Regional EHS Director
Listed on 2025-12-05
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Management
EHS / HSE Manager, Operations Manager
As an industry leader Balfour Beattyoffers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:
- Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) with company match
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- Holidays
The Region EHS Director leads the strategic development and implementation of Environmental, Health, and Safety programs within the assigned region/division. This position oversees regional compliance with regulatory requirements, drives safety performance improvement, and ensures alignment with company-wide EHS initiatives. The Director manages a team of EHS professionals to promote a proactive, high-performing safety culture across all operations.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee the EHS Program for the region, ensuring alignment with company-wide standards and initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable safety and environmental regulations including OSHA, DOT, MSHA, EPA, DOL, and state-specific agencies.
- Lead, develop, and manage regional EHS staff, including project-level safety professionals.
- Manage regional EHS budgets, resources, and vendor relationships.
- Conduct site audits and inspections across regional operations.
- Develop, implement, and track health and safety training programs and orientation processes.
- Direct the management of workers’ compensation and auto claims from initiation through resolution, including mediation and commission hearings.
- Coordinate incident investigations, root cause analyses, and implementation of corrective actions.
- Develop regional safety and health goals, and coordinate with leadership for execution and follow-up.
- Represent the company with clients, vendors, subcontractors, joint ventures, and industry stakeholders to promote safety excellence.
- Maintain EHS data and performance metrics and generate reports for executive leadership.
- Lead industrial hygiene monitoring and environmental compliance initiatives.
- Serve as liaison with insurers, such as Zurich and Willis Towers Watson, to address risk and loss control measures.
- Manage regional programs such as DOT compliance, substance abuse testing, Work Steps, and Building Star.
- Participate in and host safety-related internal and external meetings, trainings, and conferences.
- Support regulatory inspection management and agency engagement (e.g., OSHA, DOT, MSHA, EPA).
- Lead internal development of health and safety policies, procedures, and programs.
- Collaborate with HR, Legal, IT, Risk Management, Finance, Communications, and other business functions.
- Maintain certifications and continuing education requirements relevant to the position.
- Participate in national and regional safety committees, industry organizations, and regulatory forums.
- Host and manage the annual regional EHS Conference and other recurring leadership events.
- Track and support company-wide initiatives using centralized tools and reporting systems.
- Serve as key contact for internal and external communications on safety performance and initiatives.
- 8+ years experience in highway, bridge and heavy civil construction.
- S. in Safety and Health or related field preferred.
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST) certification preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and Adobe.
- Valid Driver’s License
About us
Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way.
Through Zero Harm®, we are challenging the construction industry’s assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of…
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