Senior Director Environmental

GEODIS; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Telemedical access

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Career development programs

Mentorship opportunities

Employee perks like fitness discounts

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

GEODIS seeks a Senior Director of Environmental to lead environmental programs across the Americas, driving compliance, risk reduction, and sustainable business practices. You will partner with operations, engineering, maintenance, and HR to build a strong safety culture and improve environmental performance.

The role oversees air, water, waste, and hazardous materials programs, mentoring regional teams, and delivering executive-level reporting on KPIs and trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene or related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred (MS, MBA, MPH).
• 8–10+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading multi-site EHS programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for environmental programs across the Americas Region.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and facilities to embed EHS into business decisions.
• Develop annual environmental objectives, KPIs, and improvement plans.
• Oversee air, water, waste, hazardous materials, spill prevention, and permitting programs.
• Lead audits, inspections, and regulatory reporting; ensure compliance governance.
• Report EHSS performance with dashboards and executive summaries.

Skills

Environmental leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Strategic planning

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred (MS, MBA, MPH)

Tools

EMS software

MS Office

Job description

GEODIS specializes in unlocking business value in a complex world, ensuring seamless movement of goods worldwide. As a global third-party logistics provider (3PL), we power A Better Way to Deliver for the world's top brands and manufacturers. Fuel your career with GEODIS and discover endless growth opportunities. Our hybrid work schedule requires team members to be in the office four days per week, with the flexibility to work remotely one day each week.

Position Summary:

The Senior Director of Environmental provides strategic leadership, technical expertise, and operational oversight for all environmental programs across all lines of business within the Americas Region. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving environmental systems to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, prevent injuries, support operational excellence, and strengthen environmental stewardship. The Senior Director of Environmental partners closely with other cross functional partners, including operations, engineering, maintenance, facilities, quality, HR, and senior leadership to build a strong safety culture, improve environmental performance, and drive sustainable business practices.

Your role on the team:

• Drive strategic initiatives that improve environmental, reduce operational risk, and enhance sustainability performance.
• Build strong partnerships with operations leadership to integrate EHS&S into business decisions.
• Improve organizational capability in environmental compliance. Ensure alignment between operational goals and sustainability commitments.
  Provide strategic leadership and serve as the America’s Region subject matter expert for Environmental programs, compliance and risk management.
• Build and maintain a culture of safety, compliance, and environmental responsibility by partnering with operational leadership to align initiatives with business goals.
• Develop and implement annual environmental objectives, KPIs, and improvement plans, and acts as deputy to senior EHSS leadership, when needed.
• Oversee enterprise programs including, Environmental Programs including but not limited to: Air compliance, Waste management, Stormwater, Wastewater, Hazardous materials management, Spill prevention, Environmental permitting.
• Develop, maintain, and improve Environmental management systems, training programs, standards, and reporting systems.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations through maintaining strong knowledge of relevant standards (EPA, DOT/FMCSA, Hazmat, air quality, fire/life safety, environmental permitting and reporting).
• Manage environmental permits and reporting including air, stormwater, and wastewater compliance, hazardous waste and chemical reporting.
• Leads inspections and audits, monitor regulatory agency relationships and changes, , implement operational adjustments, drive hazard identification and risk reduction strategies, and develop regional programs to environmental strategies. required operational adjustments, Ensure strong compliance governance.
  Lead, develop, and manage regional environmental strategies and programs, including behavior based initiatives, green team committees, and site improvement projects aligned with corporate ESG goals.
• Drive proactive hazard identification, risk reduction strategies and ensure effective implementation of critical risk controls through risk assessments, inspections, and compliance audits.
• Collaborate with operations to improve resource efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
• Drives continuous improvements through reviewing incident investigations involving injuries, environmental events, and near misses, within 48 hours, conducting root cause analysis, leading learning reviews for significant events, developing and implementing sustainable corrective action
  plans.
• Ensure timely reporting and closure of corrective actions, tracking trends and implementing preventive measures.
• Key Develop, implement, and maintain EHSS policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Ensure procedures remain compliant and operationally effective.
• Maintain environmental and sustainability records and regulatory documentation.
• Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and executive reports.
• Track EHSS performance metrics and trends.
• Maintain regulatory files and reporting systems.
• Lead internal and external audits.
• Key reporting metrics include but not limited: Energy Use, Waste Diversion, Carbon Emissions, project completion.
• Partner Support facility design, expansion, and capital projects.
• Participate in design reviews and qualification processes.
• Ensure new equipment and systems meet environmental and sustainability requirements.
• Support development of technical documents and specifications.
• Evaluate outside consultants and service providers.
• Reporting and Performance Management
• Maintain enterprise scorecards, dashboards, and executive reporting for EHS&S performance.
• Ensure accurate reporting for programs including but not limited to: Data collection, Recordkeeping, KPI reporting, Regulatory reporting.
• Present performance trends, risks, and strategic recommendations to executive leadership.
• Regional multi-site responsibility.
• Direct and influence on safety, compliance, sustainability, and business performance within regional teams, including EHS Directors/Managers, Safety Managers, Transportation Safety Managers, Industrial Hygiene Specialists, and EHS Coordinators.
• On-call availability for emergency response and critical incidents. Travel up to 40–50% for site audits, customer meetings, incident reviews, and regional strategic initiatives.
• This role is critical to protecting employees, ensuring compliance, reducing risk, and advancing sustainability performance across the region.

What you need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental, Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, or related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred (MS, MBA, MPH).
• 8-10+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading multi-site EHS programs.
• Regional or multi-site leadership experience preferred.
• Strong experience in high-volume, fast-paced operational environments.
• Experience supporting customer-facing logistics operations preferred.
• Experience leading ESG, sustainability, or decarbonization initiatives preferred.
• This position requires strong knowledge of EHSS regulations, management systems, and environmental permitting experience, combined with incident investigation expertise and strong project management skills. The ideal candidate possesses proficiency in Microsoft Office, ability to manage multiple priorities, strong organizational skills, and problem-solving ability, with preferred certifications including CSP, ASP, CIH, CHMM, or Six Sigma. Additionally, the role demands strong communication and influencing skills, an established executive presence, the ability to work independently, and a proven capability to drive results in fast-paced environments.

What you gain from joining our team:

• Access wages early with the Rain financial wellness app.
• Free telemedical access to doctors and therapists through FirstStop Health available first day of employment!
• Health, dental, and vision insurance after 30 days of employment
• Paid maternity and paternity leave
• Access to career development, employee resource groups, and mentorship programs
• Access to employee perks like fitness class discounts and free access to a relaxation and meditation app
• Free financial wellness programs
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back to your community
• + more!

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