Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Estimated annual base pay: $105,000(minimum) - $136,000(midpoint) - 168,000(maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members

• 12 paid holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life

• Member referral bonus

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending

• Voluntary benefits, including:

  • Home / Auto Insurance discounts

  • Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave

The Corporate EHS Manager role is structured to have an organization-wide impact. The role will be located in Fort Collins, Colorado. As a subject matter expert, the Corporate EHS Manager leads the development, standardization, and implementation of global EHS policies, procedures, and management systems. This role drives alignment across regions, advances Woodward’s global EHS strategy, and supports risk reduction and operational productivity through best-practice leadership and strategic guidance. This role may travel up to 25%.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for designing and deploying EHS data collection systems for global data trending and best-practice sharing.

• Supports oversight of various sites’ compliance with EHS regulations and standards (as promulgated by regulatory agencies) through periodic on-site compliance audits and inspection/monitoring programs; leads and/or participates in routine site audits in the global compliance audit program (2-4 per year).

• Implements short-term and long-term functional EHS goals and objectives and holds primary responsibility for tactical implementation of corporate EHS initiatives and programs; may be responsible for an area of EHS specialty, providing advice, expertise, and support to global operations.

• Accountable and responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and maintaining enterprise internal and external EHS compliance programs, procedures, practices, and functional training curriculum programs, including management of an internal global audit program.

• Supports and contributes to incident investigations and analysis as needed; responsible for incident trend analysis and sharing/leveraging learnings with the organization.

• Monitors new and proposed changes to EHS regulations broadly and provides recommendations for incorporation into the EHS management systems and standards in a timely manner.

• Promotes effective culture and communication programs in accordance with the long-term strategic plan to enhance and encourage member awareness of health, safety, human and organizational performance, and environmental compliance, and to drive change necessary for continuous improvement.

• Provides EHS expertise, guidance, advice, and support to a wide variety of internal stakeholders; interfaces with departments and individuals as appropriate to ensure corporate, divisional, and local objectives are met and maximizes synergies within the businesses regarding procedures, metrics, communications, assessments, site steering committees, etc.

• Implements action plans to meet budgets and performance goals; measures performance and reviews and reports progress.

• Maintains competency, knowledge level, and contacts within the professional community, agencies, and local organizations.

Key Skills:

• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization, from shop floor to C-suite.

• Ability to communicate and influence stakeholders to meet EHS and business objectives.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment.

• Experience as a tactical leader to drive organization-wide change and continuous improvement; willing to be “out in front,” dig in, get the work done, and drive process improvements.

• Specialist knowledge in various areas of EHS, including safety and health, industrial hygiene, environmental and sustainability, remediation, management systems, auditing, etc.; understands impacts and implications of regulatory or policy changes and can implement needed improvements.

• Proven ability to develop, implement, and maintain EHS management systems (14001, 45001, 50001) and related policies and procedures.

• High proficiency and expertise in assessing and evaluating environmental, health, and safety exposures and risks.

• Solid experience in incident investigation and analysis, problem-solving skills, and the use of RCA tools; able to offer practical solutions to internal stakeholders.

• Experience administering data systems for EHS data collection and analysis; ability to perform high-level data analysis and data presentation.

• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues who possess varying degrees of EHS subject matter knowledge.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Solid computer skills; fully proficient using Microsoft suite of applications.

Successful Candidates Will Have:

• BA/BS in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Science

• 8-12 years of progressive EHS experience, preferably in manufacturing environments.

Application window is anticipated to close 14 days from original posting date.

This information is provided in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act and is the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation range and benefits offered for this position. The compensation offered to the successful applicant may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education, location, and other job-related reasons.

This position requires use of information which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of the ITAR and EAR, or eligible to obtain all required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State and/or the U.S. Department of Commerce. The ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident (i.e., 'Green Card holder'), or a protected person (e.g., asylee, or refugee).

Woodward is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other category protected under federal, state, or local laws.