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WHAT WE NEED
The Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) & Sustainability will lead the development and execution of a diverse strategy aimed at enhancing operational safety, managing physical security, and acting as the senior technical authority for complex environmental compliance and corporate sustainability. This position requires a hands-on, Design for Scale results-driven individual capable of managing large-scale initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of programs that directly impact incident rate reduction, environmental regulatory compliance, asset protection, carbon footprint reduction, and long-term business growth.
The Director of EHS & Sustainability will oversee a multi-tiered EHS department, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and capacity-building to the Health & Safety, Environmental, and Sustainability teams with matrixed reporting structures. The Director must possess deep technical competencies navigating OSHA, Cal OSHA, Federal EPA, USDOT, CalEPA, NYSDEC, NJDEP regulations, alongside emerging sustainability laws and local municipal ordinances, using this expertise to guide their team through complex compliance landscapes.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead, mentor, and develop an enterprise EHS organization encompassing Health & Safety, Environmental Compliance, and Sustainability, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Coach and develop site EHS leaders through training, succession planning, cross-training, and professional development initiatives.
- Promote a safety-first and environmentally responsible culture across the organization.
- Provide functional leadership, governance, and technical oversight to site EHS Managers while partnering with Plant Managers to ensure consistent execution of enterprise EHS standards.
Health & Safety Strategy & Execution:
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the enterprise EHS Management System, including policies, standards, training, auditing, corrective actions, and performance metrics.
- Develop and execute enterprise safety, compliance, physical security, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, and emergency response programs.
- Drive initiatives to reduce TRIR, improve behavioral safety, enhance risk reduction, and optimize operational performance across multiple sites.
- Oversee physical security programs, facility access controls, security vendors, and enterprise risk mitigation efforts.
- Partner with Operations to identify safety improvements that increase productivity, reduce downtime, and ensure regulatory compliance.
Environmental Compliance:
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for environmental compliance across multiple manufacturing locations.
- Oversee the Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring standardized processes, continuous improvement, and audit readiness.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, permits, inspections, reporting requirements, and regulatory agencies.
- Provide enterprise oversight for environmental programs including air permitting, wastewater, hazardous waste, SPCC, SWPPP, SARA reporting, DOT transportation compliance, and environmental auditing.
- Support environmental due diligence for acquisitions, capital projects, and facility expansions by assessing environmental risks, permit requirements, and potential liabilities.
WHAT YOU WILL DO CONT'D
Sustainability:
- Oversee the continuous advancement of the company’s sustainability program, partnering with key customers and internal stakeholders to support business objectives to reduce environmental impacts and strengthen sustainability performance by establishing the business case and securing budget approvals.
- Ensure the sustainability function maintains audit-ready compliance with emerging sustainability-related federal, state, and local regulations, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), climate risk, greenhouse gas emissions reporting for customer demands and environmental regulatory reporting, and other evolving environmental disclosure requirements.
- Provide direction for the company’s sustainability strategy including priorities, performance metrics, and long-term objectives, while ensuring effective execution of sustainability initiatives, including greenhouse gas inventory management and reporting for Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, energy management, emissions reduction, waste minimization, and resource conservation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with plant leadership and peers, operations, QA, finance, and other departments to align EHS and sustainability initiatives with business priorities and manufacturing needs.
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership and stakeholders on the status of safety, security, environmental, and sustainability programs, including progress reports, incident rate tracking, and risk assessments.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with external regulatory agencies, law enforcement, key customer sustainability contacts, and suppliers.
Budgeting, Resource Allocation & Innovation:
- Oversee the budgeting process for EHS & Sustainability capital projects, security upgrades, environmental initiatives, and sustainability initiatives, ensuring costs are managed effectively.
- Allocate resources efficiently to meet regulatory deadlines and optimize the use of EHS & Sustainability staff.
- Drive innovation by identifying new technologies and processes that can enhance manufacturing safety, ensure environmental compliance, sustainability improvements, reduce costs, and support business growth.
- Establish and manage enterprise EHS and Sustainability performance metrics and dashboards utilizing both leading and lagging indicators to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline (such as Microbiology or Chemistry).
- Master's degree or advanced professional EHS certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM)
- Ten (10)+ years of experience in EHS leadership roles, with a strong, verifiable emphasis on environmental engineering and multi-state compliance.
- Three (3)+ years of experience in multi-site/geography management.
- Proven experience managing managers and leading a multi-tiered team, with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical talent.
- Deep technical expertise in interpreting and applying regulations from the Federal EPA, USDOT, CalEPA, NYSDEC, and NJDEP, as well as local California ordinances (e.g., Riverside County/Corona).
- Demonstrated success in driving incident rate reduction, process optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with industry standards, safety, food safety, regulations, sustainability topics and environmental compliance requirements.
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing experience is a Plus.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time to support enterprise safety needs.
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WHAT WE NEED
The Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) & Sustainability will lead the development and execution of a diverse strategy aimed at enhancing operational safety, managing physical security, and acting as the senior technical authority for complex environmental compliance and corporate sustainability. This position requires a hands-on, Design for Scale results-driven individual capable of managing large-scale initiatives, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring the successful implementation of programs that directly impact incident rate reduction, environmental regulatory compliance, asset protection, carbon footprint reduction, and long-term business growth.
The Director of EHS & Sustainability will oversee a multi-tiered EHS department, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and capacity-building to the Health & Safety, Environmental, and Sustainability teams with matrixed reporting structures. The Director must possess deep technical competencies navigating OSHA, Cal OSHA, Federal EPA, USDOT, CalEPA, NYSDEC, NJDEP regulations, alongside emerging sustainability laws and local municipal ordinances, using this expertise to guide their team through complex compliance landscapes.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
Leadership & Team Development:
- Lead, mentor, and develop an enterprise EHS organization encompassing Health & Safety, Environmental Compliance, and Sustainability, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Coach and develop site EHS leaders through training, succession planning, cross-training, and professional development initiatives.
- Promote a safety-first and environmentally responsible culture across the organization.
- Provide functional leadership, governance, and technical oversight to site EHS Managers while partnering with Plant Managers to ensure consistent execution of enterprise EHS standards.
Health & Safety Strategy & Execution:
- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the enterprise EHS Management System, including policies, standards, training, auditing, corrective actions, and performance metrics.
- Develop and execute enterprise safety, compliance, physical security, crisis management, workplace violence prevention, and emergency response programs.
- Drive initiatives to reduce TRIR, improve behavioral safety, enhance risk reduction, and optimize operational performance across multiple sites.
- Oversee physical security programs, facility access controls, security vendors, and enterprise risk mitigation efforts.
- Partner with Operations to identify safety improvements that increase productivity, reduce downtime, and ensure regulatory compliance.
Environmental Compliance:
- Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for environmental compliance across multiple manufacturing locations.
- Oversee the Environmental Management System (EMS), ensuring standardized processes, continuous improvement, and audit readiness.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations, permits, inspections, reporting requirements, and regulatory agencies.
- Provide enterprise oversight for environmental programs including air permitting, wastewater, hazardous waste, SPCC, SWPPP, SARA reporting, DOT transportation compliance, and environmental auditing.
- Support environmental due diligence for acquisitions, capital projects, and facility expansions by assessing environmental risks, permit requirements, and potential liabilities.
WHAT YOU WILL DO CONT'D
Sustainability:
- Oversee the continuous advancement of the company’s sustainability program, partnering with key customers and internal stakeholders to support business objectives to reduce environmental impacts and strengthen sustainability performance by establishing the business case and securing budget approvals.
- Ensure the sustainability function maintains audit-ready compliance with emerging sustainability-related federal, state, and local regulations, including Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), climate risk, greenhouse gas emissions reporting for customer demands and environmental regulatory reporting, and other evolving environmental disclosure requirements.
- Provide direction for the company’s sustainability strategy including priorities, performance metrics, and long-term objectives, while ensuring effective execution of sustainability initiatives, including greenhouse gas inventory management and reporting for Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 emissions, energy management, emissions reduction, waste minimization, and resource conservation.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Management:
- Collaborate with plant leadership and peers, operations, QA, finance, and other departments to align EHS and sustainability initiatives with business priorities and manufacturing needs.
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership and stakeholders on the status of safety, security, environmental, and sustainability programs, including progress reports, incident rate tracking, and risk assessments.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with external regulatory agencies, law enforcement, key customer sustainability contacts, and suppliers.
Budgeting, Resource Allocation & Innovation:
- Oversee the budgeting process for EHS & Sustainability capital projects, security upgrades, environmental initiatives, and sustainability initiatives, ensuring costs are managed effectively.
- Allocate resources efficiently to meet regulatory deadlines and optimize the use of EHS & Sustainability staff.
- Drive innovation by identifying new technologies and processes that can enhance manufacturing safety, ensure environmental compliance, sustainability improvements, reduce costs, and support business growth.
- Establish and manage enterprise EHS and Sustainability performance metrics and dashboards utilizing both leading and lagging indicators to drive accountability and continuous improvement.
WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline (such as Microbiology or Chemistry).
- Master's degree or advanced professional EHS certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, CHMM)
- Ten (10)+ years of experience in EHS leadership roles, with a strong, verifiable emphasis on environmental engineering and multi-state compliance.
- Three (3)+ years of experience in multi-site/geography management.
- Proven experience managing managers and leading a multi-tiered team, with a demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop technical talent.
- Deep technical expertise in interpreting and applying regulations from the Federal EPA, USDOT, CalEPA, NYSDEC, and NJDEP, as well as local California ordinances (e.g., Riverside County/Corona).
- Demonstrated success in driving incident rate reduction, process optimization, and cost-reduction initiatives in a manufacturing environment.
- Familiarity with industry standards, safety, food safety, regulations, sustainability topics and environmental compliance requirements.
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing experience is a Plus.
- Ability to travel up to 40% of the time to support enterprise safety needs.
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- Deloitte23
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in sustainability jobs.
- Experience producing ESG or sustainability reports aligned with GRI, SASB, or TCFD frameworks
- Proficiency in data analysis tools such as Excel, Power BI, or sustainability management software
- Knowledge of carbon accounting methodologies including Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
- Bachelor's degree in environmental science, sustainability, engineering, or a related field
- Familiarity with environmental compliance regulations including EPA standards and state-level requirements
- Project management experience coordinating cross-functional sustainability initiatives or audits
Tips for Your Sustainability Job Search
Quantify your environmental impact clearly
Sustainability resumes live or die by measurable outcomes. Instead of listing responsibilities, state what changed: tons of emissions reduced, percentage waste diverted, or dollars saved through efficiency programs. Hiring managers skim for numbers that prove your work moved the needle.
Earn a recognized ESG credential first
The GRI Professional certification and SASB FSA credential signal that you can produce disclosure-ready reports, which many corporate roles now require. If you're early-career, an ISO 14001 lead auditor course is a faster entry point than a full graduate program.
Target roles by reporting framework specialty
Job postings often specify GRI, TCFD, CDP, or CSRD alignment. Filter your search by the framework your experience covers rather than applying broadly. A mismatch in framework fluency is one of the fastest ways to get screened out before the first interview.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists sustainability openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a materiality case study for interviews
Interviewers for sustainability roles frequently ask how you'd conduct a materiality assessment or prioritize ESG issues for a specific industry. Walk in with a rehearsed, sector-specific example that shows your process from stakeholder engagement through topic prioritization to disclosure.
Negotiate scope of role, not just compensation
Sustainability titles vary wildly in authority. Before accepting an offer, ask directly whether you'll have budget sign-off, a seat at executive strategy meetings, and cross-functional influence. A senior title without those levers often means your recommendations stay advisory.
Sustainability Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most sustainabilitys?
The most active employers for sustainabilitys right now are Deloitte, Amazon, and Stryker, and the most openings are in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Activity shifts frequently as disclosure regulations tighten and large corporations expand their ESG teams.
How many sustainability jobs are remote?
About 52% of sustainability openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, though the share varies by function. ESG reporting, sustainability strategy, and data analytics roles tend to offer the most remote flexibility, while environmental compliance, facilities management, and on-site auditing roles are predominantly in-person.
How do you become a sustainability professional?
Start with a degree in environmental science, sustainability, engineering, business, or a related field, then build practical experience through internships, campus sustainability offices, or environmental consulting. Earning a credential such as the LEED AP, GRI Professional certification, or SASB FSA designation strengthens your candidacy for corporate roles. Building fluency in at least one ESG reporting framework and one data analysis tool rounds out the core skill set most employers expect.
How can I get hired in sustainability with little experience?
Focus on roles with titles like sustainability coordinator, ESG analyst, or environmental programs assistant, which are structured for candidates still building their portfolio. Volunteer with a local nonprofit on an emissions inventory or waste audit so you have a concrete project to discuss. Demonstrating familiarity with GRI or CDP reporting principles, even through coursework, separates you from applicants who list only general environmental interest.
What does the sustainability interview process look like?
Most sustainability interviews move through an initial recruiter screen, a hiring manager conversation focused on your reporting or project experience, and a technical or case round where you might be asked to outline a materiality assessment or analyze a mock emissions dataset. Later rounds often include a presentation to a cross-functional panel covering sustainability strategy, legal, or finance stakeholders, since the role requires buy-in across departments.
Where can I find and apply to sustainability jobs?
You can find and apply to sustainability jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search the roles that match your experience level and specialization, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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