Director of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)

MESA POWER SOLUTIONS LLC • San Antonio, TX

5d • $183,000 - $211,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Mesa Power Solutions is hiring a Director of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) to provide strategic and operational leadership for enterprise-wide health, safety, and environmental programs. The Director establishes HSE strategy, governance, policies, management systems, performance standards, and organizational capabilities to protect employees, contractors, customers, company assets, and the environment while supporting safe and effective business operations. The role is the organization’s senior HSE subject matter expert and a strategic partner to executive leadership and operational management, with oversight of regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, environmental compliance, incident management and investigation, risk management, behavioral safety, employee training, emergency preparedness, contractor safety, performance measurement, and continuous improvement.

The position is based in San Antonio, Texas, and is full-time with a day shift. The listed salary range is $183,000–$211,000. The role has three or more direct reports and anticipates travel up to 25%. Work environments include general office, manufacturing, maintenance-shop, and warehouse conditions, occasional outdoor work, travel to customer job sites in a company service truck, and possible exposure to extreme cold or heat. The position requires availability to respond during working and non-working hours and flexibility for occasional evenings and weekends.

Mesa Power Solutions describes itself as a fast-growing U.S. manufacturer of generator sets for industrial markets. The company says its A.D.A.P.T. values are Action-Oriented, Disciplined, Accountable, Passionate, and Trustworthy. The position is safety-sensitive and requires initial drug screening; employees in safety-sensitive roles may also be subject to random testing under company policy.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Operations Management, Risk Management, or a closely related discipline.
• At least 10 years of progressively responsible HSE, occupational safety, environmental, industrial operations, or related experience.
• At least 5 years of HSE leadership or management experience with responsibility for employees, programs, budgets, and organizational performance.
• At least 3 years of experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, field service, energy, construction, or similarly high-hazard operations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and administering HSE management systems, policies, and programs.
• Demonstrated experience with OSHA regulatory compliance and incident investigation/root cause analysis.
• Ability to communicate HSE performance and significant risks to senior organizational leadership.
• Board of Certified Safety Professionals designation (ASP, CSP, etc.); Certified Safety Professional (CSP) is required.
• Valid driver’s license and driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.
• Fluent spoken and written English, including ability to read English.
• Ability to influence organizational behavior, build credibility across organizational levels, and drive accountability without direct operational ownership.
• Ability to operate in executive, corporate, and field environments and lead cross-functional, geographically dispersed teams.
• Skills in executive communication, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, conflict resolution, and presenting complex information to diverse audiences.
• Skills in leadership, coaching, succession planning, and developing HSE professionals and operational leaders.
• Skills in budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, vendor management, and financial stewardship.
• Ability to identify systemic risks, prioritize resources based on risk, and make sound decisions during significant incidents or changing business conditions.
• Skills in regulatory interpretation, risk-based decision-making, data analysis, performance measurement, trend identification, strategic planning, HSE program development, policy implementation, and enterprise-wide initiative execution.
• Ability to balance employee safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, operational requirements, and business objectives.
• Knowledge of HSE management systems, ISO 45001/14001 principles, performance metrics, continuous improvement methodologies, organizational safety culture, behavioral safety principles, and change management strategies.
• Willingness to consent to and pass a background check and drug screening.
• Willingness to travel occasionally, work flexible hours including occasional evenings and weekends as required, and work Monday through Friday with occasional weekends.
• Ability to carry a cell phone and respond during working and non-working hours.
• Customer-focused attitude, with a high level of professionalism and discretion.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Operations Management, Risk Management, or a closely related discipline.
• Honorably discharged service veteran.

Responsibilities

• Establish and execute enterprise HSE strategy, objectives, priorities, and performance expectations in alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide enterprise oversight of compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT, state, local, and customer-specific HSE requirements.
• Direct development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise HSE policies, programs, standards, and procedures.
• Establish organizational standards for reporting, classification, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective-action management for injuries, illnesses, near misses, vehicle incidents, spills, property damage, and significant operational events.
• Establish enterprise HSE KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, and reporting methodologies; monitor and communicate performance metrics.
• Lead initiatives to mature the organization from compliance-driven safety toward employee ownership and interdependent safety performance.
• Establish enterprise HSE training and competency requirements based on regulations, occupational exposure, risk, and job responsibilities.
• Oversee programs addressing spills, waste management, hazardous materials, air emissions, stormwater, chemical management, and other applicable environmental requirements.
• Establish HSE requirements for emergency action planning, emergency response, crisis preparedness, and operational resilience.
• Establish roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, development plans, and succession strategies for HSE-related positions.
• Partner with Operations (Assembly, Services, WHSE), Facilities Management, Human Resources, Training & Development, Legal, Quality, and other functions on shared HSE risks and initiatives.
• Lead HSE budgeting, forecasting, staffing, and resource planning.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Supervise three or more direct reports.

Benefits

• Competitive base pay.
• 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, parental leave, and bereavement.
• 100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and their dependents.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Critical illness and accident insurance.
• Annual evaluations with the opportunity for a performance-based pay increase.

What This Job Offers

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