Global Environmental Programs Leader

The Global Environmental Programs Leader at Fortune Brands in Deerfield, IL, leads environmental performance initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulations and reducing risks. This role involves developing policies, engaging with stakeholders, and driving sustainability programs globally. Responsibilities include auditing compliance, training staff, and implementing technology solutions for environmental improvement. A bachelor's degree and 10 years of relevant experience are required. The position offers a hybrid work schedule.
Job Description

The Global Environmental Programs Leader leads the development of solutions, programs, and plans for continuous improvement in environmental performance across Fortune Brands Innovations. This role drives implementation of rigorous corrective/preventive action and sharing of best practices to improve enterprise-wide environmental performance and reduce risk. This position engages in structured problem-solving, provides key input to senior leadership to support decision making, and acts as the subject matter expert on cross-functional initiatives and projects for the organization globally.

This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule based in Deerfield, IL.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
• Serve as subject matter expert for Fortune Brands Innovations in the area of environmental compliance, risk and impact reduction, and strategy.
• Develop and implement environmental policies, procedures, and programs in compliance with local, state, and federal rules and regulations. Develop and manage assessment process for critical environmental areas and drive sustainable improvement across the Company.
• Use deep domain expertise to identify, develop and lead environmental improvement initiatives across the global organization that reduce compliance risk and improve environmental impact of operations; lead project and cross-functional teams to drive success of environmental and sustainability initiatives.
• Lead engagement with applicable regulatory authorities and internal stakeholders when required; represent FBIN as subject matter leader with external stakeholders.
• Work closely with internal partners with respect to employee environmental compliance and programs. Provide subject matter expertise on regulatory requirements for managing and reporting environmental events.
• Lead and/or provide oversight for environmental permitting, waste management, vendor assessment, shipping/receiving hazardous material and waste, chemical management/approval/reporting, remedial programs, and environmental reserves.
• Train, mentor, and develop EHS resources and leadership with respect to environmental programs, requirements, and risks.
• Audit compliance with environmental permits and other obligations; lead thorough permit review and change management processes.
• Drive thorough environmental incident review, sharing of learnings, and follow up/closure; use learnings from events to support strategy and drive continuous improvement across the enterprise; lead investigations of select spills/releases, exceedances, or potentially severe environmental events.
• Participate in the identification and implementation of EHSS and ESG technology solutions to enable compliance, risk reduction, and environmental/ESG improvement; support ESG and EHSS information reporting, including support for EHSS and ESG operational data collection and validation.
• Monitor and understand emerging trends in environmental programs and requirements; identify and communicate potential impacts; develop short- and long-term strategies to ensure adequate preparedness and response.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree required. In lieu of a degree, commensurate experience will be considered
• A minimum of 10 years of related experience required, including leading environmental programs in a manufacturing environment
• Advanced knowledge of the federal and state environmental regulations covering across all media; experience with complex air and water permit requirements and procedures; experience managing the generation, storage and disposal of regulated and hazardous waste; experience evaluating and managing environmental consultants
• Experience with remedial system assessment, design, operation, and monitoring; experience assessing and managing environmental reserves
• Extensive experience conducting environmental audits and compliance assessments
• Advanced knowledge of pollution control technologies and environmental sampling required; experience with energy and waste reduction strategies and projects preferred
• Experience leading environmental management system development and execution
• Experience with global operations and regulations and requirements preferred
• Ability to travel both domestically and internationally without restriction; ability to travel up to 35%
• Professional environmental certifications preferred

Additional Information

Company Description:

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading innovation company focused on creating smarter, safer and more beautiful homes and improving lives. Our driving purpose is that we elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too. When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team who are empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive and diverse culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength. Explore life at Fortune Brands here

Additional Information:

Fortune Brands believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is Hiring Pay Range: $90,000 USD - $143,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based sales incentive plan.

At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits (including half-day summer Fridays per policy), inclusive fertility / adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous Employee Resource Groups to support inclusivity and our associates’ feeling of belonging at work.

Fortune Brands is a brand, innovation and channel leader focused on exciting, supercharged categories in the home products, security and commercial building markets. Our portfolio of brands includes Moen, House of Rohl, Aqualisa, SpringWell, Therma-Tru, Larson, Fiberon, Master Lock, SentrySafe and Yale residential.

Fortune Brands is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois and trades on the NYSE as FBIN

Equal Employment Opportunity:

FBIN is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any applicant based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic history or information, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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