EH&S Associate Director

We’re looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success – and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.At nVent, our commitment to safety and sustainability drives everything we do. As a key member of the Integrated Supply Chain team, you'll lead EHS initiatives across multiple locations, champion a zero-harm culture, and partner with stakeholders across the organization to ensure compliance, continuous improvement, and progress toward our sustainability goals. This role supports our Systems Protection Engineered Building Solutions (EBS) business.WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:Be the EHS champion who motivates, inspires, instills passion and drives compliance and continues improvement across multiple facilities and cultures.Be responsible for coordination, alignment, harmonization, standard process sharing and communication on EHS programs.Develop strategic plans in collaboration with business and functional needs; implement, monitor, analyze and report on EHS initiatives and progress.Provide clear and continuous direction to the site teams driving a zero harm mentality safety culture.Develop and apply proactive EHS tools and deploy improvements as needed.Lead environmental processes to ensure company and regulatory requirements are met in relation to permitting obligations, discharge and emissions limits as well as hazardous/special waste management.Drive environmental sustainability progress through identification and completion of projects supporting nVent sustainability targets.Maintain current knowledge of relevant regulatory requirements and proactively close related gaps and deficiencies.Coordinate and engage plant personnel in the identification, development and implementation of EHS programs that will positively affect and contribute to the organization.Lead EHS incidents through problem solving, coaching and scaling corrective action.Implement Safety Management Systems (SMS) and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) achieving respective ISO external certifications for focus facilities.YOU HAVE:Bachelor's degree in EHS, Operations, Engineering, or business related field; MBA or master's level education preferred.10+ years of progressive experience leading all aspects of safety and environmental management systemsPrevious experience leading safety across construction, field services and multi-site manufacturing environmentsMinimum 2 years of experience in a leadership role strongly preferredAbility to travel a minimum of 50% of the timeSpanish speaking capability a plusWE HAVE:A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every daynVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at .Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and workWe encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwideThrough our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate moneyCore values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We’re known for being:Innovative & adaptableDedicated to absolute integrityFocused on the customer firstRespectful and team orientedOptimistic and energizingAccountable for performanceBenefits to support the lives of our employeesPay TransparencynVent’s pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee’s work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance. Where federal, state, or local minimum wage requirements exist, employee pay will comply.Compensation Range:$146,300.00 - $271,700.00Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual incentives.Benefit OverviewAt nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible full-time employees that includes:Medical, dental, and vision plans along with flexible spending accounts, short-term and long-term disability benefits, critical illness, accident insurance and life insurance.A 401(k) retirement plan and an employee stock purchase plan — both include a company match.Other supplemental benefits may include tuition reimbursement, caregiver, personal and parental leave, back-up care services, paid time off including volunteer time, a well-being program, and/or legal & identity theft protection.At nVent, we connect and protect our customers with inventive electrical solutions. People are our most valuable asset. Inclusion and diversity means that we celebrate and encourage each other’s authenticity because we understand that uniqueness sparks growth.#LI-Hybrid#LI-RH1SummaryLocation: Madison, WI, US; Houston, TX, USType: Full time