Senior Director, Environmental, Health

The Regent Group seeks a Senior Director, Environmental, Health & Safety in Nashville, TN. This strategic role involves leading enterprise-wide EHS programs, developing risk management strategies, and ensuring regulatory compliance. The director collaborates with various departments to enhance safety culture, reduce workplace injuries, and improve operational excellence. Responsibilities include establishing EHS goals, analyzing risks, and implementing data-driven safety initiatives to protect associates and customers while supporting business growth.
COMPANY

Fortune 500 Retailer (Retained Search)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Senior Director, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) serves as the Company's strategic leader for enterprise-wide environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance programs. This position is responsible for developing and executing an integrated EHS and operational risk strategy that protects associates, customers, assets, and brand reputation while supporting operational excellence and business growth.

The role partners closely with Store Operations, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Legal, Facilities, Asset Protection, and Risk Management leadership to reduce workplace injuries, customer incidents, environmental exposures, and operational risks across the enterprise. The Senior Director is responsible for driving a culture of safety and accountability, leveraging data analytics and technology to identify emerging risks, improving regulatory compliance, and reducing the Company's total cost of risk.

This position serves as the Company's senior EHS advisor and provides strategic guidance on environmental compliance, occupational safety, business resilience, emergency preparedness, claims reduction, and emerging regulatory requirements across stores, distribution centers, transportation operations, and corporate facilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Leadership & Enterprise Risk Management

Serve as the Company's principal subject matter expert and advisor on environmental, health, safety, operational risk, and regulatory compliance matters.Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise EHS strategy aligned with the Company's operational and financial objectives.Establish enterprise-wide EHS goals, key performance indicators (KPIs), and leading risk indicators that drive accountability and continuous improvement.Partner with executive leadership to identify, assess, and mitigate operational, regulatory, environmental, and reputational risks.Develop and execute strategies that reduce Total Cost of Risk (TCOR), including Workers' Compensation, General Liability, Auto Liability, and property-related exposures.Monitor industry trends, emerging risks, and regulatory developments and recommend appropriate business responses.Safety Culture & Operational Excellence

Lead enterprise initiatives that strengthen a culture of safety, accountability, and operational discipline.Partner with Store Operations and Supply Chain leadership to integrate safety into daily operating practices and performance expectations.Develop and implement programs that reduce associate and customer injury frequency and severity.Drive behavioral-based safety, Human and Organizational Performance (HOP), and continuous improvement methodologies throughout the organization.Establish enterprise standards and best practices to improve safety performance and operational consistency.Claims Reduction & Risk Analytics

Analyze claims, operational, staffing, and business data to identify trends, root causes, and emerging risks.Develop strategies targeting locations, operational practices, and risk factors contributing to Workers' Compensation and General Liability claims.Utilize predictive analytics and leading indicators to proactively identify and address risk exposures before losses occur.Develop executive dashboards, scorecards, and reporting tools that provide actionable insight into safety, claims, and compliance performance.Translate complex data into business-focused recommendations for executive and operational leadership.Regulatory Compliance & Governance

Ensure enterprise compliance with all applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT, environmental, transportation, hazardous materials, and workplace safety requirements.Direct environmental compliance programs, including hazardous waste management, spill prevention, recycling, and waste reduction initiatives.Lead internal audits, facility assessments, regulatory inspections, and corrective action programs.Partner with Legal and Human Resources on regulatory issues, investigations, andcompliance matters.Serve as the primary liaison with regulatory agencies and external auditors.Supply Chain, Distribution & Transportation Safety

Partner with Supply Chain leadership to develop risk-reduction strategies across distribution centers, cross-dock operations, transportation, and fleet activities.Establish programs addressing material handling, powered industrial equipment, ergonomics, loading dock operations, pedestrian safety, and transportation-related exposures.Support operational growth initiatives by