EH&S Leader - Multi-Facility Safety & Compliance Champion

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy seeks an experienced EH&S Manager to lead safety across multiple hydroelectric facilities. You will develop and drive safety programs, lead audits, and coach field leadership to strengthen a proactive safety culture.

The role requires 7+ years of EH&S leadership, OSHA expertise, and experience with multi-site operations. Strong communication, analytics, and a passion for safe, reliable energy are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of progressive EH&S leadership experience in utilities, power generation, industrial manufacturing, construction, or similar industries.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, incident investigation, auditing, and risk management.
• Experience leading multi-site safety programs.
• Excellent communication, leadership, coaching, and influencing skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and experience with safety management systems, Power BI, or similar analytics tools preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CUSP, CSP, or ASP preferred.
• Hydroelectric, utility, FERC experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and manage a team of EH&S Coordinators by establishing clear priorities, providing coaching and performance feedback, fostering professional development, and ensuring consistent execution of Eagle Creek's environmental, health, and safety programs across the portfolio.
• Lead implementation of company EH&S strategy and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Champion Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) and Life Critical Risk Management principles.
• Coach field leadership and build a proactive safety culture through visible leadership and engagement.
• Develop and maintain EH&S dashboards and KPIs including TRIR, SIIR, Risk Notifications, near misses, observations, corrective actions, training completion, audit findings, and environmental performance.
• Lead investigations using root cause analysis and verify effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Conduct facility audits and support OSHA, FERC, insurance, and internal compliance reviews.
• Partner with Environmental Compliance staff to reduce spills, reportable events, and regulatory risk.
• Develop annual training strategy and evaluate training effectiveness.
• Oversee contractor safety programs and contractor performance.
• Support enterprise risk management by identifying emerging operational risks and mitigation actions.
• Prepare executive-level reports and present performance trends and recommendations.
• Travel (30-50%) throughout the portfolio to coach, audit, and support operations.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Communication

Auditing

Risk Management

Incident Investigation

MS Office

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Safety/Environmental Science/Engineering

Tools

Safety Management Systems

Job description

Eagle Creek Renewable Energy seeks an experienced EH&S Manager to lead safety across multiple hydroelectric facilities. You will develop and drive safety programs, lead audits, and coach field leadership to strengthen a proactive safety culture.

The role requires 7+ years of EH&S leadership, OSHA expertise, and experience with multi-site operations. Strong communication, analytics, and a passion for safe, reliable energy are essential.