GM - EHS

The General Manager - Environment, Health, Safety (EHS) provides strategic leadership and governance for Schneider Electric's EHS agenda across India. The role is accountable for driving a world-class safety culture, ensuring environmental stewardship, accelerating Schneider Electric's sustainability ambitions, and embedding EHS&S into business strategy, operational excellence, and digital transformation initiatives.

The position serves as the principal advisor to the India Leadership Team on all aspects of Environment, Health, Safety, Sustainability, ESG, regulatory compliance, enterprise risk management, and organizational resilience. The incumbent will lead the transformation toward Zero Harm, operational sustainability, and responsible growth while ensuring alignment with Schneider Electric's purpose, values, and Sustainability Impact commitments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Governance

Develop and execute Schneider Electric India's EHS strategy aligned with global business priorities, Sustainability Impact goals, and operational objectives. Serve as the India EHS&S leader and trusted advisor to the Country and Business Leadership teams. Build and sustain a culture where safety is recognized as a core value and an integral component of business performance. Drive enterprise-wide integration of EHS&S requirements into manufacturing, supply chain, logistics, engineering, R&D, projects, commercial operations, and customer-facing activities. Lead strategic initiatives supporting operational excellence, resilience, sustainability, and risk reduction while establishing governance mechanisms and performance reviews that ensure accountability at all organizational levels.

Health & Safety Leadership

Lead the deployment and continuous improvement of Schneider Electric's Zero Harm strategy across all India operations. Ensure robust management of critical risks, serious injury and fatality prevention programs, contractor safety management, machine safety, electrical safety, ergonomics, industrial hygiene, and process safety. Strengthen visible leadership engagement across all sites and drive the implementation of Life Saving Rules and risk-based safety management systems. Lead investigations of significant incidents and high-potential events to identify systemic root causes and implement sustainable corrective actions. Promote a proactive reporting culture for hazards, near misses, unsafe acts, and learning events while establishing leading indicators that drive predictive safety performance and risk reduction.

Environmental Leadership

Lead environmental compliance and performance improvement initiatives across manufacturing facilities, distribution centers, offices, laboratories, and project sites. Drive organizational programs focused on carbon emission reduction, renewable energy adoption, energy efficiency, water stewardship, waste minimization, resource conservation, circular economy practices, and biodiversity protection where applicable. Ensure alignment with Schneider Electric's global sustainability commitments and champion environmentally responsible operations across the value chain.

Sustainability & ESG

Lead the implementation of Schneider Electric's sustainability and ESG agenda across India. Collaborate with business leaders to integrate sustainability principles into strategic planning, operational decision making, and customer value propositions. Support the achievement of Schneider Sustainability Impact objectives while driving transparency, accountability, and governance related to ESG performance. Ensure robust sustainability reporting and data management processes while promoting responsible sourcing, climate action initiatives, ethical business practices, and social responsibility programs.

Operational Excellence & Digital Transformation

Leverage digital technologies, analytics, automation, and connected systems to enhance EHS&S performance. Drive the adoption of digital EHS platforms, predictive analytics, real-time monitoring systems, and mobile compliance tools. Promote continuous improvement through Lean methodologies, Schneider Performance System principles, and data-driven decision-making processes. Ensure EHS&S requirements are fully integrated into Industry 4.0 initiatives, smart factory programs, automation projects, capital investments, and new product introduction activities.

Compliance & Governance

Ensure full compliance with applicable Indian legislation, international standards, and Schneider Electric global requirements. Maintain and continuously improve management systems including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and other relevant standards. Lead internal audits, external audits, customer audits, certification assessments, and regulatory inspections while ensuring timely closure of findings and compliance gaps. Monitor emerging regulatory requirements and proactively assess their potential impact on business operations.

Enterprise Risk Management & Business Resilience

Lead enterprise-level EHS risk assessments and establish effective risk mitigation strategies across all operations. Strengthen emergency preparedness, crisis management, business continuity, and operational resilience capabilities. Ensure robust governance and oversight of high-risk activities, contractor operations, and critical business processes. Regularly review risk exposure with senior leadership and implement preventive measures to eliminate or reduce significant risks.

Leadership & Talent Development

Build, lead, and develop a high-performing EHS organization across multiple manufacturing sites and business units. Coach plant leaders and functional leadership teams on safety ownership, leadership accountability, and visible safety leadership practices. Develop future EHS&S leaders through mentoring, capability building, succession planning, and professional development initiatives. Foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, innovation, and operational excellence throughout the organization.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate closely with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR, Engineering, Quality, Real Estate, Sustainability, and Commercial teams to drive business objectives. Build strong relationships with regulatory authorities, certification bodies, industry associations, customers, and community stakeholders. Represent Schneider Electric in external forums and industry networks while strengthening the company's reputation as a leader in safety, sustainability, and responsible business practices.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Achieve zero fatalities and drive continuous reduction in Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR), and serious injury potential incidents. Deliver environmental compliance excellence and achieve carbon reduction, renewable energy utilization, energy efficiency, water reduction, waste diversion, and sustainability performance targets. Maintain world-class audit performance, ensure successful management system certifications, improve employee engagement in safety programs, strengthen leadership accountability, and achieve Schneider Sustainability Impact objectives.

Leadership & Core Competencies

Demonstrated strategic leadership, executive presence, business acumen, sustainability and ESG expertise, safety culture transformation capability, environmental management proficiency, regulatory compliance knowledge, operational excellence focus, digital transformation leadership, enterprise risk management expertise, change management capability, stakeholder influence, coaching and talent development skills, analytical decision-making ability, systems thinking, customer focus, and a passion for continuous improvement.

What's in it for me?

• 20+ years of progressive EHS&S leadership experience within multinational manufacturing, industrial, engineering, energy, or technology organizations.
• Minimum 10 years leading multi-site EHS organizations with direct accountability for strategy and performance.
• Demonstrated success in transforming safety culture and driving enterprise-wide change.
• Proven experience leading sustainability, ESG, decarbonization, and climate-action initiatives.
• Experience supporting large-scale manufacturing and supply chain operations.
• Strong exposure to Industry 4.0, Smart Manufacturing, and digital EHS solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to influence executive leadership and drive strategic business outcomes.
• Experience managing regulatory relationships and external stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Certifications

Professional certifications such as NEBOSH International Diploma, Certified Safety Professional (CSP), ISO 45001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor, ISO 50001 Lead Auditor, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), or equivalent sustainability and ESG certifications will be highly desirable.

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