Regional Environment Health Safety Manager

Xylem; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 72,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Xylem is seeking a Regional Environment Health Safety Manager to lead EHS initiatives across their region. This critical role partners with leadership to enhance safety practices, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve environmental performance. Ideal candidates should have a degree in occupational safety or a related field and notable experience in EHS frameworks.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Health insurance

Investment savings plan

Miscellaneous benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in EHS roles with 3-5 years preferred.
• Professional safety certifications like OSHA 30-Hour and NEBOSH desired.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement EHS strategy and initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.
• Conduct risk assessments and manage incident investigations.

Skills

Safety management

Risk assessment

Accident investigation

Communication

Microsoft Office

Education

Undergraduate degree in occupational safety

Advanced degree in relevant field

Job description

Regional Environment Health Safety Manager

Regional Environment Health Safety Manager

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Base pay range

$72,300.00/yr - $130,100.00/yr

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The Regional EHS Manager will lead the environmental, health, and safety strategy and tactical execution for their assigned region. This role is responsible for partnering with operational leadership teams, corporate EHS teams, and employees at all levels to develop, lead, and sustain initiatives prioritizing injury prevention, regulatory compliance, environmental performance, and environmental footprint reduction.

The Regional EHS Manager ensures continuous improvement in workplace safety, health, and environmental impact while fostering a world-class safety culture. The position reports directly to the Senior Manager of EHS and collaborates closely with site operations leadership.

We offer a full benefits package to include Flexible Time Off (FTO) , health, dental, vision, investment savings plan, and additional miscellaneous benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Oversight

• Provide direction, coaching, and subject matter expertise on all EHS activities to the regional operational leaders.
• Lead the strategic planning and tactical execution of EHS and security programs to deliver on critical safety, health, and environmental commitments.
• Implement and drive continuous improvement in injury prevention, hazard control, and environmental impact reduction through risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and action plans.
• Lead and manage incident investigations, ensuring timely identification of root causes and execution of corrective actions.
• Drive alignment with Xylem’s global EHS strategy, supporting the development of site-specific goals and KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with local, state, federal, and international safety and environmental regulations, Xylem’s policies, and consensus standards.
• Partner with leadership teams across levels and functions to embed EHS principles into everyday operations and decision-making.
• Lead efforts and collaborate with the site teams to minimize their environmental footprint and achieve sustainability targets, focusing on reducing waste-to-landfill, water intensity, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
• Track and report on the results of risk assessments, identified hazards, industrial hygiene results, sustainability metrics (waste, water, and energy reductions), and countermeasures to resolve risks.
• Act as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies and third parties, facilitating audits, inspections, and necessary actions to maintain compliance. Ensuring that corrective action items are resolved in a timely manner.
• Promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, fostering cross-functional collaboration to enhance EHS practices and institute loss prevention, loss control, and countermeasures.
• Partner with operations to develop and distribute communications addressing incidents, near misses, lessons learned, and safety alerts.
• Analyze and monitor key EHS metrics to assess program effectiveness and provide senior management feedback on performance and improvement opportunities.

Tactical Oversight

• Manage dotted line reports with their personal and technical development while driving accountability.
• Conduct routine site visits to provide in-person support and assistance.
• Assist regional branches with the coordination, development, and delivery of EHS training and education programs and ensure 100% completion of EHS training for all employees, incorporating a combination of CBT (computer-based training) and in-person sessions.
• Lead and coordinate environmental inspections, including air, water, and waste regulatory audits, and ensure cradle-to-grave compliance for waste management.
• Manage contractor safety programs to ensure compliance with Xylem's safety standards and site-specific safety procedures.
• Lead risk assessments, job hazard analyses, ergonomic assessments, and safety audits and oversee their reviews, prioritizing actions for prevention.
• Oversee incident response, serving as the Incident Commander in the event of hazardous material spills or other emergencies.
• Ensure accurate recordkeeping of safety and environmental data, including regulatory logs, accident reports, and performance metrics through EHS management systems.
• Lead cross-functional teams on accident investigations, facilitating learning opportunities and implementing preventive measures to avoid recurrence.
• Assist with maintaining site-specific safety-related permits and ensuring operational compliance with air monitoring standards.
• Oversee and drive initiatives related to Emergency Response Plans (ERP) and Occupational Health Monitoring.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Successful development, implementation, and maintenance of EHS programs at the assigned location(s) with year-over-year improvements in performance metrics.
• Achievement of sustainability goals, including reductions in total recordable incident rate (TRIR), lost time incident rate (LTIR), greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, water consumption, and waste.
• Participate in Xylem Watermark activities.

Skills & Attributes

• Strong experience in safety management systems, risk assessments, and accident investigation processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and EHS management system software.

Education and Experience

• An undergraduate degree in occupational safety, environmental science, public health, or industrial or safety engineering is required. An advanced degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 3 - 5 years of EHS experience.
• Professional safety certifications such as OSHA 30-Hour, NEBOSH General, CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), CHMM or equivalent are highly desired.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, reach, bend, and move about the working environment.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and complete assignments within deadlines.
• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from disagreeable elements.
• Field: During field service audits, persons may be exposed to extreme cold or hot conditions and may be required to walk through construction sites, forests, hills, ditches, and rough/rocky terrain.
• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours
• Expected travel: 50% per month (by air and car) within the region. Some travel will require 2 - 3 days of overnight stay from the home site.
• Expected to wear safety boots, safety glasses, reflective vests, and hard hats when required.

Xylem Job postings will include a wide salary range, with each role's pay falling within that range. The starting salary is based on factors such as skills, experience, location, and market conditions.

Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and Engineering

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Environmental Services, and Air, Water, and Waste Program Management

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