Manager, Environmental Health & Safety

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

About ECRE: Eagle Creek Renewable Energy is one of the nation's largest owner-operators of hydroelectric generation facilities, managing a geographically diverse portfolio of approximately 85 renewable energy assets across the United States. We are committed to operating safely, protecting the environment, maintaining regulatory excellence, and delivering reliable clean energy while creating long-term value for our stakeholders.

Our culture is built on integrity, accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and an unwavering commitment that every employee and contractor returns home safely every day.

Position Summary:

The EH&S Manager is a strategic operational leader responsible for advancing Eagle Creek's environmental, health, and safety culture across multiple hydroelectric facilities. The role partners with Operations, Engineering, Dam Safety, Regulatory Affairs, Environmental Compliance, Cybersecurity, and executive leadership to proactively identify and reduce risk, improve leading safety indicators, strengthen workforce engagement, and ensure compliance with OSHA, FERC, environmental and company requirements.

Key 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.

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.

Success Measures:

• Reduction in serious injury exposure and environmental incidents.
• Improvement in leading safety indicators and employee engagement.
• Timely completion of corrective actions.
• Strong audit performance and regulatory compliance.
• Trusted partnerships with Operations and Executive Leadership.