EHS Systems and Governance Manager

QXO; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Parental leave

Paid training and certifications

Job summary

QXO, a leading North American building products distributor, seeks a Manager of EHS Systems & Governance to standardize and govern EHS programs across the enterprise. The role focuses on governance of enterprise EHS platforms, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and alignment with growth initiatives.

Collaboration with IT, Enterprise Data Governance, Operations, and vendors is essential. The position can be based in Atlanta, Coppell, Herndon, or similar markets, and involves leading

Qualifications

• 7+ years leading Environmental Health & Safety programs in a complex operating environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA, environmental compliance, incident management, auditing, inspections, corrective actions, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience designing and standardizing enterprise business processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise EHS platforms as a business owner or functional lead.
• Experience translating operational requirements into scalable digital workflows.
• Strong executive communication and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish enterprise standards for EHS business processes, workflows, and reporting.
• Govern incident management, inspections, audits, corrective actions, environmental, fleet, and compliance workflows.
• Ensure enterprise consistency across operating companies and acquisitions.
• Define EHS KPIs, business definitions, and reporting requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of enterprise EHS programs.

Skills

EHS leadership

OSHA compliance

Regulatory reporting

Digital workflows

Executive communication

Change management

Tools

EHS Insight

Riskonnect

Enablon

Benchmark Gensuite

Cority

Intelex

VelocityEHS

Job description

QXO is North America’s largest distributor and installer of insulation; second-largest distributor of roofing products; second-largest publicly traded distributor of lumber and building materials; and largest distributor of waterproofing products. QXO is the fastest growing company in the $800 billion building products distribution industry and plans to become the tech-enabled leader by delivering best-in-class customer satisfaction and outsized returns for its shareholders. The company is targeting $50 billion in annual revenue within the next decade through accretive acquisitions and organic growth. Visit QXO.com for more information.

As we grow, we’re committed to embedding Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHS) excellence into everything we do — ensuring our people, partners, and communities thrive.

What you will do:

The Manager, EHS Systems & Governance, is responsible for ensuring that QXO's Environment, Health, Safety & Security programs are consistently executed across the enterprise through standardized business processes, governance, reporting, and digital enablement.

This role serves as the governance owner for enterprise EHS platforms, ensuring enterprise EHS programs remain aligned with regulatory requirements, operational needs, and organizational growth through standardized business processes and digital enablement.

The position partners closely with Information Technology, Enterprise Data Governance, Operations, Fleet, Cybersecurity, and software vendors.

This role can be based out of: Atlanta, GA / Coppell, TX and/or Herndon, VA.

• Establish enterprise standards for EHS business processes, workflows, and reporting.
• Govern incident management, inspections, audits, corrective actions, environmental, fleet, and compliance workflows.
• Ensure enterprise consistency across operating companies and acquisitions.
• Define EHS KPIs, business definitions, and reporting requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement of enterprise EHS programs.

Business Process Ownership

• Translate regulatory and operational requirements into scalable business processes.
• Prioritize business enhancements based on operational need and compliance risk.
• Maintain business process enablement, forms, workflows, notifications, and reporting capabilities available within vendor-supported platform functionality.
• Partner with EHS leadership to continuously improve program execution.
• Support harmonization of acquired companies into the QXO operating model.

Business Partnership

• Partner with Information Technology on integrations, security, enterprise architecture, and technical roadmap.
• Partner with Enterprise Data Governance on business definitions and reporting requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Fleet, HR, Security, and business leaders.
• Represent Corporate EHS during enterprise technology initiatives.

Reporting & Performance

• Develop executive dashboards and business performance metrics.
• Ensure reporting supports regulatory compliance and operational decision making.
• Analyze enterprise trends to identify opportunities for risk reduction and program improvement.
• Support executive reviews through meaningful operational insights.

Organizational Change

• Lead enterprise adoption of standardized EHS processes.
• Develop governance documentation and operating standards.
• Support training and communication strategies.
• Enable acquisition onboarding through standardized EHS processes.

What you will bring:

Required

• 7+ years leading Environmental Health & Safety programs in a complex operating environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in OSHA, environmental compliance, incident management, auditing, inspections, corrective actions, and regulatory reporting.
• Experience designing and standardizing enterprise business processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise EHS platforms as a business owner or functional lead.
• Experience translating operational requirements into scalable digital workflows.
• Strong executive communication and change management skills.

Preferred

• Experience implementing or governing enterprise EHS management systems (e.g., EHS Insight, Riskonnect, Enablon, Benchmark Gensuite, Cority, Intelex, VelocityEHS, or similar platforms).
• Experience leading EHS process standardization across multiple business units, operating companies, or acquisitions.
• Experience translating regulatory and operational requirements into scalable digital workflows and business processes.
• Experience developing executive dashboards, KPIs, and business performance reporting using enterprise analytics platforms (e.g., Power BI, Looker, Tableau).
• Familiarity with enterprise data management concepts, including business definitions, master data, and reporting standards.
• Experience partnering with Information Technology, Enterprise Data Governance, and third-party software vendors on enterprise technology initiatives.
• Experience supporting organizational change management, user adoption, and enterprise training programs
• Experience in a high-growth, acquisition-driven organization.

What you will earn:

• 401(k) with employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO, company holidays, and parental leave
• Paid training and certifications
• Legal assistance and identity protection
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender or sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status.