Senior Vice President, Health, Safety, and Environmental Excellence

7 days ago

Akron, Ohio, United States FirstEnergy Full time
About the Opportunity

This is an open position with FirstEnergy Service Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp.

This is a hybrid position (3 or more days on-site). While it is preferred the selected candidate reside and work in Akron, the position may be located from any one of our major offices within the FirstEnergy footprint.

Job Summary:

The Executive Director, Environmental Sustainability and Compliance is responsible for providing strategic leadership and vision, ensuring that environmental and safety programs are implemented effectively and in compliance with government regulations.

This position works closely with the senior management team and is responsible for the overall creation, development, deployment, and maintenance of an effective and sustainable environment, health & safety program.

This requires working closely with and engaging the business to support current and future business objectives.

It is accountable, along with the leadership team, for performance against the organization's stated environment, health & safety performance goals.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead efforts in developing, implementing, fostering, and sustaining a world-class environment and safety culture where employees and contractors own, promote, and reinforce safe behaviors and feel empowered to speak up.
  • Influence and coach business leaders on development of robust action plans to improve environment, health, and safety performance and to implement strategy moving forward.
  • Stay well-versed in and ensure the company complies with all state, federal, and local regulatory requirements.
  • Establish and develop substantive working relationships with peers, staff, corporate safety, and union leadership, and create an environment and implement changes, where needed, to enhance FirstEnergy's culture of safety, compliance, inclusion, accountability, performance excellence, and innovation.
  • Deliver results on an established and standardized metrics/dashboard to measure performance, including a robust assessment / audit process to demonstrate compliance with all laws and regulations.
  • Create a clear and standardized approach for review and reporting of all accidents, incidents, near misses, etc. including the investigation. This would include review of any subsequent remedial measures, efforts, and plans.
  • Initiate and monitor implementation of appropriate environmental and safety safeguards in accordance with applicable regulations and professional practice to ensure that employee, community, and environmental hazards and impacts of operational activities are eliminated or reduced to acceptable risk levels.
  • Plan, organize, develop, and monitor the performance of assigned directors, managers, supervisors, and staff, establishing performance requirements and personal development targets, monitor performance, and provide executive direction for performance improvement and development.
  • Plan, organize, control, integrate, and evaluate the work of the group.
  • Direct and prepare program budgets, establish budgetary control measures, allocate resources and personnel, and monitor programs for compliance with budget guidelines.
  • Lead, develop, implement, and maintain environmental and safety programs, training, policies, and procedures based on leading indicators and actions.
  • Maintain environmental and safety records, analyze trends, report on statistics, and manage non-compliance.
  • Provide leadership for the Labor Safety Management Committee.
  • Serve as the Company's liaison with OSHA, FE Legal, consultants, and attorneys contracted by the Company and/or insurance carriers to investigate and review general liability and claims made against the Company.
Qualifications:
  • Accomplished and approachable leader, with a demonstrated track record of safe operations excellence and people leadership.
  • Fifteen (15) years relevant work experience, with increasing levels of responsibility in leadership roles. Relevant work experience includes experience in environmental, health, safety, and human performance-related fields.
  • Bachelor's degree in related field of study required. Advanced degree is preferred.
  • Strategic vision and continuous improvement mindset.
  • Demonstrated track record of driving safety excellence and establishing applicable programs, policies, and best practices.
  • In-depth knowledge of environmental and safety regulations and compliance.
Specific knowledge and experience requirements include:
  • Advanced administrative principles and methods, including strategic goal setting, organizational analysis, program development, and implementation.
  • Federal, state, and local laws, regulations affecting the utility industry.
  • Critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Demonstrated execution of strategic and operational initiatives.
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills and flexibility to interact with all levels of employees.
  • Proven ability to work in a cross-functional setting.
  • Prior facilitation and support of process improvement projects and advanced change management principles.
Ability to:
  • Lead by example, facilitate and lead teams through change, and promote the values of trust and integrity.
  • Analyze difficult and complex issues and strategies, reach sound and logical fact-based conclusions and recommendations.
  • Understand, interpret, explain, and apply local, state, and federal policy, law, regulation.
  • Lead, facilitate, and/or participate in the strategic planning, organization design, implementation, and monitoring of comprehensive programs.
  • Evaluate departmental practices and make sound recommendations for improvements; develop and implement appropriate procedures and controls.
  • Exercise sound expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
  • Communicate and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the community.

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