Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety and Operational Risk - Remote

Compass Group USA; Charlotte (NC); Remote; USD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus potential

Remote work

Job summary

Compass Group USA is seeking a Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety & Operational Risk, a remote role overseeing EHS strategy and risk across Support Services with emphasis on data centers and critical environments.

You will lead policy creation, governance, and contractor risk management while ensuring compliance with safety and environmental regulations across diverse sites.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive EHS, environmental, safety, risk, quality, or operational leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site or enterprise EHS programs and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience in complex, regulated, high-risk, mission-critical, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, utilities, or comparable operating environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable environmental, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with contractor risk management, incident management, audits, corrective action, risk assessment, and EHS management systems.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, relationship-management, and change-leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Responsibilities

• Lead the EHS and operational risk strategy for Support Services, with particular emphasis on data centers, mission-critical facilities, critical environments, and complex technical operations.
• Establish scalable EHS policies, management systems, programs, and performance expectations that can be consistently applied across diverse operating environments and client requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate current and emerging risks associated with new technologies, capital projects, client transitions, acquisitions, and evolving operating models.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, client, and company requirements; serve as the senior resource for significant EHS and operational risk matters.
• Establish minimum contractor selection criteria based on safety performance, capabilities, regulatory history, staffing, training, and subcontractor controls.
• Integrate EHS requirements into project development, construction, commissioning, mobilization, operational readiness, site launches, and ongoing 24/7 operations.
• Provide leadership for electrical safety, contractor safety, high-risk activities, emergency preparedness, life safety, incident management, and other risks associated with hard services and engineering operations.
• Establish governance for contractor and vendor qualification, onboarding, performance management, audits, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

Skills

EHS leadership

Regulatory compliance

Risk management

Executive communication

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

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Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety and Operational Risk - Remote

Salary: $220,000 - $250,000 / year

Other Forms of Compensation: Annual bonus potential

Pay Grade:19

A family of companies and experiences

As the leading foodservice and support services company, Compass Group USA is known for our great people, great service and our great results. If you’ve been hungry and away from home, chances are you’ve tasted Compass Group’s delicious food and experienced our outstanding service. We have over 284,000 US associates who work in award-winning restaurants, corporate cafes, hospitals, schools, arenas, museums, and more in all 50 states. Our reach is constantly expanding to shape the industry and create new opportunities for innovation. Join the Compass family today!

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Each and every individual plays a key role in the growth and legacy of our company. We know the next big idea can come from anyone. We encourage developing and attracting expertise that differentiates us as a company as we continue to raise the bar.

Job Summary:

The Vice President, Environmental Health, Safety & Operational Risk provides strategic and operational leadership for environmental health, safety, quality, and risk management across Support Services, with a primary focus on the rapidly growing Data Centers business.

The role operates across Support Services environments that may include data centers, mission-critical and critical environments, facilities management and integrated facilities management, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor and cleanroom operations, life sciences, healthcare facilities, construction, commissioning, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, utilities, and other 24/7 hard-services and engineering operations.

This leader establishes enterprise standards, programs, and performance objectives that protect employees, contractors, clients, and customers while enabling safe growth, operational reliability, and consistent execution. The VP serves as a senior advisor to Support Services leadership and partners with Operations, Engineering, Construction, Facilities, Human Resources, Procurement, Legal, and client leadership.

This is a remote role and may be based near any major airport in the U.S.

Key Responsibilities:

EHS Strategy, Governance & Risk Management

• Lead the EHS and operational risk strategy for Support Services, with particular emphasis on data centers, mission-critical facilities, critical environments, and complex technical operations.
• Establish scalable EHS policies, management systems, programs, and performance expectations that can be consistently applied across diverse operating environments and client requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate current and emerging risks associated with new technologies, capital projects, client transitions, acquisitions, and evolving operating models.
• Ensure compliance with applicable safety, environmental, regulatory, client, and company requirements; serve as the senior resource for significant EHS and operational risk matters.
• Establish minimum contractor selection criteria based on safety performance, capabilities, regulatory history, staffing, training, and subcontractor controls.

Operational Readiness, Construction & Commissioning

• Integrate EHS requirements into project development, construction, commissioning, mobilization, operational readiness, site launches, and ongoing 24/7 operations.
• Provide leadership for electrical safety, contractor safety, high-risk activities, emergency preparedness, life safety, incident management, and other risks associated with hard services and engineering operations.
• Establish governance for contractor and vendor qualification, onboarding, performance management, audits, corrective action, and continuous improvement.

Performance, Assurance & Continuous Improvement

• Establish meaningful EHS KPIs, dashboards, reporting, and assurance processes to identify trends, measure performance, manage risk, and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide oversight of incident investigations, crisis response, root-cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions; ensure lessons learned are shared across Support Services.
• Partner with clients and senior leaders to establish shared EHS expectations and risk-management strategies for critical and complex operating environments.
• Provide EHS leadership and due diligence for new business, strategic pursuits, client transitions, mobilizations, acquisitions, and other growth initiatives.
• Build and develop a high-performing EHS organization and strengthen safety leadership capability throughout the business.
• Promote a culture in which safety, risk management, quality, and operational excellence are integrated into business decisions rather than managed as separate compliance activities.
• Provide oversight, where applicable, of specialized safety and quality programs, including food safety, HACCP, preventive controls, GMPs, supplier quality, and related regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Environmental Health, Engineering, Quality, or a related field preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive EHS, environmental, safety, risk, quality, or operational leadership experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading multi-site or enterprise EHS programs and developing high-performing teams.
• Experience in complex, regulated, high-risk, mission-critical, construction, manufacturing, healthcare, infrastructure, utilities, or comparable operating environments.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable environmental, safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with contractor risk management, incident management, audits, corrective action, risk assessment, and EHS management systems.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, relationship-management, and change-leadership skills.
• Willingness to travel regularly.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in data centers, critical environments, facilities management, integrated facilities management, advanced manufacturing, semiconductor, cleanroom, life sciences, healthcare facilities, construction, commissioning, capital projects, industrial operations, infrastructure, utilities, or 24/7 engineering operations.
• Experience with electrical safety and high-energy environments.
• Experience with ISO 45001, ISO 14001, ANSI/ASSP Z10, or comparable EHS management systems.
• CSP, CIH, or another relevant professional certification.
• Experience with enterprise EHS technology and analytics.
• Food safety or quality experience, including HACCP, GFSI, SQF, preventive controls, or GMPs.

Compass Group is an equal opportunity employer. At Compass, we are committed to treating all Applicants and Associates fairly based on their abilities, achievements, and experience without regard to race, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by law.

Qualified candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of this position satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Disclaimer: this job post is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all essential responsibilities, skills, tasks, or requirements associated with this position. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the position posted, the Company reserves the right to modify or change the essential functions of the job based on business necessity. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with a criminal history (including relevant driving history), in a manner consistent with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York Fair Chance Act.

Compass Corporate maintains a drug-free workplace.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Associates at Corporate are offered many fantastic benefits.

• Medical
• Vision
• Life Insurance/ AD
• Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Holiday Time Off (varies by site/state)
• Personal Leave
• Associate Shopping Program
• Health and Wellness Programs
• Discount Marketplace
• Identity Theft Protection
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Associates may also be eligible for paid and/or unpaid time off benefits in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. For positions in Washington State, Maryland, or to be performed Remotely, click here or copy/paste the link below for paid time off benefits information.