Director, HSE - Manufacturing

Integra; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-driven rewards

Comprehensive healthcare

Education assistance and tuition

Time off & flexible benefits

Retirement & savings plan

Job summary

Integra seeks a Director, HSE Manufacturing to lead a world-class Health, Safety & Environmental strategy across modular factories and data-center construction projects in Houston. You will partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to embed safety into Lean performance and production readiness.

The role requires extensive leadership in manufacturing safety, program governance, and cross-functional influence across multi-site operations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of Health, Safety & Environmental leadership experience.
• Experience leading HSE programs in manufacturing environments.
• Proven ability to drive Lean Enterprise and SIF prevention programs.
• Strong matrix-organization collaboration with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of HSE strategy across modular factories and construction sites.
• Integrate safety into Lean design, standard work, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion PausePoint and high-hazard controls before critical activities.
• Provide executive reporting on SIF exposure, readiness, and incident prevention.

Skills

HSE Leadership

Lean Manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Matrix leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Safety/Engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

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Location: Houston, Texas

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The Opportunity

The Director, HSE Manufacturing is a senior enterprise leadership role responsible for developing and executing a world-class Health, Safety & Environmental strategy across a rapidly growing manufacturing and construction organization.

This leader will serve as a strategic business partner to Operations, Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Construction teams, ensuring safety excellence is fully integrated into operational performance, Lean Enterprise principles, and business growth objectives.

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience leading HSE programs within complex manufacturing environments and has a proven track record of driving cultural transformation through Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Human Performance, and Serious Injury & Fatality (SIF) prevention programs.

This role requires a highly collaborative leader who thrives in a matrix organization, influencing cross-functional stakeholders across multiple factories, project sites, and corporate functions to create a culture where Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Productivity work together to achieve operational excellence.

The Director, HSE Manufacturing drives a proactive, high-performance safety environment across all business units - strengthening risk visibility, critical control execution, manufacturing throughput, and operational readiness. The role provides strategic direction, subject matter expertise, and executive-level reporting to advance corporate governance, and ensure consistent safety performance across multi-site modular factories, yards, and data center construction projects.

What you will do?

Manufacturing Excellence & Lean Enterprise Leadership

• Partner with Operations leadership to integrate HSE principles into Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Ensure safety considerations are embedded within Value Stream Design, Standard Work, Kaizen Events, MDI (Managing for Daily Improvement), Visual Management Systems, and Capacity Expansion projects.
• Support manufacturing organizations in eliminating waste, reducing variation, and improving flow while maintaining uncompromised safety standards.
• Drive integration of safety metrics into SQDCC performance management systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to proactively identify and eliminate ergonomic, process, and industrial risks through Lean problem-solving methodologies.
• Champion a Safety-First Lean Culture where safety is recognized as a foundational element of operational excellence.

Matrix Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Effectively lead within a matrix organization, influencing leaders and teams without direct reporting authority.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Construction, Logistics, and Human Resources leaders to ensure consistent execution of enterprise safety objectives.
• Build strong relationships across multiple business units and operational sites to ensure alignment on priorities, resource allocation, and risk mitigation strategies.
• Facilitate executive-level discussions regarding operational risks, manufacturing readiness, capacity expansion, and safety performance.
• Demonstrate servant leadership by enabling business partners to achieve operational goals through safe and sustainable processes.

Strategic Safety Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of an integrated OHSMS aligned with ISO 45001, corporate standards, SafeState, and high-energy hazard controls.
• Embed SIF potential (pSIF) identification, SIF actual (aSIF) prevention, and critical control verification into both construction workflows and large-scale modular manufacturing lines, where repetitive high-risk activities require engineered safeguards and standardized work.
• Drive organizational adoption of PausePoint as a mandatory decision-making tool before high-hazard work, including factory rework, lifting operations, testing, and factory-to-site transitions.

Alignment With Enterprise Goals

• Collaborate with business unit executives to align safety strategy with modular production schedules, task planning, logistics timelines, and site commissioning milestones.
• Ensure SafeState onboarding, competency pathways, and readiness metrics are integrated into all modular factory operations and into mobilization planning for factory-built units shipped to construction sites.
• Support the scaling of manufacturing capacity safely by integrating safety requirements into capital equipment selection, layout design, and production engineering.

Performance Accountability

• Drive accountability through leading and lagging indicators, including SIF-related metrics, SafeState verification rates, manufacturing quality escape trends, and PausePoint adherence.
• Oversee regional/site safety leadership to ensure consistent execution of high-hazard controls across factory production lines, test areas, electrical integration bays, and site installation activities.

Governance, Incident Prevention & Learning

• Establish governance mechanisms for incident prevention, emergency response, investigation, RCA, and learning across manufacturing and construction operations.
• Ensure incidents and near misses undergo energy-based hazard review, and critical-control effectiveness analysis.
• Lead enterprise risk councils and learning teams focused on modularization risks such as:
  • crane & rigging for module movement
  • testing bays
  • production line pinch/crush points
  • high-volume powered-industrial-truck traffic
  • shipping stability and load securement

Regulatory & Standards Compliance

• Manage compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, ISO 45001, and industry-specific manufacturing regulations.
• Direct audits and gap assessments across factories, integration facilities, and job sites, ensuring seamless safety integration from modular fabrication through installation.

Culture, Capability & Workforce Development

• Promote a unified culture of SafeState readiness, PausePoint, and human performance principles across manufacturing teams, construction trades, and commissioning personnel.
• Implement enterprise learning pathways and capability development tailored to modular manufacturing.

External Representation & Leadership Interface

• Represent the organization in legal, regulatory, insurance, client, and industry safety forums related to both modular manufacturing and construction risk.
• Serve as a primary safety liaison to senior leadership, communicating enterprise SIF exposure trends, manufacturing capacity risks, and readiness indicators.

Process Safety, Modularization & High-Energy Hazard Integration

• Oversee integration of human performance, PSM principles, and energy-control protocols across large-scale modular manufacturing - including electrical integration, mechanical assembly, and high-density testing environments.

Ensure seamless alignment between factory-built systems and site installation procedures, focusing on SIF reduction across the entire factory ? transport ? installation ? commissioning lifecycle.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of progressive Health, Safety & Environmental leadership experience.
• Minimum 10 years supporting large-scale manufacturing operations.
• Minimum 5 years in a senior leadership role managing multi-site operations.
• Demonstrated experience within Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, or Lean Enterprise environments.
• Proven experience partnering directly with Manufacturing Operations leaders to support production growth, facility expansion, and operational transformation initiatives.
• Experience implementing and sustaining Lean methodologies including:
  • Kaizen
  • 5S
  • Visual Management
  • Standard Work
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Root Cause & Corrective Action (RCCA)
  • Daily Management Systems (MDI)
• Strong background supporting high-volume manufacturing, modular assembly, industrial production, automated equipment, and material flow operations.
• Proven success leading within matrix organizations and driving alignment among diverse stakeholders.
• Experience supporting production ramp-ups, new product introductions, facility expansions, and organizational growth initiatives.

Certifications

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) - Required
• OSHA 500 or equivalent authorized trainer - Preferred
• CHST, OHST, or CIH - Preferred
• First Aid/CPR Certification - Required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within modular construction, power systems, electrical equipment manufacturing, data center infrastructure, or industrial assembly operations.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Safety, or Business Administration.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent Operational Excellence certification.
• Experience implementing ISO 45001 within manufacturing environments.
• Experience working in organizations undergoing rapid growth and large-scale operational transformation.

Work Environment

• Primarily office-based with frequent site visits required
• Capable of conducting site walk-throughs, participating in audits, and supporting field operations
• Use of personal protective equipment (PPE) is required in field settings

How We Support You

We believe your best work happens when you feel supported - professionally, personally, and financially. That's why we offer a range of benefits designed to help you thrive, stay healthy, and plan for the future.

• Performance-driven rewards - Competitive pay with incentive opportunities that recognize your results and contributions.
• Comprehensive healthcare - Medical, dental, and vision coverage that supports you and your family’s total well-being.
• Security and peace of mind - Life and disability insurance programs that provide protection when it matters most.
• Flexible benefits options - A variety of voluntary benefits so you can personalize coverage to fit your needs.
• Time to recharge - Generous paid time off to relax, travel, and maintain a healthy work-life balance.
• Investing in your growth - Education assistance and tuition support to help you build skills and advance your career.
• Planning for the future - Retirement and savings programs that help you achieve long-term financial confidence.

Come build with us

At Integra, we're driven by a vision to transform the data center industry. We specialize in delivering optimized turnkey solutions that bring together speed, quality, and reliability - helping our clients build and operate the mission-critical infrastructure that powers today's digital world. Integra is a vertically integrated company - owning and managing every phase of the process from site selection and design to manufacturing, procurement, commissioning, and warranty. This approach allows us to move faster, solve challenges more efficiently, and deliver exceptional outcomes for our partners.

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