Regional EHS Manager

Xylem is a Fortune 500 global water solutions company dedicated to advancing sustainable impact and empowering the people who make water work every day. As a leading water technology company with 23000 employees operating in over 150 countries Xylem is at the forefront of addressing the worlds most critical water challenges. We invite passionate individuals to join our team dedicated to exceeding customer expectations through innovative and sustainable solutions.

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The Regional EHS Manager will lead the environmental health and safety strategy and tactical execution for their assigned region. This role is responsible for partnering with operational leadership teams corporate EHS teams and employees at all levels to develop lead and sustain initiatives prioritizing injury prevention regulatory compliance environmental performance and environmental footprint reduction.

The Regional EHS Manager ensures continuous improvement in workplace safety health and environmental impact while fostering a worldclass safety culture. The position reports directly to the Senior Manager of EHS and collaborates closely with site operations leadership.

We offer a full benefits package to include Flexible Time Off (FTO) health dental vision investment savings plan and additional miscellaneous benefits.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Oversight

• Provide direction coaching and subject matter expertise on all EHS activities to the regional operational leaders.

• Lead the strategic planning and tactical execution of EHS and security programs to deliver on critical safety health and environmental commitments.

• Implement and drive continuous improvement in injury prevention hazard control and environmental impact reduction through risk assessments mitigation strategies and action plans.

• Lead and manage incident investigations ensuring timely identification of root causes and execution of corrective actions.

• Drive alignment with Xylems global EHS strategy supporting the development of sitespecific goals and KPIs.

• Ensure compliance with local state federal and international safety and environmental regulations Xylems policies and consensus standards.

• Partner with leadership teams across levels and functions to embed EHS principles into everyday operations and decisionmaking.

• Lead efforts and collaborate with the site teams to minimize their environmental footprint and achieve sustainability targets focusing on reducing wastetolandfill water intensity and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

• Track and report on the results of risk assessments identified hazards industrial hygiene results sustainability metrics (waste water and energy reductions) and countermeasures to resolve risks.

• Act as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies and third parties facilitating audits inspections and necessary actions to maintain compliance. Ensuring that corrective action items are resolved in a timely manner.

• Promote and support a culture of continuous improvement fostering crossfunctional collaboration to enhance EHS practices and institute loss prevention loss control and countermeasures.

• Partner with operations to develop and distribute communications addressing incidents near misses lessons learned and safety alerts.

• Analyze and monitor key EHS metrics to assess program effectiveness and provide senior management feedback on performance and improvement opportunities.

Tactical Oversight

• Manage dotted line reports with their personal and technical development while driving accountability.

• Conduct routine site visits to provide inperson support and assistance.

• Assist regional branches with the coordination development and delivery of EHS training and education programs and ensure 100% completion of EHS training for all employees incorporating a combination of CBT (computerbased training) and inperson sessions.

• Lead and coordinate environmental inspections including air water and waste regulatory audits and ensure cradletograve compliance for waste management.

• Manage contractor safety programs to ensure compliance with Xylems safety standards and sitespecific safety procedures.

• Lead risk assessments job hazard analyses ergonomic assessments and safety audits and oversee their reviews prioritizing actions for prevention.

• Oversee incident response serving as the Incident Commander in the event of hazardous material spills or other emergencies.

• Ensure accurate recordkeeping of safety and environmental data including regulatory logs accident reports and performance metrics through EHS management systems.

• Lead crossfunctional teams on accident investigations facilitating learning opportunities and implementing preventive measures to avoid recurrence.

• Assist with maintaining sitespecific safetyrelated permits and ensuring operational compliance with air monitoring standards.

• Oversee and drive initiatives related to Emergency Response Plans (ERP) and Occupational Health Monitoring.

• Additional duties as assigned.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

• Successful development implementation and maintenance of EHS programs at the assigned location(s) with yearoveryear improvements in performance metrics.

• Achievement of sustainability goals including reductions in total recordable incident rate (TRIR) lost time incident rate (LTIR) greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions water consumption and waste.

• Participate in Xylem Watermark activities.

The Person

Skills & Attributes

• Strong experience in safety management systems risk assessments and accident investigation processes.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint) and EHS management system software.

Education and Experience

• An undergraduate degree in occupational safety environmental science public health orindustrial or safety engineering is required. An advanced degree is preferred.

• Minimum of 3 5 years of EHS experience.

• Professional safety certifications such as OSHA 30Hour NEBOSH General CSP (Certified Safety Professional) CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist) Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST) CHMM or equivalent are highly desired.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here represent those that a candidate must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Regularly required to sit stand reach bend and move about the working environment.

The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be able to manage multiple projects and complete assignments within deadlines.

• Office: Standard office equipment; work usually performed in an office setting free from disagreeable elements.

• Field: During field service audits persons may be exposed to extreme cold or hot conditions and may be required to walk through construction sites forests hills ditches and rough/rocky terrain.

• Standard weekly job hours: 40 hours

• Expected travel: 50% per month (by air and car) within the region. Some travel will require 2 3 days of overnight stay from the home site.

• Expected to wear safety boots safety glasses reflective vests and hard hats when required.

Xylem Job postings will include a wide salary range with each roles pay falling within that range. The starting salary is based on factors such as skills experience location and market conditions.

Xylem does not provide visa sponsorship for this position

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Join the global Xylem team to be a part of innovative technology solutions transforming water usage conservation and reuse. Our products impact public utilities industrial sectors residential areas and commercial buildings with a commitment to providing smart metering network technologies and advanced analytics for water electric and gas utilities. Partner with us in creating a world where water challenges are met with ingenuity and dedication; where we recognize the power of inclusion and belonging in driving innovation and allowing us to compete more effectively around the world.