Role Overview

Title: EHS Manager
Hours: Full Time; Salaried
Location: Salt Lake City UT
Travel: Up to 50% domestic travel including trips up to 2 weeks
Benefits Eligible: Yes
Manager: COO

Mission Why We Need You

We need an EHS Manager who can do more than maintain compliance. We need a true leader who can continuously improve a proactive accountable and data-driven safety culture across field and operational environments.

This role is critical to creating a workplace where hazards near misses incidents and environmental concerns are reported early investigated thoroughly and acted on quickly. You will lead the systems behaviors and reporting rhythms that help employees take ownership of safety help leaders make better decisions and help the organization prevent repeat issues before they impact people or operations.

The right person for this role is highly credible in the field disciplined in reporting strong in analysis and comfortable holding teams accountable. You will use data to identify risk prioritize action measure performance and continuously improve how safety is led across the organization.

Outcomes Problems Youll Solve

In this role you will help the company:

• Build a culture where employees proactively report hazards near misses incidents and unsafe conditions without delay.

• Increase employee ownership and accountability by reinforcing that safety is everyones responsibility not just the EHS teams.

• Establish a data-driven EHS operating rhythm using leading indicators lagging indicators trend analysis and KPI reporting.

• Improve the quality speed and consistency of incident investigations root cause analysis corrective actions and closure verification.

• Identify recurring risks earlier through field observations inspections audits and strong reporting discipline.

• Give operations leaders clear actionable insights through timely dashboards reports and performance reviews.

• Strengthen compliance with company standards and all applicable local state and federal environmental health and safety regulations.

• Reduce repeat incidents and unresolved findings by ensuring corrective actions have clear owners deadlines and measurable follow-through.

Responsibilities What Youll Do

• Lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of environmental health and safety programs policies procedures and standards across operations.

• Own the EHS management system including reporting processes KPI tracking data integrity corrective action management and regulatory recordkeeping.

• Build and maintain a data-driven approach to EHS by analyzing trends identifying leading risk indicators and translating findings into clear action plans.

• Develop regular reporting dashboards and communicate performance trends open risks recurring issues and corrective action status to operations leadership and executive stakeholders.

• Drive a proactive reporting culture by setting expectations for immediate reporting accurate documentation and timely response to hazards near misses incidents injuries and environmental events.

• Lead incident response and investigations including fact gathering root cause analysis corrective action development ownership assignment and closure verification.

• Conduct regular field visits inspections audits and safety observations to identify risks early validate compliance and reinforce standards in the field.

• Partner with supervisors and managers to strengthen frontline safety leadership improve accountability and coach teams toward better ownership and follow-through.

• Design coordinate and deliver effective new hire orientation refresher training and targeted training based on operational risk and performance trends.

• Review EHS data to identify gaps in behavior training equipment procedures and supervision and drive corrective actions before issues escalate.

• Ensure OSHA-compliant injury illness accident and loss prevention records are accurate current and audit-ready.

• Oversee environmental reporting requirements and hazardous waste handling processes in compliance with applicable regulations.

• Support the development and revision of Safety Policies Standard Operating Procedures Job Safety Analyses and other technical documentation.

• Identify safety equipment and PPE needs in partnership with field leadership and ensure equipment is available maintained and aligned with operational risk.

• Support emergency preparedness and response including after-hours response when urgent safety issues require immediate action.

• Provide leadership to EHS personnel contractors or site safety representatives as applicable and help set the standard for how EHS is led across the business.

Competencies What Were Looking For

• A true leader with the confidence and credibility to influence operations challenge unsafe behaviors and hold teams accountable.

• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to drive action not just make recommendations.

• Deep commitment to proactive reporting fast follow-through and disciplined execution.

• Data-driven approach to decision-making with the ability to use metrics trends and root cause findings to prioritize risk reduction.

• Strong analytical capability including KPI interpretation trend analysis and translating data into practical next steps.

• Ability to build trust with frontline employees while maintaining high standards and clear expectations.

• Excellent verbal written and presentation skills including the ability to communicate effectively with both field teams and executives.

• Strong judgment urgency and follow-through in high-risk and fast-moving environments.

• Ability to balance coaching and support with firmness and accountability.

• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple sites priorities deadlines and reporting requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Environmental Health & Safety Occupational Safety Environmental Science Industrial Hygiene Engineering or a related field preferred; equivalent combination of certifications and experience also considered.

• 7 years of progressive EHS experience in drilling energy industrial construction field operations or similarly high-risk environments.

• Prior experience in a manager-level or lead-level EHS role with responsibility for program ownership reporting and cross-functional influence.

• OSHA 30 Certification in General Industry required.

• Strong working knowledge of applicable safety practices and regulatory requirements including fall protection confined space entry hazard communication PPE tool use electrical safety incident investigation and emergency response.

• Experience creating or managing EHS dashboards scorecards leading and lagging indicators and executive-level reporting.

• Experience driving corrective action systems and ensuring measurable closure of audit inspection and incident findings.

• Certified and Competent Trainer for Powered Industrial Trucks preferred.

• Experience writing and improving procedures JSAs and training materials.

• Strong Microsoft Office skills required especially Excel and PowerPoint; experience with EHS systems databases and reporting tools strongly preferred.

• Valid drivers license with a driving record acceptable to the companys driving safety program.

• Ability to obtain additional OSHA and other certifications as needed.

Working Style

• Field-first and highly visible not reactive and not desk-bound.

• Leads through presence clarity consistency and accountability.

• Comfortable spending significant time in operational environments building relationships and addressing issues directly.

• Highly disciplined in reporting documentation and follow-through.

• Uses data to ask better questions identify patterns and drive smarter decisions.

• Moves quickly on urgent issues while maintaining strong judgment and attention to detail.

• Able to work independently influence without authority and partner effectively with leaders across operations.

• Sets a tone of ownership by expecting employees and leaders alike to speak up early act responsibly and close the loop.

Physical Requirements

• Sit approximately 30% of the time and stand up to 70% of the time.

• Lift up to 50 pounds repeatedly.

• Wear all required PPE in accordance with safety procedures and regulations.

• Stand for long periods with moderate bending stooping and kneeling.

• Work in severe weather conditions.

• Climb ladders rigs and other elevated work areas and walk on uneven surfaces.

Benefits

Location Salary and Benefits

• The position is located in UT

• Salaried

• 10 Paid holidays

• 18 days PTO PTO accrual increase based on tenure

• Medical Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Paid Parental Leave

Equal Opportunity Employer

Zanskar is an equal-opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal state and local fair employment practice laws.