Regional EHS Manager - Northeast

Eaton; United States; On-site; USD 108,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Regional EHS Manager for the Northeast. The role involves overseeing safety and health programs, incident management, and compliance audits. Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree and have at least 7 years of experience in the electrical or EHS fields. This position offers an annual salary range of $108,749.97 to $159,499.96, and involves travel and active engagement with local safety initiatives.

Benefits

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of experience in electrical field or EHS.
• Must be able to maintain an active and valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Lead adherence to installation and commissioning methods.
• Develop division safety and health programs.
• Perform safety assessments and audits.

Skills

Incident management

Safety assessments

Strong electrical background

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Bachelor’s in Occupational Safety and Health or related field

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Regional EHS Manager - Northeast.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $108,749.97 - $159,499.96 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What You’ll Do

Eaton’s Engineering Service & Systems division wants to help you fuel your career! Eaton has the largest and most experienced team of field services technicians and engineers in the industry. This team brings extensive skills and experiences to field service engineering. Active participation in recognized technical societies such as NFPA and IEEE and collaboration with a variety of utilities and industries ensures that our technicians are knowledgeable about today’s cutting‑edge technology and engineering techniques. We assist customers at every stage of the power system: offering start‑up and commissioning of equipment, performing planned maintenance, monitoring performance, diagnosing system problems remotely, as well as responding to emergencies on a 24/7 basis, 365 days a year. Our support services help businesses make the most of their existing electrical equipment by optimizing performance and extending the life of existing facilities.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead the uniform adherence to electrical product installation, start‑up and commissioning methods, providing coaching and direct assistance to resolve technical challenges and application issues
• Lead with incident management aspects, including but not limited to: reporting, investigation, and corrective/preventive actions
• Assist with identifying safety risks areas and developing short‑term and long‑term strategies to address them
• Coordinate/Perform annual employee required safety training and additional training to meet local leadership’s specific safety needs
• Consult with leaders to assist with identifying and developing local safety initiatives
• On a minimum of a monthly basis, analyze lagging and leading metrics, and develop/implement strategies for regional improvement
• On a minimum of a quarterly basis, plan, lead, and organize a regional safety operating review
• Develop division safety and health programs for deployment to a distributed/remote workforce
• Support local leadership teams in implementing and reviewing customer safety requirements
• Partner with training department to review and assist with the development of division training develop division safety programs for deployment to a distributed/remote workforce including but not limited to new PPE requirements, corporate policies, regulations and programs/processes to ensure that required EHS training is defined and is tracked to completion
• Integrate Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) within the region, and become HOP SME
• Lead safety meetings as needed
• Support regional leadership and employees in maintaining and driving a culture of continuous improvement for safety
• Perform safety assessments and audits to ensure compliance with safety management system and programmatic requirements
• Serve as a resource to the operations by staying relevant and informed on safety, industry and technical related topics
• Partner with other Regional Safety Managers to maintain consistency across each region
• Must be willing and able to travel by air as needed for client meetings, training, or events
• Must maintain an active and valid driver’s license

Qualifications

Other duties as required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum 7 years of experience in electrical field AND/OR EHS in industrial or electrical industry
• No relocation is being offered for this position. Candidate must reside within a 50 mile radius of an airport in the northeastern region of the United States to be considered. Active duty military candidates are exempt from this requirement
• Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
• Must be able to maintain an active and valid driver’s license
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F‑1 to‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Occupational Safety and Health or Environmental Sciences, engineering (electrical, mechanical or engineering technology), or related field
• 10+ years of experience in electrical field AND/OR EHS in industrial or electrical industry
• Electrical and Arc Flash Safety
• Familiar with Federal and State regulations (NFPA, OSHA, CSA)
• Safety certifications: Associate Safety Professional (ASP), Certified Safety Trained Supervisor (STS), Construction Health & Safety Technician (CHST) and/or Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Safety program development and implementation
• Experience managing direct reports
• Ability to demonstrate writing safety checklist and procedures
• Strong electrical background
• General awareness of environmental and situational safety hazards that may exist on job sites
• Knowledge and practice of safety precautions related to working with electrical and electronic equipment
• Previous experience delivering informative/instructional presentations to field based and management level employees
• Knowledge of human and organizational performance
• Demonstrated experience working divisional or company wide

Skills

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