Executive Vice President, Environment, Safety & Health (Los Angeles)

Platinum Global Talent Solutions seeks an Executive Vice President for Environment, Safety & Health in Los Angeles. The role involves leading ESH functions, developing strategic plans for performance improvement, ensuring compliance with regulations, and fostering a safety culture across the organization. The EVP will collaborate with the Executive Team and manage ESH staff while maintaining relationships with stakeholders. This position is crucial for driving ESH excellence in high-risk construction environments.
Platinum Global Talent Solutions is delighted to partner with a highly respected and well-known firm that has grown to be one of the largest integrated service companies in the construction industry. Still a family-owned business after over seven decades, our client is continuing to grow across their companies today. Made up of a group of five companies focused on various aspects of the construction industry, they have proven to be a leader in multiple areas and specialties including heavy equipment operation and transportation, hoisting and rigging, crane operations and electrical safety. With continual opportunities for collaboration across business lines, our client offers great career opportunities and paths for growth. Position Summary: The Executive Vice President (EVP) for Environment, Safety, Health (ESH) will provide executive level leadership for our client’s ESH function. This role is essential to drive the highest standards of performance in environmental compliance and sustainability, workplace safety, health and wellness in the high-risk construction industry and industrial environments. This position requires strategic skills and a strong mindset of continuous improvement to drive performance of ESH within the company to the next level. Executive level communication and collaboration skills are required to effectively communicate a strategy for improvement across the diverse set of projects, operations and industrial environments. Responsibilities: Developing and implementing a strategic plan that drives ESH performance improvement throughout the organization in alignment with the business objectives Developing and implementing necessary corporate ESH policies and procedures in compliance with regulatory requirements and necessary to drive ESH excellence; ensuring effective and efficient implementation across the company’s varied businesses Working collaboratively with the Executive Team to implement strategies to achieve company objectives Ensuring effective ESH oversight of projects and operations by providing effective leadership and support across multiple teams working in multiple locations across the United States Working with existing ESH team members to drive a team approach that enhances performance across all areas of responsibility for this key team. Hiring, training, and developing ESH staff that will contribute to the desired positive ESH mindset at all levels in the organization. Implement strategic priorities as agreed through the company’s Strategy Deployment Process (SDP) that drive a culture of environmental, safety, and health excellence aligned with agreed priorities. Develop and implement effective ESH training to the workforce that promotes an enhanced safety culture and meets regulatory requirements. Developing collaborative relationships across the business, particularly with field project and construction managers and supervisors to influence and ensure effective and efficient policy implementation Maintain relationships with customers, stakeholders, industry groups, and unions on ESH related matters Ensuring the executive team stay apprised of safety events in near real time and routinely communicate ESH key performance metrics, issues, risks and corrective action plans that address systemic problems Ensuring processes tailored to the business are in place to address incident investigations, root cause determination, corrective action implementation and communicating lessons learned Developing and implementing a Corporate Health and Wellness Program that promotes the corporate value of caring for our people Developing and operating within an established budget for ESH Accountabilities: Accountable to the CEO for execution of the broad range of duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description Accountable to the various heads to provide advice, support, compliance and oversight to ESH programs, policies and regulations Accountable to the Executive Team to provide updates of key performance indicators, issues and risks Accountable to the CFO to operate within a defined budget Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering or a related field. Master’s degree preferred Prefer relevant certifications such as Certified Safety Professional, Certified Safety Instruction, Certified Qualified Engineer Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in ESH leadership roles, with at least five years in a senior management position Experience in construction safety to include heavy equipment operation and transportation, hoisting and rigging, crane operations, electrical safety Experience working in a fast-paced multi-project organization Participation is recommended in national safety organizations such as American Society of Safety Professionals, American Society for Quality, Association of Crane and Rigging Professionals, etc.