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Sr Director, HSSE Project Execution


Job Location:

Austin, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 31 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 28 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary


RWE Americas LLC
To start as soon as possible full time permanent

Functional area: Health Safety & Environment
Remuneration: Exempt

The Sr Director HSSE Project Executionserves as the primary interface for RWE Americas (RWEA) HSSE Project Execution (Construction) integrating technical best practices regulatory expectations emerging industry trends team development and relationship management with contractors. The role provides strategic direction technical leadership and governance for HSSE across projects throughout North America to ensure safe working conditions achieve departmental and organizational KPI targets implement the HSSE management system maintain full regulatory compliance protect the environment and drive a proactive zero-harm safety culture throughout the project execution lifecycle.

Key activities:

  • Supports a team of contract HSSE professionals focused on safe project execution
  • Ensures safe and healthy working conditions and procedures for all colleagues and contractors
  • Achieves departmental KPIs and targets
  • Implements HSSE management system processes and programs within Project Execution and on construction projects
  • Ensures HSSE compliance with legislation regulations and environmental aspects at PE projects

Role Responsibilities:

  • Leads and supports a team of contract HSSE professionals to achieve departmental and Company KPIs and targets
  • Leads national campaigns around behavior-based safety workforce empowerment and leadershipaccountability
  • Oversees strategy implementation KPIs metrics and targets for HSSE Project Executionaligned with operations
  • Fosters the companys HSSE culture through interactions communications and leading by example
  • Shares progress through daily weekly and monthly reporting to team members and HSSE leadership to ensure collaboration across departments and drive safe work
  • Implements HSSE management system policies and procedures to ensure compliance with company directives
  • Regularly reviews Operations HSSE metrics and focuses the team on high-risk activities trends and mitigations
  • Advises and guides operational leadership on the implementation of the HSSE management system risk identification and mitigation
  • Responsible for targeted campaigns programs and initiatives for continuous improvement
  • Ensures governance and compliance with the HSSE management system and policies
  • Provides feedback to HSSE Excellence regarding procedure improvement opportunities/needs
  • Coordinates RCAs works with HSSE team members to conduct root cause analyses and identify learnings
  • Ensures HSSE training compliance across the business
  • Owns the communication strategy for field HSSE engagements storytelling and lessons-learned dissemination
  • Develops and manages HSSE operations/PE team OKRs team performance and rankings

Job Requirements and Experience:

  • A Bachelors of Science in Safety Management Environmental Engineering Construction or a relevant area of study is required
  • A minimum of 11 years ofconstruction safety management experience
  • Renewables industry experience a plus
  • Team Leadership: Ability to lead inspire manage and delegate effectively across regions
  • People Development: Ability to develop themselves and their people to their full potential
  • Performance Orientation: Self-motivated to drive the business increase performance and deliver results
  • Strategic thinking: Push boundaries to achieve goals utilizing resources in a matrix organization
  • Continuous Improvement: Constantly optimizing the business
  • Integration Management: Ability to lead teams through change management
  • Working Together: Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams
  • Communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate internally & externally within the chain of command and within his/her level of authority
  • Open mindset: Self-reflective personality able to learn and act on feedback
  • Hands-on mentality: Actively involving him-/herself pragmatic and fact-focused attitude
  • Deep expertise in HSSE and asset-intensive business (Construction)
  • Understanding of the regulatory framework in different jurisdictions/markets
  • Understanding of regulatory decision-making procedures
  • Understanding of business model regulatory and technical developments as well as potential implications
  • Onshore Wind PV BESS Construction & Operations understanding
  • Flexibility and willingness to travel extensively domestically as needed to effectively perform the job
  • Languages: English mandatory additional languages an advantage

Work Environment:

This position is an office-based role with significant travel and visits to field construction locations. The employee must be able to sit walk or stand for long durations of time.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.

Benefits offered: Medical Dental Vision Life Insurance Short-Term Disability Long-Term Disability 401(k) match Flexible Spending Accounts EAP Education Assistance Parental Leave Paid time off and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives in addition to salary.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion national origin disability veteran status or other legally protected status.

RWE Americas a subsidiary of RWE is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWEs 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 a talented workforce of 2000 employees RWE Americas develops constructs and operateswind solar and battery storage projects along with natural gas-powered generation that safely deliver affordable reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. This is complemented by RWEs energy trading business. RWE is also a major offtaker of American liquified natural gas (LNG). Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at .

At RWE Americas we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors - Have Courage Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning and we value ownership resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us you become part of a team that supports your development respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.


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