EHS Director - Modular Products

McKinstry; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinstry in Austin, TX, is seeking an experienced EHS Director to lead safety across the offsite manufacturing network. You will define multi-year safety strategy, build and mentor a team of safety professionals, and partner with operations leaders to embed safety into fabrication processes.

The ideal candidate has deep manufacturing expertise and proven success in safety planning, risk anticipation, and continuous improvement, driving a culture of operational excellence and safe production.

Qualifications

• Leads safety strategy and compliance across multiple sites.
• Develops and implements hazard controls and safety plans.
• Promotes a culture of continuous improvement and stop-work authority.

Responsibilities

• Develop multi-year safety strategy and governance for fabrication operations.
• Lead safety team and coordinate with senior operations leadership.
• Conduct safety audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI and related standards.
• Embed safety into daily management systems and production layouts.

Skills

Safety leadership

Strategic planning

Team building

Regulatory compliance

Industrial hygiene

Tools

OSHA standards

Lockout/Tagout

Ergonomic assessment tools

Job description

Build the future, spark innovation and align your career with purpose.

McKinstry is innovating the waste and climate harm out of the built environment and creating lasting impact. Together, we're building a thriving planet.

Buildings are a leading contributor to the climate crisis, generating nearly 40% of total global energy-related carbon emissions. We're making a lasting impact on our industry and within our communities by addressing the climate, affordability and equity crises through:

• renewables and energy services
• engineering and design
• construction and facility services

To get where we're going, we need big thinkers, problem solvers and collaborative mindsets. Does that sound like you?

The Opportunity with McKinstry

McKinstry is looking for an EHS Director to join our Modular Products team in Austin, TX. The EHS Director provides strategic leadership and ownership of the safety vision, programs, and performance across McKinstry's offsite manufacturing division. This role sets the multi-year safety strategy, builds and leads a team of safety professionals, and partners with senior operations leadership to embed safety into every aspect of fabrication operations.

The ideal candidate brings an in-depth manufacturing background combined with proven experience in safety strategy and planning — enabling them to anticipate risk, prioritize investment, set direction across multiple shops, and drive a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Additional responsibilities may include:

Safety Implementation

• Leads in the documentation and implementation of required or desired changes in the safety program.
• Writes job specific safety plans; schedules jobsite visits and safety audits.
• Controls hazardous working conditions and unsafe employee practices through site visits, safety plans, and education of all supervisory personnel.
• Conducts work area inspections and assists in personal injury investigations.
• Ensures compliance with pollution control and environment issues.
• Involved in disaster response and planning.
• Ensures full compliance of safety plan.
• Reinforces safety awareness in a manner that promotes cooperation and improved morale.
• Creates a working atmosphere that promotes openness and high level of enthusiasm and morale in the field and with the safety staff.
• Leads in developing and promoting the Safety department goal planning and department strategy.
• Responsible for leading account investigations and pointing out the lessons learned.
• Works with the Director of Operational Excellence to develop the three-year business plan and overall department strategy. Assists in the development of all department operations, trainings, and communication plans.
• Liaise with external world-class safety organizations and seek peer input on progress of the McKinstry safety transformation.
• Is committed to making McKinstry a world class safety organization.
• Embrace and demonstrate the concept that "Safety is an important element of marketing."
• Defines and owns the multi-year safety strategy and roadmap for the offsite manufacturing network, aligning with McKinstry's enterprise EHS strategy and business objectives, and builds the business case for safety investments to executive leadership.
• Develops the strategy and long-range direction for shop-specific safety programs - machine guarding, lockout/tagout, confined space, fall protection, welding and fabrication safety, electrical safety, and heavy-lift and material handling - and leads the safety team in their implementation and continuous improvement.
• Establishes the audit and inspection strategy for fabrication and manufacturing operations; develops and coaches the safety team to conduct shop floor audits that verify compliance with OSHA standards and company policies.
• Sets the standards, governance, and training strategy for the safe operation of cranes, forklifts, hoists, and other heavy-lift equipment used in fabrication and product movement.
• Ensures compliance with OSHA, EPA, NFPA, ANSI, and other regulatory and industry standards relevant to mechanical and fabricated product manufacturing.
• Establishes standards and oversight for Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), and ergonomic assessments across assembly and heavy material handling operations.
• Directs industrial hygiene monitoring programs for air quality, welding fumes, and noise exposure.
• Champions a culture of "stop work authority" and embeds safety into shop daily management systems, including SQDIP boards, tier meetings, and 5S programs.
• Sponsors lean and continuous improvement events focused on reducing risk and improving ergonomics and collaborates with operations and engineering to build safety into production line layouts, tooling, and process design.

People Management

• Recruit and hire staff