Environmental Health & Safety Director

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.

Environmental Health & Safety Director responsible for safety governance and compliance at Harmon, a major construction subcontractor. Driving leadership accountability and proactive safety culture across all operations.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeBloomington • Minnesota, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $165,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and lead the Harmon safety vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with business objectives
Establish annual safety goals, KPIs, and leading and lagging indicators
Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including behavior-based safety programs
Lead enterprise risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies across manufacturing and field environments
Integrate design-for-safety principles into engineering, fabrication, and installation processes
Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations across all locations and job sites
Develop, implement, and maintain corporate safety policies, standards, and procedures
Oversee incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes
Drive leadership accountability and ownership of safety performance at all levels
Foster a proactive safety culture focused on hazard recognition, prevention, and employee engagement
Review current org structure with Safety Reps and provide better or updated role clarity for that position
Develop Safety leaders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a related field, MBA/Graduate Degree preferred
10+ years of construction or manufacturing experience required with a large matrixed company environment
7+ years in EHS
7+ years of management experience including training and development
Preferred OSHA 500/502 Training
Excellent communication skills
Strong negotiation skills
Excellent leadership and management skills
Extensive industry knowledge
Strong cross-functional collaboration and effective business partnering capabilities.
Strong customer focus and interpersonal skills.
Excellent analytical, problem solving, planning, and organizational skills.
Knowledge of industry trends and best practices in EHS to continuously improve the organization’s EHS programs.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)
Incentive Plans
401(k) with employer contribution and match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness Program
Training and Career Progression

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Hard Skills & Tools

EHSroot cause analysisbehavior-based safety programsincident investigationsafety policy developmentKPI establishmentrisk assessmentcontinuous improvementdesign-for-safety principlessafety performance metrics

Soft Skills

communication skillsnegotiation skillsleadership skillsmanagement skillscross-functional collaborationcustomer focusinterpersonal skillsanalytical skillsproblem solvingorganizational skills

Certifications

OSHA 500 TrainingOSHA 502 Training