Corporate HSE Manager

Verdant Specialty Solutions; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdant Specialty Solutions is seeking an experienced Corporate HSE Manager to lead health, safety, security, and environmental programs across multiple manufacturing locations. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, and business leaders to strengthen HSE culture, reduce risk, and drive continuous improvement.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, 5+ years of HSE experience, and 3+ years of leadership across sites.

Qualifications

• Lead HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations, including regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.
• Strong knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) and environmental compliance programs.
• Experience in leading regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
• Ability to influence and partner with Operations, Engineering, and plant leadership across locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations, including company standards, regulatory compliance, audits, metrics, and continuous improvement
• PSM programs including PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, Mechanical Integrity, and PSSR
• Environmental compliance including permitting, emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, chemical reporting, and spill prevention
• Regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs
• Enterprise safety initiatives, emergency response programs, and strategies that strengthen safety culture
• Integration of HSE requirements into capital projects, facility changes, acquisitions, and operational improvement initiatives
• HSE performance reporting and recommendations to executive leadership

Skills

HSE leadership

Regulatory compliance

Audits & investigations

PSM knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or related

Job description

Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Corporate HSE Manager to join our team in Houston, Texas or University Park, Illinois. Reporting to the Vice President, Manufacturing, you’ll lead Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental programs across multiple manufacturing locations and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, and business leaders to strengthen our HSE culture, reduce operational risk, and drive continuous improvement.

What You’ll Own

• HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations, including company standards, regulatory compliance, audits, metrics, and continuous improvement
• Process Safety Management (PSM) programs, including PHA/HAZOP, LOPA, MOC, Mechanical Integrity, and PSSR
• Environmental compliance, including permitting, emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, chemical reporting, and spill prevention
• Regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action programs
• Enterprise safety initiatives, emergency response programs, and strategies that strengthen safety culture and operational ownership
• Integration of HSE requirements into capital projects, facility changes, acquisitions, and operational improvement initiatives
• HSE performance reporting and recommendations to executive leadership

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Occupational Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science, or a related technical discipline
• 5+ years of progressive HSE experience in chemical, petrochemical, manufacturing, or another regulated industrial environment
• 3+ years of leadership experience supporting HSE programs across multiple manufacturing locations
• Strong experience with PSM and environmental compliance programs
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable health, safety, environmental, and process safety regulations
• Experience leading regulatory inspections, audits, incident investigations, and corrective actions
• Strong ability to influence and partner with Operations, Engineering, plant leadership, and other cross-functional teams
• CSP, CIH, CHMM, PE, CSHM, or other relevant professional certification preferred
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally

Why Verdant?

You’ll join a global specialty chemicals business where HSE is integral to how we operate. This role offers the opportunity to influence HSE strategy across our manufacturing organization while working directly with plant and executive leadership to strengthen safety, compliance, process safety, and environmental performance.