Senior Health & Safety Project Manager

Penske•Cumru Township, PA

About The Position

The Sr. Health & Safety Manager – Safety Compliance for Penske Logistics will lead business-wide safety compliance, risk reduction, litigation support, and technology-enabled process improvement efforts across transportation and warehouse operations. The position is responsible for strengthening compliance with the creation and oversight of sound business processes, improving governance and compliance of key safety programs, and translating regulatory, operational, and litigation-related insights into practical risk-reduction actions. This position will collaborate with Operations, Safety, Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, Fleet, Information Technology, and other internal and external stakeholders. The role will serve as the primary Penske Logistics liaison with the PTS Litigation team for litigation-related support, manage discovery and information requests, ensure timely completion of deliverables, and serve as a corporate representative or subject matter expert when required. The position does not direct legal strategy, settlement decisions, or legal advice. The Sr. Manager will also remain on the leading edge of approved artificial intelligence applications, identifying and implementing practical uses of AI within Safety and safety-related operational processes. The role will lead and small team of project leaders and may accomplish work through direct assignment, cross-functional teams, or appropriate delegation.

Requirements

Experience in leading business-wide safety compliance, risk reduction, and litigation support.
Experience in technology-enabled process improvement.
Experience in transportation and warehouse operations.
Experience in strengthening compliance through business processes.
Experience in improving governance and compliance of key safety programs.
Experience in translating regulatory, operational, and litigation-related insights into practical risk-reduction actions.
Experience collaborating with Operations, Safety, Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, Fleet, and Information Technology.
Experience serving as a primary liaison with a Litigation team for litigation-related support.
Experience managing discovery and information requests.
Experience ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
Experience serving as a corporate representative or subject matter expert.
Experience remaining on the leading edge of approved artificial intelligence applications.
Experience identifying and implementing practical uses of AI within Safety and safety-related operational processes.
Experience leading a small team of project leaders.
Experience accomplishing work through direct assignment, cross-functional teams, or appropriate delegation.
Experience with DQ Files, Hours of Service, drug and alcohol testing, CSA performance, and OSHA-related requirements.
Experience coordinating internal and external compliance audits.
Experience tracking audit findings and corrective actions.
Experience leading the development, review, maintenance, and governance of safety policies, procedures, standards, and related documentation.
Experience establishing meaningful measures and reporting for compliance performance.
Experience managing and coordinating discovery requests, document identification and collection, information requests, and other litigation-related deliverables.
Experience maintaining organized tracking of litigation support requests.
Experience coordinating with stakeholders to obtain responsive information and records.
Experience as an advanced user of approved AI technologies.
Experience applying AI to improve safety compliance, process efficiency, analysis, documentation, communication, and overall effectiveness.
Experience identifying, evaluating, and implementing AI-enabled solutions.
Experience utilizing AI to analyze information, generate insights, automate routine activities, and improve quality, consistency, and speed of deliverables.
Experience ensuring responsible and compliant use of AI.
Experience leading, coaching, and developing a team.
Experience using meaningful metrics to guide priorities, evaluate effectiveness, and communicate business impact.
Experience building productive relationships across functions and levels of management.
Experience influencing stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority.
Experience communicating complex regulatory, technical, litigation-related, and process information clearly.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for enterprise safety compliance programs supporting both transportation and warehouse operations.
Monitor applicable federal, state, provincial, and local safety requirements and coordinate the evaluation and implementation of regulatory changes.
Lead governance and continuous improvement for key compliance areas, including DQ Files, Hours of Service, drug and alcohol testing, CSA performance, and OSHA-related requirements.
Coordinate internal and external compliance audits, track findings and corrective actions, and ensure timely closure of identified gaps.
Lead the development, review, maintenance, and governance of safety policies, procedures, standards, and related documentation.
Establish meaningful measures and reporting that provide visibility to compliance performance, emerging risks, and corrective-action progress.
Serve as the primary Penske Logistics liaison with the Corporate Litigation on litigation support matters.
Manage and coordinate discovery requests, document identification and collection, information requests, and other litigation-related deliverables.
Maintain organized tracking of litigation support requests, owners, due dates, status, and completion to support timely and accurate responses.
Coordinate with Safety, Operations, Human Resources, Fleet, and other stakeholders to obtain responsive information and records.
Serve as a designated corporate representative or subject matter expert when required, with appropriate preparation and guidance from Legal.
Serve as an advanced user of approved AI technologies, applying them to improve safety compliance, process efficiency, analysis, documentation, communication, and overall effectiveness.
Identify, evaluate, and implement practical AI-enabled solutions that eliminate manual effort, improve decision-making, and enhance business outcomes.
Utilize AI to analyze information, generate insights, automate routine activities, and improve the quality, consistency, and speed of deliverables.
Ensure responsible and compliant use of AI by adhering to company policies, governance standards, data privacy requirements, and information security expectations.
Lead, coach, and develop a small team of project leaders through clear objectives, regular feedback, workload prioritization, and professional development.
Ensure work products and processes are clear, concise, practical, and specific about expected behaviors, responsibilities, and actions.
Use meaningful metrics to guide priorities, evaluate effectiveness, and communicate business impact.
Build productive relationships across functions and levels of management and influence stakeholders without relying solely on direct authority.
Communicate complex regulatory, technical, litigation-related, and process information clearly in written materials, presentations, and verbal discussions.
Other projects and tasks as assigned.