EH&S Area Manager

loenbro; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner across the U.S., delivering safety-focused EHS leadership and robust training programs to multiple locations.

The EHS Area Manager will establish and promote a culture of safety, oversee EHS protocols, audits, and training to minimize risks and incidents, and collaborate with operations to ensure compliance with OSHA and internal policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EHS, safety, or a related field.
• Experience leading EHS programs across multiple sites.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and incident investigations.
• Ability to conduct audits and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and oversee EHS training programs for all employees across locations.
• Assist in developing new hire orientations and hazard awareness training.
• Lead and document daily safety meetings and drills to enhance awareness of EHS procedures.
• Apply leadership to develop hazard recognition and mitigation skills among teams.
• Complete proper documentation and storage for all training.
• Educate and improve field EHS coordinators' capabilities and documentation.

Skills

EHS Management

Auditing

Training

Incident Investigation

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS or safety

Job description

About Loenbro

Loenbro is a trusted, long-term construction lifecycle partner to thousands of customers across the U.S. Our market spans all industries and our service offerings include Critical Electrical, Mechanical & Structural, Soft Crafts, Inspection, Underground Maintenance and Installation, and Fabrication. Our expertise lies in simplifying the complex and establishing long-standing relationships with our partners. We have a national presence but a local approach-every customer benefits from our capabilities and our care.

At Loenbro, we don't just offer jobs-we build careers grounded in integrity, teamwork, excellence, and purpose. Join a team where your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your work helps maintain and enhance the critical infrastructure that powers communities across the nation.

Job Summary

The EHS Area Manager plays an essential role in establishing and promoting a culture of safety within the Industrial Services specific areas they are assigned, focusing on compliance with both internal EHS policies and external regulatory requirements. This position involves overseeing EHS protocols across multiple locations, ensuring that each site adheres to the highest standards of workplace safety and health. By conducting regular audits, providing training, and implementing EHS programs, the EHS Manager works to minimize risks, reduce workplace accidents, and maintain a safe, healthy environment for all employees. Through collaboration with various departments and leadership teams, this role supports the organization's commitment to safety, demonstrating the importance of proactive measures in safeguarding the well-being of its workforce.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Training and Education

• Coordinate and oversee EHS training programs for all employees within the area, including but not limited to emergency response, hazardous material handling, and equipment safety.
• Assist in creating and performing new hire orientations, hazard awareness training, and other training as required.
• Manage, coordinate, participate in and/or conduct daily safety meetings, provide educational materials, and organize drills to enhance employee awareness of EHS procedures and regulations on job sites and office facilities.
• Applies leadership skills in an engaging fashion to continually develop and improve every team member's hazard recognition skill and hazard mitigation protocols and knowledge base.
• Complete proper documentation and storage (KPA) for all training and education completed.
• Manage, educate, and continuously improve the abilities and awareness of the field EHS coordinators within the area, ensure daily documentation requirements are met by the safety teams.

Enforcing EHS Policies and Procedures

• Implement company EHS policies and procedures in compliance with local, state, and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) rules and regulations.
• Applies all policies in a consistent fashion to facilitate a safety culture whereby hazard recognition and hazard elimination/mitigation is always the first task in every activity.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols, including company policies, the Site Safety Plan (SSP), client guidelines, and relevant federal regulations (OSHA, MSHA).

Regulatory Compliance

• Regulatory Compliance - Perform continual monitoring of job site and work habits to ensure compliance with company and regulatory health and safety regulations.
• Inspections consist of, but are not limited to: Lockout-Tagout, Required Permits and other job forms, Work Habits, Facility Inspections, and Construction Site Inspections.

Incident Investigations/Record Keeping and Reporting

• Lead the investigation of incidents within the area, ensuring thorough documentation, identification of root causes, and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure injured employees are provided appropriate care in a timely manner including but not limited to utilization of CORE Occupational Medicine.
• Providing adequate and proper documentation and implementation of corrective actions.
• Ensuring operational management is provided with safety analytics related to incident reports, hazards, corrective actions, etc.
• Utilize KPA reporting including but not limited to Safety Alerts, Incident Investigation reports, Root Cause Analysis, etc.
• Work with operations and EHS management team to determine actionable items related to incidents and enforce completion.

Coordination with Operations

• Communication - Establish a firm communication system between operations and H&S by being available and responsive to requests from field employees and managers.
• Works closely with the operations team to facilitate and maintain a culture where safety "is who we are". Enable and facilitate a setting where the entire organization is engaged to achieve behavior based safe work excellence.
• Acts to ensure EHS team is a constructive partner with the operations team and is a resource to operations.