Sr Director, HSSE Excellence

RWE•Austin, TX

3d•$190,000 - $245,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The HSSE Excellence Manager leads governance, management systems, and performance excellence across RWE Americas. This role aligns HSSE strategies, reporting, and risk frameworks with business objectives, ESG commitments, and regulatory requirements while driving continuous improvement, compliance, and operational effectiveness. The position promotes a culture of safety, accountability, and data-driven decision-making to achieve key HSSE goals.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Engineering or relevant area of study or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred
Minimum 14 years’ executive safety management experience in a multi-national, globally-matrixed organization
Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a team and/or business function
Knowledge Application: Designs long-term governance architecture and guides integration across functions and business units
Team Leadership: Ability to lead, inspire, manage and delegate effectively across departments, driving enterprise-wide system maturity and accountability
People Development: Ability to develop themselves and their people to their full potential
Performance Orientation: Self-motivated to drive the business, increase performance and deliver results
Problem Solving: Solves enterprise-wide governance scalability and consistency challenges, anticipating future-state system needs
Strategic Thinking: Push boundaries to achieve goals utilizing resources in a matrix organization, serving as a strategic advisor on risk performance
Continuous Improvement: Constantly optimizing the business
Integration Management: Ability to lead teams through change management
Working Together: Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams
Communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate internally & externally within the chain of command and within his/her level of authority
Open mindset: Self-reflective, able to learn and act on feedback
Hands-on mentality: Actively involving him-/herself, pragmatic and fact-focused attitude
Deep expertise in HSSE and asset-intense business (Construction, Operations)
Understanding of regulatory framework in different jurisdictions/markets
Understanding of regulatory decision-making procedures
Understanding of business model, regulatory and technical developments as well as potential implications
Onshore Wind & PV Construction & Operations understanding
Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically as needed to effectively perform the job
Languages: English mandatory, additional languages an advantage
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Nice To Haves

Renewables industry experience a plus but not required

Responsibilities

Lead a team of Directors and Managers to deliver departmental and company KPIs, strategic governance initiatives, and HSSE Management System maturity goals
Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for HSSE Management Systems, governance practices, performance tracking, and continuous improvement across the organization
Align HSSE reporting, risk classification frameworks, audit protocols, and performance metrics with business objectives, external requirements (e.g., ESG, regulatory), and enterprise-wide standards
Interface with legal, operations, finance, executive leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to guide HSSE performance reporting, risk management, and strategic decision-making
Serve as the governance lead for internal and external audits, board-level reporting cycles, third-party assessments, and certification readiness efforts
Approve governance enhancements, system standardizations, audit processes, digital tool adoptions, and process improvements to ensure scalability and risk integration
Drive enterprise-wide HSSE training programs, leadership development, and cultural initiatives within the governance function to build capability and accountability
Represent HSSE governance at investor meetings, in ESG disclosures, industry forums, and enterprise data architecture planning; evaluate emerging governance technologies and recommend adoption pathways