EH&S Associate Director

nVent; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 146,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

nVent is seeking an experienced EHS leader to guide safety and environmental programs across multiple sites in the United States. You will champion a zero-harm culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive continuous improvement in alignment with sustainability goals.

The role requires a Bachelor's in EHS/Engineering or related field, 10+ years in safety and environmental management, and travel up to 50%. MBA or Master’s degree is a plus, and Spanish language skills are advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EHS, Engineering or related field; MBA or Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years in safety and environmental management systems.
• Experience leading safety across construction, field services and multi-site manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Be the EHS champion who motivates, inspires, and drives compliance across facilities.
• Coordinate and harmonize EHS programs and share best practices.
• Develop and monitor strategic EHS plans; report progress to leadership.
• Lead environmental processes for permitting, discharge and waste management.
• Drive sustainability projects aligning with company targets.
• Implement ISO-based SMS and EMS and achieve related certifications.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Environmental management systems

Safety program development

Stakeholder collaboration

Travel 50% availability

Spanish language (plus)

Education

Bachelor's degree in EHS/Engineering/Business

MBA or master's degree preferred

Job description

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

At nVent, our commitment to safety and sustainability drives everything we do. As a key member of the Integrated Supply Chain team, you’ll lead EHS initiatives across multiple locations, champion a zero‑harm culture, and partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure compliance, continuous improvement, and progress toward our sustainability goals. This role supports our Systems Protection Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) business.

What You Will Experience In This Position

• Be the EHS champion who motivates, inspires, instills passion and drives compliance and continues improvement across multiple facilities and cultures.
• Be responsible for coordination, alignment, harmonization, standard process sharing and communication on EHS programs.
• Develop strategic plans in collaboration with business and functional needs; implement, monitor, analyze and report on EHS initiatives and progress.
• Provide clear and continuous direction to the site teams driving a zero harm mentality safety culture.
• Develop and apply proactive EHS tools and deploy improvements as needed.
• Lead environmental processes to ensure company and regulatory requirements are met in relation to permitting obligations, discharge and emissions limits as well as hazardous/special waste management.
• Drive environmental sustainability progress through identification and completion of projects supporting nVent sustainability targets.
• Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and proactively close related gaps and deficiencies.
• Coordinate and engage plant personnel in the identification, development and implementation of EHS programs that will positively affect and contribute to the organization.
• Lead EHS incidents through problem solving, coaching and scaling corrective action.
• Implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) achieving respective ISO external certifications for focus facilities.

You Have

• Bachelor's degree in EHS, Operations, Engineering, or business-related field; MBA or master's level education preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive experience leading all aspects of safety and environmental management systems.
• Previous experience leading safety across construction, field services and multi‑site manufacturing environments.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a leadership role strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 50% of the time.
• Spanish speaking capability a plus.

We Have

• A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day
  • nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry‑leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.
  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.
• Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work
  • We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide
  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money
• Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:
  • Innovative & adaptable
  • Dedicated to absolute integrity
  • Focused on the customer first
  • Respectful and team oriented
  • Optimistic and energizing
  • Accountable for performance
  • Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.

Compensation Range

$146,300.00 - $271,700.00

Benefit Overview

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well‑being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full‑time employees that includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short‑term and long‑term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.
• A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.
• Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back‑up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well‑being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.

At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.