Senior Manager, Environmental Health and Safety – Hazardous Chemicals Logistics Operations

GXO Logistics, Inc.

Senior Manager leading sustainability, safety, and governance strategy at GXO Logistics operations. Driving compliance and minimizing environmental impacts across multiple facilities while focusing on team support and collaboration.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeHouston • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead sustainability, safety, and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy and actions across multiple facilities to ensure sites are changing with the pace of customer demand
Drive compliance with environmental regulations to ensure minimizing impact on the environment
Promote continuous improvement efforts across multiple sites to achieve compliance and sustainability goals by analyzing data, tracking progress, and identifying and prioritizing actions needed to achieve targets
Gain organizational support for initiatives and projects; communicate progress to key stakeholders
Track and report environmental compliance metrics; develop solutions and respond to evolving regulatory requirements by evaluating and integrating the requirements to proactively identify actions needed to address any potential risks or impacts on operations
Communicate regularly with Operations, Facilities and Leadership on metrics, environmental risks of activities, potential or actual violations, audit results, action plan execution and risk mitigation
Assist with review and investigation of incident reports associated with environmental spills and compliance
Compile findings and recommendations for corrective actions into summary reports
Provide insight on environmental governance, risk management and controls to reduce the risk of violations
Liaise with external environmental regulatory agencies
Develop, implement and manage EHS key performance (KPIs)
Serve as the subject matter expert for OSHA compliance and ensure that all safety-related incidents are accurately reported and thoroughly investigated

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years of progressively responsible experience implementing environmental compliance programs
3 years of supervisory/management experience in a team-focused environment
Experience interpreting and applying state and federal environmental regulations
Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Sustainability or related field or equivalent related work or military experience
8 + years of experience implementing environmental compliance programs
Project management experience
7–10+ years of EHS experience in logistics, chemical handling, manufacturing, or related high‑hazard industries.
Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT/PHMSA, RCRA, RMP, FIFRA and state/local regulations.
Demonstrated experience managing hazardous chemicals and leading EHS programs at a multi‑site or large‑scale operation.
Any of the following certifications: CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), CEM (Certified Environmental Manager), HAZWOPER 40‑hour certification, ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 auditor training, DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation certification

Benefits

Comp & perks

full health insurance (medical, dental and vision)
401(k)
life insurance
disability and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

Environmental Regulations InterpretationHazardous Chemical ManagementContinuous ImprovementKPI Development and ManagementIncident Investigation

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeam LeadershipStakeholder Engagement

Certifications

CSPCHMMCEMHAZWOPER 40-Hour CertificationISO 14001 Auditor TrainingISO 45001 Auditor TrainingDOT Hazardous Materials Transportation Certification