EHS Executive

DPR Construction; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

DPR Construction is seeking a Senior EHS Leader to define project-wide EHS strategy, governance, and execution across large-scale projects in California. You will align EHS priorities with enterprise goals, drive safety performance, risk reduction, and regulatory readiness while embedding accountability in project delivery.

Lead multidisciplinary teams and partners, mentor EHS professionals, and communicate findings from investigations.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's or Associate degree in occupational safety, environmental health, engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• 8–12 years of construction EHS experience, including mega projects and BU leadership.

Responsibilities

• Defines project-wide EHS strategy, goals, and maturity targets aligned with enterprise and business unit standards.
• Oversees EHS governance and audit programs across all project phases, ensuring consistent application of policies and regulatory compliance, inclusive of Self-Perform Work.
• Leads serious-incident investigations, learning reviews, and communication of findings across the project and to the enterprise EHS team.
• Partners with project executives, operations, and trade partners to plan and mitigate high-risk work and integrate EHS into project execution.
• Develops and mentors project EHS professionals, building capability and succession within the project and across the enterprise.
• Represents the project in regulatory interactions, owner and stakeholder engagements, and cross-project EHS forums.
• Tracks and reports EHS performance metrics, analyzing trends to inform leadership decisions and program adjustments.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigations

Stakeholder management

Mentoring / coaching

Education

Bachelor’s or associate degree in safety/health/engineering/construction

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Job Summary

Leads Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) strategy, governance, and execution across a large or multiple project. Aligns project-level EHS priorities with enterprise and business unit goals to drive safety performance, risk reduction, and compliance. Partners with project leadership to integrate EHS objectives into project delivery, ensuring proactive hazard identification, regulatory readiness, and a culture of accountability. Directs multidisciplinary teams and external partners to achieve high-impact results and continuous improvement in EHS outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Defines project-wide EHS strategy, goals, and maturity targets aligned with enterprise and business unit standards.
2. Oversees EHS governance and audit programs across all project phases, ensuring consistent application of policies and regulatory compliance, inclusive of Self-Perform Work.
3. Leads serious-incident investigations, learning reviews, and communication of findings across the project and to the enterprise EHS team.
4. Partners with project executives, operations, and trade partners to plan and mitigate high-risk work and integrate EHS into project execution.
5. Develops and mentors project EHS professionals, building capability and succession within the project and across the enterprise.
6. Represents the project in regulatory interactions, owner and stakeholder engagements, and cross-project EHS forums.
7. Tracks and reports EHS performance metrics, analyzing trends to inform leadership decisions and program adjustments.

Education Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or associates degree in occupational safety, environmental health, engineering, construction management, or a related field required; master’s degree preferred.

Work Experience

8–12 years of experience in construction EHS required, including leadership of complex, large-scale or mega projects and multi-discipline EHS professionals or BU EHS leadership experience.

Certifications and Licenses

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 30-Hour Construction training required. OSHA Course 500 training required. First Aid (FA), Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), or Naloxone Administration (Narcan) certification preferred.

Anticipated starting pay range: $165,000.00- $193,000.00

DPR offers a variety of medical, dental, vision and wellness benefits to keep you healthy. Read more about eligibility and available benefits programs for skilled craft and labor or experienced professionals and recent graduates.

DPR Overview

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek. Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers. The DPR family of companies is closing the gap between design and construction with an integrated collection of products and services to build smarter, move faster and achieve strong results. Our approximately 11,000 employees share a commitment to growth, innovation and building great things—great teams, great careers and great projects that change the world.

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