Senior Director, EHS & Training – Safety Leader

origisenergy; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Origis Energy in Austin, TX, is seeking a Senior Director or Director, EHS & Training to lead environmental, health, and safety across the Origis Services fleet and to head the training function. The role focuses on protecting employees and contractors, maintaining regulatory compliance, and strengthening field execution through practical standards and capability building.

The successful candidate will work in the field and at the site level with cross-functional teams and external partners,

Qualifications

• Own, maintain, and improve the EHS management system for utility-scale solar and energy storage operations and maintenance.
• Establish new EHS policies, procedures, minimum standards, and accountability across the operating fleet.
• Advise Services leadership on material EHS risks, regulatory requirements, emerging issues, and resources to manage them.
• Build and lead a strong field-centered safety culture emphasizing hazard recognition and stop-work authority.
• Serve as the senior EHS point of contact for incidents, customer concerns, regulatory matters, and high-risk field issues.
• Lead and develop EHS personnel and establish roles, goals, and performance expectations for the function.
• Provide EHS oversight for routine and non-routine O&M work, including electrical work, lockout/tagout, energized work, and contractor activities.
• Ensure site-specific safety plans, emergency action plans, job hazard analyses, permits, and procedures are current and used.
• Develop and execute a risk-based audit and field-inspection program; document findings.

Responsibilities

• Own, maintain, and improve the Origis Services EHS management system for utility-scale solar and energy storage operations and maintenance.
• Maintain and establish new EHS policies, procedures, minimum standards, and accountability across the operating fleet.
• Advise Services leadership on material EHS risks, regulatory requirements, emerging issues, and the resources required to manage them.
• Build and lead a strong field-centered safety culture that emphasizes hazard recognition, stop-work authority, learning, and personal accountability.
• Serve as the senior EHS point of contact for significant incidents, customer concerns, regulatory matters, and other high-risk field issues.
• Lead and develop EHS personnel and establish effective coverage, roles, goals, and performance expectations for the function.
• Provide EHS oversight for routine and non-routine O&M work, including electrical work, lockout/tagout, energized work, switching, troubleshooting, vegetation management, heavy equipment, lifting and rigging, work at height, confined spaces, hot work, battery energy storage systems, and contractor-performed activities.

Job description

Origis Energy in Austin, TX, is seeking a Senior Director or Director, EHS & Training to lead environmental, health, and safety across the Origis Services fleet and to head the training function. The role focuses on protecting employees and contractors, maintaining regulatory compliance, and strengthening field execution through practical standards and capability building.

The successful candidate will work in the field and at the site level with cross-functional teams and external partners,