Global HSE& Sustainability Business Leader

Baker Hughes Company; Lufkin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care options

Life insurance

Tailored financial programs

Additional voluntary benefits

Job summary

Baker Hughes Company seeks an Global HSE & Sustainability Business Leader to shape the Health, Safety, and Environment strategy across global Power Transmission operations. You will partner with senior leaders to embed HSE into decisions, drive governance of the HSE Management System, and mentor HSE professionals worldwide to uphold a standard of excellence.

Role emphasizes environmental compliance, sustainability initiatives, and continuous improvement, with travel up to 30–40% as needed to

Qualifications

• Have 10 years of progressive HSE experience or similar leadership experience across global, multi-site operations.

Responsibilities

• Embed HSE into day-to-day decisions, long-term strategies, and performance metrics across geographies.
• Lead deployment and governance of the HSE Management System including ISO 14001/45001.
• Establish and enforce environmental governance frameworks for compliance and risk management across sites.
• Oversee environmental compliance programs: permitting, reporting, inspections and regulator engagement.
• Drive environmental risk management and implement controls for emissions, waste, water and chemicals.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to HSE teams globally.
• Lead environmental assurance activities, audits, and due diligence with timely closure of findings.
• Apply Kaizen, Lean and Root Cause methodologies to improve performance and drive corrective actions.
• Facilitate learning from incidents and environmental events to foster organizational learning.
• Champion sustainability, decarbonization and resource efficiency initiatives.

Skills

HSE leadership

ISO 14001/45001

Kaizen/Lean

Root Cause Analysis

Cross-cultural communication

SeniorStakeholderEngagement

Global governance

Travel readiness

Job description

Job Title

Global HSE & Sustainability Business Leader

Job Summary

As a Global HSE & Sustainability Business Partner, you will work across Baker Hughes’ global Power Transmission operations to shape our Health, Safety, and Environment strategy. You will collaborate closely with operational leaders, integrating HSE into business decision‑making, and driving a culture where safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement are at the core of how we work. You will also lead, coach, and mentor HSE professionals worldwide, developing future leaders and building a consistent standard of excellence across our organization.

To be successful in this role

You will be successful in this role, you will:

• Partnering with operations and functional leadership across multiple geographies to embed HSE into day-to-day decisions, long-term strategies, and performance metrics.
• Leading the global deployment and governance of the Baker Hughes HSE Management System, ensuring robust environmental compliance with ISO 14001/45001, sustainability frameworks, and applicable local, regional, and international regulations.
• Establishing and enforcing environmental governance frameworks, including standards, procedures, and controls, to ensure consistent compliance, risk management, and performance across all sites and operations.
• Overseeing environmental compliance programs, including permitting, regulatory reporting, inspections, and engagement with regulatory authorities, while ensuring full compliance and proactive risk mitigation.
• Driving environmental risk management by identifying environmental aspects and impacts (e.g., air emissions, waste, water, and chemicals), implementing controls, and verifying their effectiveness across global operations.
• Providing people leadership, coaching, and mentoring to HSE Specialists and Leads across the globe, while fostering a high-performing and collaborative team culture.
• Leading environmental assurance activities, including audits, compliance reviews, and due diligence assessments, ensuring timely closure of findings and sustained regulatory alignment.
• Driving change by applying Kaizen, Lean, and Root Cause Analysis methodologies to improve performance and accelerate corrective actions, including those related to environmental incidents and non-compliances.
• Facilitating Learning Teams and applying Human Performance principles to transform incidents, including environmental events, into organizational learning opportunities.
• Championing sustainability and decarbonization initiatives by supporting carbon reduction, resource efficiency, waste minimization, circularity, and environmental stewardship programs.
• Overseeing global HSE performance monitoring, including environmental KPIs (e.g., emissions, waste, water, and compliance metrics), analyzing trends, and influencing executive stakeholders through actionable insights and recommendations.
• Providing leadership for risk assessments, audits, and contractor assurance activities, ensuring alignment with both Baker Hughes and customer environmental and HSE standards.
• Collaborating with Supply Chain, Engineering, and ESG leaders to advance safety, decarbonization, environmental compliance, and sustainability programs.

Requirements

• Have 10 years of progressive HSE experience or similar leadership experience across global, multi-site operations, preferably within the energy, oil & gas, or heavy industry sectors.
• Have a strong ability to drive cultural change and partner with senior leaders to embed HSE practices into daily operations.
• Have extensive knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards, management systems, environmental management systems, and global regulatory compliance frameworks, including permitting, reporting, and governance requirements.
• Have expertise in Kaizen, Lean methodologies, Root Cause Analysis techniques (5-Why, ICAM, TapRooT), and continuous improvement frameworks.
• Have proven experience leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing HSE teams across diverse regions and cultures.
• Have obtained a professional HSE certification, such as NEBOSH, CSP, CMIOSH, or an equivalent qualification.
• Have strong communication skills, enabling effective engagement across cultures and organizational levels; possess fluency in English, with additional language proficiency being an advantage.
• Have the willingness and flexibility to travel internationally up to 30–40% of the time.

Work in a way that works for you

• Starting early / finishing early
• Starting late / finishing late
• Flexibility within the day or week to get the job done

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.

Baker Hughes works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. BH works.

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans. This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is:

Environmental Health & Safety Advisor - Environmental

Company Culture

At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.