Safety Engineer Principal

Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy HVAC and refrigeration success Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox we win as a team aiming for excellence and delivering innovative sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team members contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development. Come stay and grow with us.

The Principal Safety Engineer is a senior individual contributor within Lennoxs Environmental Health Safety & Sustainability (EHSS) organizationoperatingat a level equivalent to a Senior Manager. This role serves as an enterprise technical leader responsible for designing scaling and advancing safety programs across Lennoxs global operations.

Reporting to the Director of Corporate EHSS this role requiressignificant influenceacross multi-site operations engineering and leadership teams. The Principal Safety Engineer translates complex risk into scalable data-driven solutions that improve safety performance strengthen compliance and enable operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Program Design & Scaling

• Lead development and deployment of enterprise-wide safety programs across multiple sites
• Translate risk insights into standardized and scalable processes
• Drive adoption and sustainment of programs across the organization

Technical Leadership & Influence

• Serve as a senior technical authority for safety programs and risk reduction
• Influence cross-functional teams to drive alignment and execution
• Mentor EHSS and operations leaders to build capability

Process Improvement & Operational Excellence

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to drive year-over-year safety performance
• Standardize best practices and reduce variability across sites
• Apply Lean and structured problem-solving methodologies

Advanced Risk Assessment & Engineering Solutions

• Conduct complex safety and ergonomic risk assessments
• Provideexpertisein LOTO machine safeguarding PIT and pedestrian safety
• Partner with engineering to implement effective controls

Data Analytics & Insight Generation

• Analyze safety data toidentifytrends and prioritize risk reduction
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools for leadership
• Ensure data integrity and effective systemutilization

Audits Compliance & Governance

• Lead EHSS audits and drive corrective actions
• Ensure compliance with OSHA and environmental regulations
• Support the development of policies and standards

Problem Solving & Incident Prevention

• Lead incident investigations using RCA FMEA and 8D methodologies
• Identifysystemic issues and implement preventive solutions

Education

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Health & Safety Engineering or related field

Experience

• 10 years of progressive multi-site EHSS experience
• Experience designing and scaling enterprise-wide safety programs

Functional Skills

• Deep knowledge of safety programs risk assessment and regulatory requirements
• Expertisein industrial safety and high-risk operations

Leadership / Influence

• Proven ability to influence without authority across multi-site environments
• Strong mentoring and capability-building skills

Tools / Systems

• Experience with EHSS systems and data analytics platforms
• Advanced Excel and reporting capabilities

Travel

• Ability to travel up to 40% including international

Compensation: This is a salaried exempt role. The starting salary range for this role and market is between $131000 to $172000 annually. Factors that may affect starting salary include geography/market and the skills education experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Employees in this role are also eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the terms of the Companys applicable plan. Employees in this role are not eligible for overtime.

Benefits:Subject to applicable eligibility requirements the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical dental and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.

Depending on date of hire and subject to applicable eligibility requirements new employees in this role also receive up to: 12 days paid time off 2 paid well-being days 1 paid volunteer day 12 paid holidays and 3 floating holidays per year.

Our Culture: At Lennox our Core Values of Integrity Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team members contributions. As an equal opportunity employer we are committed to recruit develop and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox youll take pride in our brands knowing you are part of something special. Come stay and grow with us!

Disclaimers:The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time with or without notice subject to applicable law.

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