Amentum

Director, Environmental Health & Safety Operations

Amentum

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $195,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, policies, procedures, and operational controls to ensure consistency, and compliance, across the company.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to site senior leadership and cross functional teams, providing expert guidance on EHS matters and strategic decision making.
  • Collaborate closely with the Senior Vice President, EHS and Sustainability, and broader EHS leadership to align operational objectives with corporate priorities.
  • Ensure the effectiveness, scalability, and efficiency of EHS management systems, tools, processes, and reporting frameworks.
  • Promote and champion initiatives that elevate EHS performance and reduce operational risk.
  • Assist with the development of the organization’s EHS policies and procedures in compliance with corporate standards and federal, state, local, and contract requirements.
  • Assist with the development of comprehensive EHS training programs, competency models, and learning systems to strengthen organizational EHS capabilities.
  • Develop targeted EHS training for employees and managers to ensure consistent understanding and adoption of safety and environmental practices.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant federal, state, local, and international regulations.
  • Collaborate with Business Group EHS VPs to support audits, assessments, inspections, and corrective action processes.
  • Develop, monitor, and report on key EHS performance metrics, including safety performance, injury/accident prevention, industrial hygiene, personal protection programs, training, awareness, asset protection, and EHS trend analysis.
  • Identify, assess, and prioritize risks; develop mitigation strategies and plans to reduce or eliminate hazards across the enterprise.
  • Support incident management processes, including incident investigations, root cause analysis, emergency preparedness, and timely corrective action completion.
  • Promote a culture of safety, health, environmental responsibility, and operational stewardship, fostering high engagement and accountability at all organizational levels.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop members of the EHS Operations team; provide coaching, performance management, and support to ensure technical excellence and high-quality service delivery.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Industrial Hygiene, or related field.
  • 10 – 14 years of related experience.
  • EHS Certification: Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Associate Safety Professional (ASP), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 applications to support analytics, reporting and communications.
  • Demonstrated experience leveraging SurveyMonkey or comparable tools for organizational assessments and safety culture insights.
  • Extensive experience with the Intelex EHS Management System or equivalent enterprise-level EHS platforms to manage compliance, risk, and performance.
  • Demonstrated experience with ISO 9001/14001 & quality and environmental management system requirements.
  • US Citizenship required to apply.
Benefits
  • Health, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
  • Educational reimbursement
  • Parental leave
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tax-saving options
  • Disability and life insurance
  • Pet insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
EHS programsEHS policiesoperational controlsEHS management systemsEHS performance metricsincident managementroot cause analysisrisk assessmenttraining developmentcompliance management
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationmentoringcoachingcommunicationstrategic decision makingengagementaccountabilityproblem solvingorganizational skills
Certifications
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)Associate Safety Professional (ASP)Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)