Regional Leader, Environmental Health and Safety
About the position When you join Verizon You want more out of a career. A place to share your ideas freely — even if they’re daring or different. Where the true you can learn, grow, and thrive. At Verizon, we power and empower how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy. We do what we love — driving innovation, creativity, and impact in the world. Our V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins. In crisis and in celebration, we come together — lifting our communities and building trust in how we show up, everywhere & always. Want in? Join the #VTeamLife. As a Verizon Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) consultant, you will work with various stakeholders to assess and reduce risk and interpret regulations and standards.
Responsibilities
- Identifying and supporting compliance with Verizon programs, regulatory environment, health and safety regulations, and best management practices.
- Acting as a Subject Matter Expert in the development and updating of safety-related training, programs, and documents, and Verizon “rodeos” and “Day of Safety” sessions.
- Advising the operational management team on regulatory compliance, incident reporting, and root cause analysis.
- Providing regional support for health and safety activities, including interfacing with regulators and investigating serious incidents.
- Owning targeted safety initiatives including special projects.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through work experience and/or military experience.
- EHS or operations experience.
- Knowledge of health and safety regulations.
- A valid driver's license.
- Willingness to travel up to approximately 25% of the time.
Nice-to-haves
- Degree in Safety, EHS, or related field.
- Six Sigma training in LEAN or DMAIC process.
- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Six Sigma Green or Black Belt.
- Experience in Human and Organizational Performance.
- Organizational and project management skills with demonstrated ability to manage multiple, often conflicting priorities to successful completion.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to think strategically.
- Excellent communicator both in spoken and written word.
- Experience in driving change.
- Capability of building successful relationships with internal stakeholders, including those at the senior level.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- short and long term disability
- basic life insurance
- supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- identity theft protection
- pet insurance
- group home & auto insurance
- matched 401(k) savings plan
- up to 8 company paid holidays per year
- up to 6 personal days per year
- paid parental leave
- adoption assistance
- tuition assistance
- premium pay such as overtime, shift differential, holiday pay, allowances, etc.
- up to 15 days of vacation per year, which grows with additional service
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