EHS Manager

AWP Safety•Charlotte, NC

1d•$115,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

The EHS Manager provides day-to-day environmental, health, and safety support to facility locations and operating teams across a designated region. The position coaches, teaches, and trains field personnel on safe operating behaviors and develops and implements safety and risk-control programs. As a subject matter expert and consultant, the EHS Manager helps internal clients establish sustainable loss-improvement processes that their operating organizations will own and maintain. The role provides guidance to field, facility, and regional leadership; maintains and audits safe-work procedures; supports the AWP Safety Management System; and oversees compliance reviews, risk assessments, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions. It also develops and delivers relevant EHS training and works with employees and leaders to advance safety culture, including where resistance to change may arise. The role covers Ashville, Charlotte, Greenville, Greensboro, Raleigh, Columbia, SC, and Jacksonville, and requires approximately 80% travel within the designated region, including day travel. The EHS Manager regularly visits jobsites and branch locations, conducts safety observations and meetings, and serves as the primary EHS contact for regional and branch leadership.

Requirements

5–8 years of work experience in the EHS field.
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, software management systems, EHS management systems, and reporting platforms.
Valid driver’s license without suspension or revocation and a good driving record.
Ability to travel approximately 80% within the designated region, including day travel.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in EHS or an applicable field (preferred, not required).
EHS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide daily and continuous EHS support to the designated region.
Conduct compliance reviews, general risk assessments, and other safety assessments.
Provide guidance on EHS programs to field personnel and facility and regional leadership.
Maintain, audit, and update AWP Safety standard operating procedures for safe work practices and equipment, and use them in day-to-day training.
Coach, train, guide, and mentor regional employees through the AWP Safety Management System.
Review accidents and incidents; conduct field audits; report findings; and manage corrective actions.
Participate in and support detailed incident investigations and root cause analyses.
Assist with developing and presenting relevant EHS training.
Work with employees and leadership to achieve cultural change, including in the face of potential resistance.
Travel to branch locations and jobsites as required and perform additional duties as needed.
Visit and walk jobsites regularly to establish an EHS presence and provide support.
Conduct daily, weekly, and monthly EHS meetings and trainings, and schedule them as needed.
Perform field safety observations during each visit and critical behavior-based safety observations as needed.
Work with branch leadership and field teams to ensure work practices are understood and followed.
Conduct EHS audits and assessments of ongoing operations to measure regulatory compliance and conformance with company policies and procedures.
Serve as the single point of contact for regional and branch leadership on EHS matters in the area of responsibility.
Ensure EHS policies, procedures, programs, and systems are trained and available to employees.
Influence EHS management system facility action plans, regional training compliance, OSHA TRIR and DART, incident investigation and root cause analysis, branch visit completion, driver qualification compliance, and responsible vehicle accident rate metrics.