Director of Environmental, Health & Safety – EH&S

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement a thorough, organization-wide Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) strategy that aligns with Pavion's business goals and commitment to employee safety.

• Create standardized safety policies, procedures, programs, and performance expectations across various business units and geographical areas.

• Foster and promote a proactive safety culture that prioritizes accountability, employee engagement, hazard recognition, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with executive leadership and operational leaders to weave safety into business planning, project execution, and everyday operations.

• Set EH&S objectives, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reporting mechanisms; provide regular updates to executive leadership.

• Ensure adherence to federal, state, and local environmental, health, and safety regulations, including requirements from OSHA and EPA.

• Perform risk assessments, job hazard analyses, site safety evaluations, operational audits, field visits, and site inspections.

• Manage safety documentation, records, permits, compliance reporting, regulatory inspections, and investigations.

• Establish safety standards and programs for field technicians, installers, project managers, service personnel, subcontractors, and work at customer sites.

• Supervise electrical safety, fall protection, ladder and lift safety, lockout/tagout, personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard communication, and related workplace hazard programs.

• Design and manage comprehensive EH&S training, orientations, refresher courses, task-specific instruction, safety meetings, toolbox talks, and hazard reporting.

• Lead or supervise investigations of injuries, near misses, property damage, environmental incidents, and other safety events; implement corrective and preventive measures.

• Collaborate on workers' compensation cases, return-to-work coordination, and workplace accommodations.

• Oversee environmental compliance initiatives related to hazardous materials, waste disposal, spill prevention, regulated material handling, and environmental documentation.

• Assist in the integration of acquired businesses by evaluating safety programs, identifying deficiencies, and applying consistent company standards.

• Develop scalable policies, training resources, reporting tools, and EH&S systems for an expanding geographically diverse organization.

• Cultivate relationships with customers, subcontractors, insurance partners, and external safety professionals.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Safety, Environmental Science, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be accepted.

• Over 8 years of progressive experience in environmental health and safety, occupational safety, or risk management, including leadership roles.

• Proven experience in developing and executing EH&S programs across multiple locations, business units, or field-based operations.

• Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations and relevant environmental compliance requirements.

• Experience in supporting construction, electrical contracting, industrial services, fire protection, security integration, facilities services, or a similar technical field.

• Demonstrated capability to conduct risk assessments, safety audits, incident investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective action planning.

• Experience in developing safety training programs and promoting safe work practices among field employees, managers, and subcontractors.

• Excellent analytical, organizational, communication, and presentation skills.

• Ability to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels and drive accountability without solely depending on formal authority.

• Willingness to travel to field locations, customer sites, and company facilities as business needs arise.

• Knowledge of international safety regulations is a plus.

• Master’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, or a related field (preferred).

• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or another relevant professional certification (preferred).

• Experience managing EH&S programs in a multi-state, multi-site organization (preferred).

• Experience in supporting mergers, acquisitions, and the integration of safety programs across diverse business operations (preferred).

• Familiarity with workers' compensation trends, insurance loss control, fleet safety, and safety performance analytics (preferred).

• Experience implementing EH&S management systems, digital safety platforms, and company-wide compliance reporting (preferred).

• Knowledge of NFPA standards and electrical safety standards pertinent to fire protection, life-safety systems, and electrical installation practices (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package.