Remote EHS Director: Lead Safety, Compliance & Culture

GAF; Waterbury (CT); Remote; USD 189,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401(k) with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

GAF is seeking a Director of EHS Operations to lead the development and execution of world-class safety programs across manufacturing facilities. You will direct the strategy and governance of EHS initiatives, ensuring a proactive safety culture with training, auditing, and data-driven actions.

You will mentor EHS professionals, align with corporate safety objectives, and travel domestically up to 50% to support sites and leadership teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Safety, Engineering, or a related degree field.
• 10 years EHS experience, 5 years management of others.
• Ability to effectively adapt to changing needs and priorities while maintaining a positive attitude with a focus on client success.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills that are leveraged to build relationships and trust with internal and external stakeholders.
• Must have excellent organization, written and oral communication, listening and presentation skills including the ability to effectively present and discuss technical information and respond to questions from employees, government agency representatives, and customers.
• Demonstrated openness to change, flexibility, and adaptability.
• Ability to motivate teams and simultaneously manage multiple projects.
• Intermediate knowledge of Google Suite Office.
• Strong strategic thinking, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Commitment and engagement through a high level of work ethic and utilization of abilities for the best of the company.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a comprehensive EHS strategy that aligns with corporate business objectives and supports behavior based safety goals.
• Champion and drive a proactive, zero-incident mindset and behavior-based safety culture rooted in employee engagement, transparency, and accountability across all operational sites.
• Lead enterprise-wide EHS risk assessment and mitigation processes, specifically embedding Process Safety Management (PSM) and industrial hygiene best practices into daily operations.
• Direct the development, implementation, and governance of integrated EHS management systems and tools, leveraging advanced data analytics and digital platforms to monitor performance, identify emerging risks, and drive data-backed corrective actions.
• Ensure robust regulatory compliance and maintain governance over all GAF safety and environmental enterprise standards, policies, and management initiatives through proactive auditing and emerging regulation trend analysis.
• Oversee the incident investigation and reporting process, acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to conduct thorough root cause analyses and ensure effective, organization-wide implementation of preventative and corrective actions.
• Lead, mentor, and coach EHS professionals and operational leadership, fostering EHS leadership through influence and ensuring high-quality, up-to-date safety and environmental training programs are deployed.
• 50% Domestic Travel

Skills

EHS leadership

Safety culture

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Data analytics

Training programs

Project management

Change management

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS in Safety, Engineering, or related field

Post graduate degree in Safety/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Google Workspace

Job description

GAF is seeking a Director of EHS Operations to lead the development and execution of world-class safety programs across manufacturing facilities. You will direct the strategy and governance of EHS initiatives, ensuring a proactive safety culture with training, auditing, and data-driven actions.

You will mentor EHS professionals, align with corporate safety objectives, and travel domestically up to 50% to support sites and leadership teams.