Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Vertiv • Corry, PA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This role involves leading Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) strategy, priorities, and performance across multiple sites within the Great Lakes Region. The manager will provide visible leadership, technical direction, coaching, and support to site leaders, EHS professionals, supervisors, and employees. The position requires establishing consistent regional expectations while adapting programs and controls to site-specific operations and risks. A key aspect of the role is partnering with operational leaders to integrate EHS requirements into business planning, daily management, capital projects, and change management, while driving accountability for hazard control, corrective action closure, and sustained EHS performance at all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or a related field.
• Progressive EHS experience in manufacturing, distribution, industrial, or other complex operational environments, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience leading or supporting EHS programs across multiple sites, business units, or geographically dispersed operations.
• Strong working knowledge of applicable OSHA and EPA requirements and the ability to interpret state and local regulatory obligations across the region.
• Experience developing and implementing EHS management systems, compliance programs, risk controls, and performance improvement plans.
• Demonstrated capability in incident investigation, root cause analysis, corrective action management, auditing, and regulatory interaction.
• Effective leadership, communication, coaching, and influencing skills across frontline, technical, and senior leadership audiences.
• Ability to prioritize multiple initiatives, operate independently, and make sound risk-based decisions in a fast-paced multi-site environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and EHS data management or reporting systems.

Nice To Haves

• Professional safety or environmental certification, such as Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or an equivalent recognized credential.
• Experience leading direct or indirect EHS professionals across multiple locations.
• Experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or comparable EHS management systems.
• Experience applying Lean, continuous improvement, or Human and Organizational Performance principles.
• Experience supporting electrical safety, hazardous energy control, machine safety, contractor safety, and environmental permitting programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead EHS strategy, priorities, and performance across multiple sites within the Great Lakes Region.
• Provide visible leadership, technical direction, coaching, and support to site leaders, EHS professionals, supervisors, and employees.
• Establish consistent regional expectations while adapting programs and controls to site-specific operations and risks.
• Partner with operational leaders to integrate EHS requirements into business planning, daily management, capital projects, and change management.
• Drive accountability for hazard control, corrective action closure, and sustained EHS performance at all levels of the organization.
• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local environmental, occupational health, and safety requirements, as well as company standards.
• Lead or support regulatory inspections, permit activities, compliance evaluations, recordkeeping, and required reporting.
• Oversee environmental programs that may include air emissions, wastewater and stormwater, hazardous materials, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, spill prevention, and emergency planning.
• Maintain effective compliance assurance processes and escalate significant risks or gaps to regional and business leadership.
• Assess operational risks and implement effective controls using the hierarchy of controls.
• Lead regional initiatives addressing serious injury and fatality exposures, including electrical safety, hazardous energy control/LOTO, machine guarding, mobile equipment, work at height, and contractor activities.
• Conduct and support risk assessments, audits, inspections, and field observations to verify program effectiveness.
• Participate in design reviews, equipment installations, process changes, and new-site or acquisition integration as applicable.
• Lead and coach effective investigations of injuries, illnesses, environmental events, near misses, and high-potential incidents.
• Ensure investigations identify underlying causes and result in sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor action plans, verify effectiveness, communicate lessons learned, and share improvements across the regional network.
• Support emergency preparedness, response planning, drills, and business continuity activities.
• Establish, analyze, and communicate leading and lagging EHS metrics across the region.
• Use performance data, audit findings, and risk trends to prioritize resources and improvement initiatives.
• Develop and implement regional EHS plans, objectives, and improvement roadmaps aligned with business and enterprise priorities.
• Apply continuous improvement and Human and Organizational Performance principles, where appropriate, to strengthen systems and reduce risk.
• Assess training needs and ensure effective delivery of required EHS education across the region.
• Coach leaders to communicate expectations, reinforce safe behaviors, and address risk through routine operational engagement.
• Build partnerships across Operations, Engineering, Human Resources, Facilities, Quality, and other functions to achieve EHS objectives.
• Promote employee participation in hazard identification, problem solving, and continuous improvement.

Benefits

• Vertiv's Core Principles & Behaviors: Safety, Integrity, Respect, Teamwork, Inclusion
• Strategic Priorities: High-Performance Culture, Customer Focus, Operational Excellence, Innovation, Financial Strength
• Vertiv Behaviors: Own it, Act with urgency, Foster a customer-first mindset, Think big and execute, Lead by example, Drive continuous improvement, Learn and seek out development, Promote transparent & open communication

What This Job Offers

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