Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety

Voluntary Protection Programs Participants' Association, Inc.; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and disability insurance

PTO and holidays

Education assistance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

XPO is seeking a Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety to lead global safety strategy, regulatory compliance, and performance across transportation operations. The role emphasizes frontline leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the integration of safety into daily operations to drive measurable risk reduction.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in transportation safety, regulatory affairs, and executive leadership, with a track record of implementing

Qualifications

• 10 years of progressively responsible transportation safety and regulatory experience with leadership in large motor vehicle operations
• Extensive knowledge of FMCSRs, CSA, DOT compliance, OSHA requirements, hazardous materials regulations, accident investigation, driver qualification, and CV safety practices
• Bachelor’s degree in safety, transportation, business, engineering, risk management, or related discipline, or equivalent work or military experience

Responsibilities

• Establish the enterprise safety vision, strategy, policies, and performance objectives.
• Lead programs to reduce preventable crashes and unsafe driving behaviors.
• Maintain compliance with FMCSA/CSA regulations and oversee related programs.
• Develop strategies to reduce injuries across service centers, docks, yards, shops, offices, and other operating environments.
• Develop the roadmap for safety technologies and analytics to reduce risk and improve operations.
• Provide executive oversight of hazardous materials transportation, training, shipping documentation, handling requirements, spill prevention and response, environmental compliance, and regulatory reporting.
• Ensure investigations of significant crashes, injuries, spills, and other safety events and drive systemic improvements.
• Partner with Legal, Claims, Risk Management, and insurers to reduce accident severity and litigation exposure.
• Establish executive safety scorecards and KPIs to identify high-risk drivers and locations and prioritize interventions.
• Maintain relationships with FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, state agencies, industry associations, and other transportation safety organizations.
• Lead and develop regional and corporate safety professionals and build safety leadership.

Skills

Senior leadership

Transportation safety

Regulatory expertise

Safety strategy

Driver safety

Data-driven safety

Education

Bachelor’s degree in safety or related field

Job description

What you’ll need to succeed as a Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety at XPO

Minimum qualifications

• 10 years of progressively responsible transportation safety and regulatory experience, including significant leadership experience within LTL, truckload, logistics, or another large commercial motor vehicle operation
• Bachelor's degree in safety, transportation, business, engineering, risk management, or a related discipline, or equivalent work or military experience
• Extensive knowledge of FMCSRs, CSA, DOT compliance, OSHA requirements, hazardous materials regulations, accident investigation, driver qualification, and commercial vehicle safety practices

Preferred qualifications

• 15 years of progressively responsible transportation safety and regulatory experience, including significant leadership experience within LTL, truckload, logistics, or another large commercial motor vehicle operation
• Demonstrated regulatory expertise with strong operational and business acumen.
• Ability to operate effectively from the service center floor to the executive leadership level, translating complex safety data into clear priorities and actionable insights

Pay, benefits and more

• Competitive compensation package
• Full health insurance benefits available on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
• 9 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance
• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

What you’ll do on a typical day

• Safety Strategy & Leadership: Establish the enterprise safety vision, strategy, policies, and performance objectives. Build accountability for safety throughout the organization, with a particular emphasis on frontline leadership and the integration of safety into daily operations
• Driver & Fleet Safety: Lead programs designed to reduce preventable crashes and unsafe driving behaviors. Oversee driver qualifications, training, coaching, recognition, corrective action processes, and the ongoing evaluation of driver safety performance
• DOT/FMCSA & CSA Compliance: Maintain compliance with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and oversee programs affecting CSA performance, including vehicle maintenance, hours of service, driver fitness, controlled substances and alcohol testing, hazardous materials, and crash performance. Lead DataQs and regulatory response strategies, as appropriate
• Employee Safety & OSHA: Develop strategies to reduce injuries across service centers, docks, yards, shops, offices, and other operating environments. Oversee OSHA compliance, recordkeeping, injury trend analysis, corrective actions, and targeted injury prevention initiatives
• Safety Technology & Innovation: Develop the roadmap for technologies such as forward-, driver-, and side-facing cameras; AI-based driver monitoring; collision mitigation; lane departure and lane-centering systems; pedestrian detection; electronic DVIRs; telematics; and predictive safety analytics. Evaluate emerging technologies based on measurable risk reduction and operational value
• Hazardous Materials & Environmental Compliance: Provide executive oversight of hazardous materials transportation, training, shipping documentation, handling requirements, spill prevention and response, environmental compliance, and regulatory reporting
• Accident & Incident Management: Ensure significant crashes, injuries, spills, and other safety events are investigated promptly and consistently. Establish root cause analysis and corrective action processes, and ensure lessons learned are translated into systemic improvements
• Risk, Claims & Litigation Support: Partner with Legal, Claims, Risk Management, and insurance providers to reduce accident severity and litigation exposure. Ensure the preservation and availability of camera footage, telematics data, driver records, training documentation, vehicle information, and other evidence following significant events
• Analytics & Performance Management: Establish executive safety scorecards and leading and lagging indicators. Use data to identify high-risk drivers, locations, behaviors, routes, equipment, and operating practices, and prioritize interventions accordingly
• Regulatory & Industry Leadership: Maintain relationships with FMCSA, DOT, OSHA, state agencies, industry associations, and other transportation safety organizations. Monitor regulatory developments and ensure the company is prepared for emerging requirements
• Organizational Leadership: Lead and develop regional and corporate safety professionals, compliance specialists, and other safety personnel. Build succession plans and develop safety leaders who influence operations while serving as strategic partners, not solely compliance resources
• Physical Security: Maintain knowledge of current security systems and provide strategic direction to functional leaders
• Cross-Functional Relationships: Partner closely with Operations, Linehaul, Fleet Maintenance, Human Resources, Legal, Risk Management, Security, and executive leadership to build a strong safety culture while supporting reliable service, operational efficiency, employee engagement, and profitable growth
• Thought Leadership: Influence without relying solely on authority; constructively challenge operating practices; develop frontline leaders; leverage technology and analytics to anticipate risk; and establish safety as an integral component of operational excellence rather than a standalone compliance function

About XPO

XPO is a top ten global provider of transportation services, with a highly integrated network of people, technology and physical assets. At XPO, we look for employees who like a challenge and can communicate effectively in all situations. We want to leverage your skills and years of experience to drive positive results while ensuring a bright future for yourself and XPO. If you’re looking for a growth opportunity, join us at XPO.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, disability, veteran or other protected status.

All applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment may be required to take and pass a pre-employment drug test.

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