Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety and Operational Risk - Remote

Compass Group • Charlotte, NC

1d • $220,000 - $250,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety and Operational Risk provides strategic and operational leadership for environmental health, safety, quality, and risk management across Support Services, with a primary focus on the growing Data Centers business. The role spans environments such as data centers, mission-critical facilities, facilities management, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor and cleanroom operations, life sciences, healthcare facilities, construction, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, and utilities. The position establishes enterprise standards, programs, and performance objectives to protect employees, contractors, clients, and customers while enabling safe growth and operational reliability. It serves as a senior advisor to Support Services leadership and partners with Operations, Engineering, Construction, Facilities, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, and clients. This is a remote role that may be based near any major U.S. airport.

Requirements

• 12 or more years of progressive EHS, environmental, safety, risk, quality, or operational leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site or enterprise EHS programs and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience in complex, regulated, high-risk, mission-critical, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, utilities, or comparable operating environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable environmental, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with contractor risk management, incident management, audits, corrective action, risk assessment, and EHS management systems.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, relationship-management, and change-leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Quality, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in data centers, critical environments, facilities management, integrated facilities management, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, cleanroom, life sciences, healthcare facilities, construction, commissioning, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, utilities, or 24/7 engineering operations.
• Experience with electrical safety and high-energy environments.
• Experience with ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ANSI/ASSP Z10, or comparable EHS management systems.
• CSP, CIH, or another relevant professional certification.
• Experience with enterprise EHS technology and analytics.
• Food safety or quality experience, including HACCP, GFSI, SQF, preventive controls, or GMPs.

Responsibilities

• Lead EHS and operational risk strategy for Support Services, especially data centers, mission-critical facilities, critical environments, and complex technical operations.
• Establish scalable EHS policies, management systems, programs, and performance expectations across operating environments and client requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks associated with new technologies, capital projects, client transitions, acquisitions, and evolving operating models.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, client, and company requirements; serve as the senior resource for significant EHS and operational risk matters.
• Establish minimum contractor-selection criteria based on safety performance, capabilities, regulatory history, staffing, training, and subcontractor controls.
• Integrate EHS requirements into project development, construction, commissioning, mobilization, operational readiness, site launches, and ongoing 24/7 operations.
• Provide leadership for electrical safety, contractor safety, high-risk activities, emergency preparedness, life safety, incident management, and risks associated with hard services and engineering operations.
• Establish governance for contractor and vendor qualification, onboarding, performance management, audits, corrective action, and continuous improvement.
• Establish EHS KPIs, dashboards, reporting, and assurance processes to identify trends, measure performance, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.
• Oversee incident investigations, crisis response, root-cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions, and ensure lessons learned are shared across Support Services.
• Partner with clients and senior leaders to establish shared EHS expectations and risk-management strategies for critical and complex operating environments.
• Provide EHS leadership and due diligence for new business, strategic pursuits, client transitions, mobilizations, acquisitions, and other growth initiatives.
• Build and develop a high-performing EHS organization and strengthen safety leadership capability throughout the business.
• Promote a culture integrating safety, risk management, quality, and operational excellence into business decisions.
• Oversee, where applicable, specialized safety and quality programs, including food safety, HACCP, preventive controls, GMPs, supplier quality, and related regulatory requirements.
• Travel regularly.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life and accidental death insurance
• Disability insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Holiday time off (varies by site/state)
• Personal leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Annual bonus potential
• Paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws

What This Job Offers

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