EHS Portfolio Leader - LATAM

Job Description Summary

Responsible for activities and processes that assist the Environmental Health and Safety organization achieve business objectives. Impacts the team's ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives. The role is subject to operating policy objectives. There is moderate autonomy within the role. High levels of operational judgment are required to achieve outcomes required.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, mentor and guide on a day-to-day basis a team of EHS professionals across LATAM region.
• Provide the necessary direction and training to build business EHS capabilities and knowledge within EHS personnel.
• Provide oversight and governance to ensure EHS compliance with applicable management systems, programs, legislation and standards for distributed (services) operations across the region.
• Partner and develop positive working relationships with customers, external agencies and contractors as well as internal cross-functional personnel. Focal point of contact and interactions with all for the respective portfolio being served.
• Support ITO/OTR and handover or response to customer queries for projects across LATAM.
• Work closely with the auditing team to ensure appropriate governance in in place to monitor performance in all areas of operation. In addition, occasionally participate in business EHS governance audits and help with corrective action implementation.
• Share best practices across regions and areas of operation.

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety or technical equivalent from an accredited college or university, or equivalent qualification or
• Minimum of 10 years of significant EHS and operational experience in a professional EHS role overseeing the execution of EHS in projects or services environment, leading a team of EHS resources

• Ability and willingness to travel 50-70% of the time
• Must be physically capable of climbing a wind turbine and performing confined space entry on a regular basis.
• Must be capable of using turbine fall protection systems, including maintaining weight for such systems to be effective: maximum personal weight limit of 250 lbs.

• Demonstrated achievements with safety programs, industry standards, and regulatory requirements
• Deep domain expertise in multiple High-Risk Operations example; Electrical Safety/LOTO, crane safety, construction safety, fall prevention, confined space.
• Demonstrated ability to organize, motivate and drive change and interact cross-functionally
• Able to coach and support key influencers to drive EHS compliance and the reduction of risk through team engagement and help develop an organizational culture that prioritizes EHS
• Strong oral and written communication skills in the Portuguese and English language.
• Confidently able to facilitate and deliver training and or presentations to a diverse audience
• Ability to influence and motivate diverse teams to achieve a unified goal
• Trained to Global Wind Organization (GWO) standard