Associate Director – Health and Safety

Verizon

Oversee health and safety programs, ensuring safe returns for Verizon's technicians. Lead a team of safety managers, develop protocols, and collaborate with internal partners.

Posted 7/31/2026full-timeBasking Ridge • District of Columbia, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $103,000 - $198,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing health and safety programs, ensuring compliance with EHS regulations, and fostering a proactive safety culture. Proven ability to lead teams, communicate effectively across all organizational levels, and utilize data-driven approaches to enhance safety performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

EHS ComplianceHealth And Safety Program DesignCertified Safety ProfessionalCollaboration SkillsTelecommunications Industry Experience

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Hard Skills

Health And Safety Program DesignEHS ComplianceRoot Cause AnalysisRisk Trend IdentificationSafety Protocol ImplementationOccupational SafetyIndustrial HygieneEnvironmental DisciplinePredictive Safety MetricsIncident Investigation

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsTeam LeadershipCollaboration SkillsCultural Development

Tools & Technologies

Google Suite

Certifications & Qualifications

Certified Safety ProfessionalCertified Industrial Hygienist

Industry Keywords

TelecommunicationsEHS RegulationsSafety CultureField Technician SafetyUnion Collaboration

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee the design, deployment, and integration of health and safety programs for thousands of field technicians and facilities personnel
Ensure every person returns home safely every day while enabling operational speed and efficiency
Lead a distributed team of regional safety managers, the Corporate Industrial Hygienist, and the Verizon Ergonomist
Communicate and collaborate with internal partners and union representatives on safety programs, practices, and training requirements
Develop skills of H&S professionals to ensure technical and functional capabilities
Design and implement rigorous safety protocols tailored to reduce serious incidents and fatalities
Transition the organization from reactive metrics and compliance to predictive safety
Build and leverage leading-indicator dashboards to identify risk trends
Oversee the investigation of all critical incidents and ensure root cause analysis triggers operational changes
Cultivate a progressive safety culture where field teams feel safe reporting near-misses

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience
Eight or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training
EHS work experience in engineering, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental discipline, or equivalent technical field
Experience with EHS compliance and regulations
Demonstrated collaboration skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively at all levels of the organization
Telecommunications industry experience
Professional certification (Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist)
Experience with Google Suite (docs, sheets, slides, etc.)
Experience working with unions

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, dental, vision
short and long term disability
basic life insurance
supplemental life insurance
AD&D insurance
identity theft protection
pet insurance
group home & auto insurance
matched 401(k) savings plan
up to 8 company paid holidays per year
up to 6 personal days per year
paid parental leave
adoption assistance
tuition assistance
other incentives