Head of North America - Environment, Health & Safety
Key Info
Job Title:
Head of North America - Environment, Health & Safety
Sector:
ENERGY STORAGE
Salary:
$262,000 - $284,000
Contract Type:
permanent
A major US lithium-ion battery manufacturer operating at the core of North America’s EV and energy storage supply chain is appointing a senior EHS executive to lead Environment, Health & Safety across its entire North American footprint.
This is an enterprise-level mandate spanning multiple operating plants, expansion projects, and strategic partners with direct accountability for safety performance, regulatory compliance, and risk governance across one of the most critical manufacturing platforms in the clean energy transition.
As the organisation continues to scale aggressively across North America, it requires an EHS leader with the authority, judgement, and executive presence to set standards, enforce discipline, and represent the region at the highest levels internally and externally.
The Role
You will serve as the most senior EHS authority for North America, reporting to the region's CEO. The incoming will own the framework, governance, and execution of all environmental, health, and safety strategies across existing and future facilities.
This role sits at the intersection of:
Executive leadership
Regulatory accountability
Operational reality
Global alignment
Your remit is both strategic and decisive: setting direction at enterprise level, while retaining the credibility to intervene directly when risk threatens people, assets, or continuity of production.
Key Responsibilities
EHS Leadership
Own and govern the EHS management framework across all North American operations.
Define and enforce enterprise-wide standards aligned with global policy and U.S. regulatory requirements.
Hold full accountability for safety performance, compliance outcomes, and continuous improvement.
Regulatory & Risk Governance
Lead compliance across federal, state, and local regulations (EPA, OSHA, RCRA, CWA, SPCC, SWPPP, etc.).
Manage permitting, inspections, and regulatory engagement across multiple jurisdictions.
Anticipate regulatory change and proactively adapt strategy to mitigate enterprise risk.
Expansion & New Facility Readiness
Lead EHS system deployment for new plants, line expansions, and production ramp-ups.
Ensure readiness, compliance, and cultural alignment from pre-construction through steady-state operations.
Standardise environmental systems including air, water, waste, and chemical management.
Safety Performance & Culture
Own incident governance, root-cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action at enterprise level.
Drive a High-Performance Safety Culture through disciplined systems, data, and leadership accountability.
Establish KPI-driven improvement across audits, safety outcomes, and sustainability metrics.
Executive & Global Interface
Represent North America EHS in executive-level engagement with global headquarters and partners.
Act as the escalation point for serious incidents, regulatory exposure, and enterprise risk.
Align regional execution with global strategy while adapting to North American operational realities.
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management, Safety, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
Master’s degree preferred.
Experience
15+ years of progressive EHS leadership within complex, high-risk manufacturing environments.
Proven experience building and governing enterprise-level EHS systems across multiple sites.
Track record of operating with authority in regulated, high-pressure production environments.
Core Competencies
Deep command of US environmental and safety regulation.
Executive judgement able to balance strategic intent with operational consequence.
Clear, confident communicator at board, executive, and plant leadership levels.
Comfortable holding the line when standards are challenged.
Preferred
CSP, CIH, or CHMM certification.
Future Scope
As battery manufacturing evolves toward higher automation, tighter tolerances, and increased regulatory scrutiny, this role will continue to expand in influence and complexity.
The successful candidate will not simply maintain systems they will shape how safety, compliance, and operational risk are governed across a critical North American clean energy manufacturing platform.
