Manager, EH&S Southwest
About The Position
The Manager, EHS, Southwest provides strategic leadership for environmental and safety compliance across Otis’s Southwest area. The role partners with Field Operations to identify, anticipate, and assess hazards; implement EH&S policies and management systems; maintain regulatory compliance; and reduce the impact of incidents and losses, including workers’ compensation costs. The manager reinforces the importance of EHS, leads by example, and promotes Otis’s safety culture and continuous improvement in EHS performance. The position works closely with operations and line management to integrate EHS ownership into branch operations, support EHS objectives, and help recognize hazards and control risks. It manages safety performance measures, documentation, and training records; coordinates hazardous, regulated, and solid-waste procedures and controls; and leads branch safety audits and incident investigations. The role also supports communications and sharing best practices, and travels to regional locations to support operations, with 50–75% travel in the local region. The position may be based in Los Angeles, California; Phoenix, Arizona; or Denver, Colorado. Otis describes itself as a global elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation, and service company with 72,000 employees and operations in more than 200 countries and territories. The company offers opportunities, training, and resources, including an Employee Scholar Program through which it sponsors colleagues pursuing degrees or certification programs.
Requirements
- A minimum of 5+ years of EH&S experience or 7+ years of elevator technical field experience.
- A BA/BS degree in Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience, including elevator Field Operations experience in lieu of a degree.
- Broad understanding of matters related to EH&S in a service environment.
- Knowledge of management systems, policies, strategies, and systems needed to implement EH&S.
- Strong leadership, interpersonal, strategic thinking and planning, and collaboration skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work in a field operations environment, including walking up multiple flights of stairs and navigating construction sites and other remote work environments.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- MS/MBA degree with EH&S experience.
- EH&S experience in a field service/operations environment.
- Prior elevator-specific technical knowledge.
Responsibilities
- Reinforce the importance of EHS in the organization.
- Lead by example and enhance Otis’s safety culture.
- Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EHS objectives.
- Partner with operations to integrate EHS performance and ownership into branch operations and participate in management review meetings.
- Provide strategic leadership to drive continuous improvement in EHS performance.
- Coordinate procedures, approvals, and controls for hazardous, regulated, and solid wastes.
- Manage safety performance measures, documentation, and training records in collaboration with Field Operations.
- Lead branch safety audits and incident investigations, supporting development of corrective action plans.
- Ensure compliance with legal and other requirements by integrating them into procedures.
- Train and coach line management to recognize EH&S hazards and control risks.
- Support and evaluate the effectiveness of the communications program, including sharing best practices.
- Travel to regional locations to support operations, with 50–75% travel in the local region.
Benefits
- Opportunities, training, and resources for developing leadership and capabilities in Sales, Field, Engineering, and Major Projects.
- Employee Scholar Program sponsorship for colleagues pursuing degrees or certification programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
