Corporate HSE Manager

Verdant Specialty Solutions • University Park, IL

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Corporate HSE Manager to join their team. This role will be based in Houston, Texas or University Park, Illinois. The selected candidate will report to the Vice President, Manufacturing and will be responsible for leading Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental programs across multiple manufacturing locations. The position involves partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, and business leaders to enhance the HSE culture, mitigate operational risks, and promote continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of progressive HSE experience in chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, or another regulated industrial environment.
• 3+ years of leadership experience supporting HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations.
• Strong experience with PSM and environmental compliance programs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable health, safety, environmental, and process safety regulations.
• Experience leading regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Strong ability to influence and partner with Operations, Engineering, plant leadership, and other cross-functional teams.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally.

Nice To Haves

• CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, CSHM, or other relevant professional certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations, including company standards, regulatory compliance, audits, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Managing Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, including PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, Mechanical Integrity, and PSSR.
• Ensuring environmental compliance, including permitting, emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, chemical reporting, and spill prevention.
• Handling regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs.
• Developing and implementing enterprise safety initiatives, emergency response programs, and strategies to strengthen safety culture and operational ownership.
• Integrating HSE requirements into capital projects, facility changes, acquisitions, and operational improvement initiatives.
• Reporting on HSE performance and providing recommendations to executive leadership.

Benefits

• HSE is integral to how we operate.
• Opportunity to influence HSE strategy across our manufacturing organization.
• Direct work with plant and executive leadership to strengthen safety, compliance, process safety, and environmental performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior