Senior Director, Environmental, Health and Safety

Bloom Energy•San Jose, CA

9d•$246,800 - $355,200

About The Position

Bloom Energy is seeking a Senior Director, Environmental, Health and Safety, based in California or Delaware. Reporting to the Vice President, Environment and Regulatory Law, this role provides enterprise-wide leadership for the planning, development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the company’s health and safety programs, and supports the Director, Environmental Compliance on related environmental programs. The Senior Director provides thought leadership on the maintenance, vision, strategy, and execution of Bloom’s environmental and health and safety management systems; identifies and reduces health and safety risks; and ensures compliance with applicable national and international laws, regulations, permits, and standards. The role leads global EH&S programs across manufacturing operations, service activities, installations, customer sites, and business functions. It serves as a senior point of contact for internal stakeholders, customers, regulators, and other external entities on health and safety matters, while working collaboratively with Operations, Service, Installations, Quality, Legal, Marketing, Sales, Engineering, and other teams. The position calls for executive leadership, a record of managing global environmental and EH&S functions, deep regulatory and technical expertise, and the ability to translate complex risks into practical business solutions. Some international and domestic travel is required. This is a full-time role. The stated salary range is $246,800 to $355,200. Compensation includes standard company benefits and is based on factors including relevant skills and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, environmental science, engineering, or a related discipline.
20 or more years of professional experience, including significant health and safety compliance and EH&S leadership experience for complex global operations.
Demonstrated experience leading and developing EH&S teams, including regional or global teams and direct reports.
Strong knowledge of local, state, federal, and international environmental, health and safety laws, regulations, codes, and standards, including OSHA and Cal OSHA requirements and environmental statutes such as the Clean Air Act, RCRA, CERCLA, and SARA.
Regulatory health and safety expertise for global regions where Bloom operates, including qualifications or certifications in OSHA, Occupational Health, NCRQ, or similar programs, and experience developing or implementing ISO 45001 or comparable management systems.
Demonstrated experience managing environmental, health and safety programs in manufacturing, field service, installation, and technical operating environments.
Technical knowledge relevant to Bloom’s operations, including chemical, mechanical, electrical, materials science, manufacturing, and electrical safety concepts, including NFPA 70E expertise.
Ability to manage complex projects involving internal stakeholders, customers, regulators, consultants, and cross-functional teams.
Ability to work effectively with technical leads and subject matter experts and translate findings into business risks and actionable recommendations for senior management.
Excellent executive leadership, judgment, written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence executives and key stakeholders on strategic decisions.
Ability to cope with ambiguity and change, make appropriate business decisions in a dynamic environment, adapt to organizational changes, and design compliant, workable business solutions in a changing regulatory environment.
Strong experience working with Legal Counsel and international regulators, as well as U.S. federal, state, county, and city regulators.
Ability to collaborate across internal departments and build strong, cooperative working relationships.
Strong customer orientation and ability to establish credibility and trust with customers, regulators, and external stakeholders.
Commitment to appropriate core values and ethical conduct consistent with laws and regulations.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Strong project management skills; self-motivated and able to thrive in a dynamic environment.

Nice To Haves

An advanced degree or professional certifications.
Technical writing experience.
Energy industry experience.
Experience addressing media or external public inquiries.

Responsibilities

Provide global leadership for Bloom Energy’s environmental, health and safety programs, with particular focus on occupational and workplace safety, field service, installations, manufacturing, and customer-related EH&S obligations.
Execute the vision, strategy, operating model, goals, policies, procedures, and metrics for Bloom’s health and safety management systems and programs.
Manage, develop, and scale the EH&S organization to support domestic and international operations, including direct and regional teams.
Ensure a safe and healthy working environment for employees worldwide and oversee tracking, reporting, resolution, and mitigation of health and safety compliance matters.
Develop, manage, and assess plans and processes to ensure compliance with applicable environmental, health and safety laws, permits, regulations, standards, and customer obligations.
Track national and international health and safety policy and regulatory developments and develop strategies to address and influence relevant areas.
Anticipate emerging EH&S risks and recommend actions to senior leadership to reduce risk, improve compliance, and support business objectives.
Build and maintain relationships with customers, regulators, consultants, and other external stakeholders to support program effectiveness.
Serve as a subject matter expert in customer engagements on compliance, workplace safety, installation safety, and ongoing operational inquiries throughout customer contracts.
Lead and continuously improve global audit and assurance programs for Bloom facilities, customer sites, suppliers, field operations, and other locations where Bloom has EH&S obligations.
Partner with Engineering, Operations, Field Service, Installations, Quality, Legal, Marketing, and Sales to ensure product designs, processes, installations, and field operations support safe and environmentally sound compliance.
Lead teams in supporting day-to-day compliance processes, recordkeeping, reporting, and other environmental and safety obligations.
Partner in developing and maintaining EH&S metrics, targets, reporting processes, and communications for senior leadership and applicable government agencies.
Lead the preparation, updating, and implementation of health and safety policies, procedures, and employee training programs.
Lead investigations of workplace accidents, injuries, environmental incidents, job site safety concerns, and other EH&S issues, and drive corrective and preventive actions.
Promote a strong safety culture, ethical conduct, a compliance mindset, and continuous improvement across the organization.
Perform other duties as assigned.