Regional EHS Operations Manager

Corteva Agriscience

Regional EHS Operations Manager leading EHS initiatives for North America Seed Operations at Corteva. Managing a team focused on environmental, health, safety compliance and performance improvement.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeDes Moines • Iowa • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Management of 5-6 direct reports
Lead the North America Seed Operations EHS Team to provide environmental, health, safety, process safety/containment, and motor vehicle support and expertise to the company at all levels
Partner with EHS Leadership to support emergency services and security initiatives in Global Seed Operations
Collaborate with Global Seed Operations teams to implement best practices and drive ownership of EHS performance
Measure functional performance against goals, client expectations and develop improvement plans
Attract, develop, and retain top tier talent to drive effective implementation of EHS processes, training, and tools.
Motivate and inspire employee performance excellence and job satisfaction.
Performance management of direct reports.
Review progress, develop abilities, evaluate performance, and provide feedback/coaching.
Develop annual EHS strategy in alignment with business and execute projects in alignment with annual strategy.
Strong focus on safety incident management and action item follow-up
Administering and developing training
Collaborate closely with the EHS Leaders across Corteva to ensure plans are well communicated and supported
Lead North America EHS team to align priorities, set objectives, track progress, develop abilities, evaluate performance, and provide feedback.
Monitor / Utilize Platform EH&S Key Metrics and Leading Indicators to drive environmental, health, safety, process safety/containment, and motor vehicle performance improvements.
Knowledgeable of and accountable for North America Seed Operations compliance with Corporate EHS Standards and AHJ regulatory requirements.
Validate North America Seed Operations self-assessment, audit, and regulatory compliance corrective action completion & validation.
Connect sites to technical resources and other solutions to enable successful execution of EHS programs as needed.
Serve as regional EHS focal point on regional GSO leadership team.
Participate in global EHS networks and leadership teams.
Participate in global cross-functional corporate networks and leadership teams.
Support community initiatives and communication networks to sustain the companies' public 'License to Operate'.
Provide proactive leadership and support for EHS advocacy initiatives including proactive value-based participation in relevant industry and professional associations and external networks globally.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree (4/5 yrs) in an applicable discipline
8+ years of relevant industry experience, knowledge and skills in a manufacturing / industrial environment
Fluent in English
Willing to travel 30%.
Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills
Bias for action
Excellent consultation, facilitation, and influencing skills
Excellent inter-personal relationship skills to all levels in an organization
Working knowledge of EHS work processes and concepts, in addition to facility operations and processes
Demonstrated open and clear communications and processes for issue resolution
Development of and maintaining efficient strategic relationships and communications
Self-motivated, independent thinker
Facilitates development and leveraging of expertise
Ability to manage multiple projects and set priorities
Works methodically and meets required deadlines
Well organized with a demonstrated ability to work without supervision
Excellent English / local language verbal and written communication skills
Excellent training and presentation skills
Broad experience with computers including word processing, spreadsheets, database and training/presentation software

Benefits

Comp & perks

Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

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Hard Skills & Tools

EHS processessafety incident managementperformance managementtraining developmentcompliance auditingregulatory complianceproject managementstrategic planningdata analysisprocess safety

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringconsultationfacilitationinfluencinginterpersonal skillscommunicationself-motivationorganizationproblem-solving