HSSE Business Partner

APM Terminals • Elizabeth, NJ

6d • $90,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

At APM Terminals Elizabeth, the HSSE Business Partner of Safety acts as a trusted advisor and internal consultant, partnering with leaders and teams to strengthen Health, Safety, Security, and Environment performance across the terminal. The role helps embed the HSSE Operating System, influence safe decision-making, and develop a proactive safety culture that protects people, ensures regulatory compliance, and drives continuous improvement.

The position works with leaders, operational teams, contractors, regulators, and union stakeholders to influence HSSE performance across a major port and terminal operation. It supports training, coaching, mentoring, corporate HSSE projects, best-practice management systems, and operational excellence. The role is based in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science, Geology, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of senior-level health and safety experience with a proven track record of delivering business objectives.
• Experience leading and developing teams, while effectively influencing stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong expertise in HSSE management systems, regulatory compliance, risk management, incident investigation, and corrective action processes.
• Excellent coaching, communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder engagement skills across operational and leadership levels.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a TWIC card and Port Access Card.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced HSSE qualifications.
• Professional membership with IOSH or a related institution, with chartered status achieved or in progress.
• A thoughtful continuous improvement mindset, curiosity about how work gets done, and motivation to make meaningful, sustainable improvements.
• Leadership approach that puts customers first, leads by example with respect for people, delivers results with integrity, solves problems at the root, develops people, and raises standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of regulatory-compliant HSSE programs, strategies, policies, procedures, and emergency plans.
• Partner with leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to embed HSSE priorities into operational planning, resource allocation, and business decision-making.
• Coach managers, supervisors, and employees to strengthen safety leadership capabilities and promote best practices across the organization.
• Lead and support risk identification, risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Monitor contractor, vendor, and supplier compliance with applicable legislation and APM Terminals HSSE standards.
• Support the delivery of HSSE training, competency development, coaching, mentoring, and capability-building initiatives.
• Drive continuous improvement by identifying operational risks, strengthening controls, monitoring performance, and supporting HSSE management systems.

What This Job Offers

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