Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety

Lennox International-posted 10 days ago

Full-time • Director

Onsite • Richardson, TX

5,001-10,000 employees

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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 implement appropriate engagement and/or mitigation strategies
Maintain and improve policies, guidelines, and operational procedures related to EHS
Teach and mentor other EHS professionals
Appreciation for the need to recognize performance contributions and celebrate accomplishments
Implement programs/processes to ensure compliance with domestic & international EHS legislation
Manage remediation sites: strategy, budget, and assessments

Minimum of 15 years of professional experience, with at least five years developing and executing corporate-wide EHS programs
Demonstrated career progression that includes or leads to corporate function responsibility
Manufacturing industry knowledge and experience
Proven track record managing a team
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent analytical, project management, presentation, and influencing skills
Demonstrated project management experience in a corporate function
Extensive knowledge of applicable US federal and state EHS regulations
Experience working with consultants and managing financial reserves to resolve legacy soil and groundwater remediation issues
Willingness to travel up to 25%
Leads by example and embody Lennox’s core values of Integrity, Respect, and Excellence.
Strategic thinker, able to develop and execute a clear vision and strategy for Lennox’s EHS Department
Builds and manages diverse relationships: open to differences; effective up, down, sideways; quick to find common ground; treat differences fairly and equitably; treat everyone as a customer
Team player, comfortable operating within a dynamic and complex organizational structure and leading through influence
Proven success setting and meeting operations EHS goals, including safety, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, and water use reduction
Well organized, resourceful, and planful; effective and efficient at organizing multiple resources to get things done; meets objectives with time and resource efficiency
Manages multiple tasks simultaneously; anticipates and plans around obstacles
Manages ambiguity when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
Situational adaptability: adapts in real time to match shifting demands
Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, EHS, or related field is required.

Working knowledge of Mexican and Canadian environmental regulatory programs (preferred)
Working knowledge of safety and environmental compliance and sustainability data aggregation, sustainability reporting, and verification
An advanced degree with associated credentials is preferred (PE, CSP, etc.)

Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.
Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 20 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 10 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.

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