Project Director responsible for strategic planning and execution of port and marine projects for Arcadis. Leading teams and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards.
About the role
- Director of Health & Safety leading enterprise H&S strategy and governance across multiple manufacturing sites. Responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management in diverse operations.
Responsibilities
- Set Strategy & Governance: Define the 3–5 year HSS vision and annual operating plan; own the enterprise H&S policy framework and standards; chair the H&S governance cadence (monthly performance reviews, quarterly risk reviews with execs).
- Build and Mature an ISO-aligned Management System: Design, deploy, and continuously improve an OH&S management system aligned to ISO 45001; stand up internal audit programs, corrective action management, and management review.
- Lead with Data: Establish leading/lagging metrics, risk scoring, and dashboards; drive measurable improvement in TRIR/DART, severity, security incident rate, near-miss capture, and claims cost; ensure data integrity in the HSS platform.
- Engineer Out Risk at Scale: Partner with Maintenance/Engineering and CI to embed hazard identification, JHA, MOC, pre-startup safety reviews, and capital design reviews; ensure compliance with OSHA’s flammable liquids requirements and (where applicable) PSM expectations.
- Own Distilling & Warehousing Fire/Life Safety: Govern compliance to IFC Chapter 40 for distilled spirits storage in barrels/casks; align with NFPA/FM Global guidance for barrel warehouses; close HPR recommendations with insurers.
- Emergency Preparedness, Crisis Management & Business Continuity: Own enterprise plans; conduct drills/table-tops; coordinate incident command during events; capture and disseminate lessons learned; align with Risk/Legal/Comms and site leadership.
- Regulatory stewardship. Serve as company expert with regulators and authorities; assure permits, recordkeeping, and timely closure of findings.
- Contractor & High-risk Work Control: Govern contractor pre-qualification and site controls (LOTO, hot work, confined space, line break); audit permits-to-work and contractor performance.
- Talent, Capability & Culture: Build and lead a Center of Excellence and site H&S teams; develop leaders; standardize training (role-based, onboarding, annual refreshers); recognize safe behaviors; embed a learning culture.
- Operational Integration: Partner with Plant/Operations, Supply Chain, HR, Quality, and Finance to embed HSS into daily management systems and capital planning; include H&S in AOP/portfolio reviews.
- Claims & Insurance Interface: Partner with Risk/Legal and carriers on loss prevention engineering, claims reviews, and litigation support; reduce loss cost and frequency through targeted programs.
- Budget & Vendor Management: Own the enterprise H&S budgets; set sourcing strategies; manage contracts (guard services, monitoring, PPE, EHS software); measure ROI.
- Due Diligence & Integration: Lead H&S diligence for M&A, expansions, and new sites; develop integration plans and day-1 risk controls.
- Stakeholder Reporting: Provide monthly performance packs and executive updates; contribute to ESG/sustainability disclosures on health and safety, where applicable.
- External Engagement: Represent the company with industry bodies and local communities; track emerging codes/standards and best practices to anticipate requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Engineering, or related technical field
- Minimum 12 years progressive H&S/EHS experience in multi-site manufacturing (process/CPG preferred), including flammable-liquids operations and warehousing
- 7+ years’ experience leading leaders and matrixed teams across multiple sites/countries
- Experience building and governing enterprise HSS management systems aligned to ISO 45001
- Deep knowledge of U.S. OSHA/EPA, NFPA/IFC (including 2021 IFC Ch. 40), Canada provincial OHS, and Mexico NOM-STPS
- H&S program leadership: governance, emergency preparedness, incident management
- Crisis management & business continuity leadership
- Strong data and analytics orientation; fluency with EHS/HSS platforms.
- Demonstrated influence with executives and frontline teams; clear, action-oriented communication.
- Ability to travel routinely to U.S., Canada, and Mexico
- Experience building ISO-45001–aligned OH&S systems and internal/second-party audits; drove CAPA closure and management reviews
- Deep fluency with OSHA (incl. 1910.106), IFC/NFPA, TTB/ATF; working knowledge of Canada OHS and Mexico NOM-STPS
- Led risk assessments, MOC/PSSR, LOTO, permit-to-work, and contractor controls in process/flammable-liquids environments
- Experience with oversight of access control, VMS/analytics, guard-force operations, investigations, and threat/risk assessments; GSOC/central monitoring exposure
- Designed crisis/BCM programs, conducted exercises, and operated within ICS/NIMS; captured after-action learnings
- Leveraged EHS/H&S platforms and BI tools to build reliable leading-indicator dashboards and support decisions
- Ability to simplify complex risk/ROI trade-offs and aligned Operations, Supply Chain, HR, Quality, Legal, and Finance
- Experience managing multi-site portfolios, vendors and budgets; partnered with insurers to close HPR recommendations and reduce loss
- Has recruited and developed leaders; strengthened site capabilities and sustained a proactive, learning safety culture
- Ability to exercise sound judgment under uncertainty, balancing risk, cost, schedule, and operability
- Bilingual skillset preferred
- Valid Driver’s License
Benefits
- Paid Vacation
- 11 Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental & Vision eligibility from day one
- FSA/HSA
- 401K match
- EAP
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
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