environmental health and safety is preferred.
• EHS job experience in a clinical laboratory diagnostics or MedTech industry is preferred.
• ASP/CSP, CHMM certification is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of monitoring equipment usage, remediation protocols, Indoor Air Quality principals, hazardous waste management protocols, laboratory safety practices, EPA protocols related to laboratory biohazardous waste compliance, sustainability issues and tracking for EPA requests, risk management principals, and incident investigation practices.
• Knowledge of the related trends, issues, and accepted practices in a diagnostic laboratory environment.

Skills:

• Good technical skills, including proficiency in MS Office;
• Strong organizational, analytical and problem solving skills;
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
• Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.

Abilities:

• Ability to communicate EHS budget needs to upper management;
• Ability to develop and manage budgets for programs; ability to manage a team;
• Ability to document/track trends; ability to create reports, establish root causes, etc.;
• Ability to lead committees and provide background information on EHS issues;
• Ability to respond to hazardous material incidents and other emergencies.

Work Location:

• Location in Nashville, TN or Dallas, TX is preferable, but not required. A remote location with travel for the preferred candidate may be possible.
• Must be able to accommodate a moderate amount of travel (25%).