Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety (EHS)

Join a nationally recognized organization driving innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence across a growing network of facilities. Enjoy outstanding benefits, generous PTO, and a discretionary performance-based bonus while leading enterprise-wide initiatives that make a measurable impact. This is a chance to shape safety and environmental strategy at an executive level in a rapidly expanding industry.

Primary Services is actively recruiting for the Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety role on behalf of a large and established industry leader. This executive-level role will provide strategic direction and oversight for environmental, health, and safety programs across a nationwide portfolio of industrial operations. The Vice President of Environment, Health & Safety will lead organizational initiatives that strengthen safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, and support continued operational growth and excellence.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute enterprise-wide EHS strategies aligned with organizational growth objectives.
• Establish standardized EHS policies, procedures, metrics, and reporting systems across multiple locations.
• Advise executive leadership on risk management, regulatory compliance, and environmental performance.
• Build and manage executive-level EHS dashboards and performance reporting.
• Lead, mentor, and develop regional EHS managers and specialists.
• Manage departmental budgets and long-term EHS planning initiatives.
• Drive a proactive safety culture focused on prevention, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor and improve key safety metrics, including incident rates, audit results, and near-miss reporting.
• Oversee environmental compliance programs, permitting requirements, and regulatory reporting.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable state and local regulations.
• Conduct facility audits, site assessments, and risk evaluations across operations.
• Support new facility startups, acquisitions, integrations, and operational expansions.
• Lead incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action programs.
• Direct emergency preparedness, crisis response, and risk mitigation initiatives.
• Develop and implement enterprise-wide EHS training and leadership development programs.
• Collaborate with operations, engineering, legal, HR, finance, and other business functions to advance EHS objectives.
• Travel to operational sites nationwide approximately 1–2 times per month.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 10–15+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience within industrial, manufacturing, recycling, waste management, or related environments.
• Experience leading EHS programs across multiple facilities, regions, or business units.
• Extensive knowledge of OSHA, EPA, DOT, and related regulatory requirements.
• Proven success in building, scaling, and improving enterprise EHS programs and safety culture initiatives.
• Experience developing EHS KPIs, reporting systems, compliance programs, and operational standards.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and managing high-performing teams.
• Ability to travel nationally as required.
• CSP, CIH, CHMM, or similar professional certification preferred.
• Bilingual English and Spanish proficiency preferred.