Director of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)

Director of Health, Safety & Environmental HSE

Job Code
17009

FLSA Status
Exempt

Job Family
Safety

Job Level
L7

HSE Status
Safety-Sensitive

About Mesa Power Solutions
Mesa Power Solutions is a fast-growing U.S. manufacturer delivering reliable, responsible power systems to industrial markets nationwide. We engineer and build advanced, sound-attenuated, temperature-controlled generator sets designed to perform in the toughest environments. Backed by industry-leading service and real-time telemetry technology, we give our customers the confidence and visibility they need to keep critical operations running.
At Mesa, people come first. We are committed to building a workplace where employees feel safe, respected, and valued and where performance, accountability, and professional growth are recognized and rewarded. Our A.D.A.P.T. values drive everything we do. We are:
Action-Oriented. Disciplined. Accountable. Passionate. Trustworthy.

What We Offer

• Competitive base pay
• 401(k) plan
• Generous paid time off — including vacation, holidays, parental leave, and bereavement
• 100% employer-paid Health, Dental, and Vision insurance for employees and their dependents
• Employee Assistance Program
• Life Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage
• Critical Illness and Accident insurance
• Annual Evaluations with the opportunity for a pay increase based on performance

We invest in our people because they are the foundation of our success.

Employment Requirements
Safety is a core value at Mesa. Positions identified as safety-sensitive require initial drug screening as a condition of employment, and employees in those roles may be subject to random testing in accordance with company policy.

If you’re ready to do meaningful work, grow professionally, and be part of a team that’s powering critical industries nationwide, this is your opportunity.
Join Mesa Power Solutions and help us build the future of reliable power.

Job Summary
The Director of Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) provides strategic and operational leadership for the organization’s enterprise-wide health, safety, and environmental programs. This position is responsible for establishing HSE strategy, governance, policies, management systems, performance standards, and organizational capabilities that protect employees, contractors, customers, company assets, and the environment while enabling safe and effective business operations.

The Director serves as the organization’s senior HSE subject matter expert and strategic partner to executive leadership and operational management. The role provides oversight of regulatory compliance, occupational health and safety, environmental compliance, incident management and investigation, risk management, behavioral safety, employee training, emergency preparedness, contractor safety, HSE performance measurement, and continuous improvement.

Essential Duties

• Establish and execute the enterprise HSE strategy, objectives, priorities, and performance expectations in alignment with organizational goals.
• Provide enterprise oversight of compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT, state, local, and customer-specific HSE requirements.
• Direct the development, implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise HSE policies, programs, standards, and procedures.
• Establish organizational standards for reporting, classification, investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action management for injuries, illnesses, near misses, vehicle incidents, spills, property damage, and significant operational events.
• Establish enterprise HSE KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, reporting methodologies, and monitor organizational performance through analysis and communication of safety, environmental, compliance, and corrective action metrics.
• Lead enterprise initiatives designed to mature the organization from compliance-driven safety toward employee ownership and interdependent safety performance.
• Establish enterprise HSE training and competency requirements based upon regulatory requirements, occupational exposure, risk, and job responsibility.
• Oversee programs addressing spills, waste management, hazardous materials, air emissions, stormwater, chemical management, and other applicable environmental requirements.
• Establish HSE requirements supporting emergency action planning, emergency response, crisis preparedness, and operational resilience.
• Establish clear roles, responsibilities, performance expectations, development plans, and succession strategies for HSE-related positions.
• Partner with Operations (Assembly, Services, WHSE), Facilities Management, Human Resources, Training & Development, Legal, Quality, and other organizational functions on shared HSE risks and initiatives.
• Lead HSE budgeting, forecasting, staffing, and resource planning activities to ensure appropriate support for strategic initiatives, regulatory compliance, and operational risk management.
• All other duties assigned.

Qualifications

Education
Required

• 4 Year / Bachelors Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Operations Management, Risk Management, or a closely related discipline.

Preferred

• Graduate Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Operations Management, Risk Management, or a closely related discipline

Experience
Required

• 10 years of progressively responsible HSE, occupational safety, environmental, industrial operations, or related experience
• 5 years of HSE leadership or management experience with responsibility for employees, programs, budgets, and organizational performance
• 3 of experience supporting industrial, manufacturing, maintenance, field service, energy, construction, or similarly high-hazard operations
• Any of demonstrated experience developing and administering HSE management systems, policies, and programs
• Any of demonstrated experience with OSHA regulatory compliance and incident investigation/root cause analysis.
• Any experience communicating HSE performance and significant risks to senior organizational leadership
• Honorably discharged service veterans are preferred.

Certifications, Licenses & Registrations
Required

• Board of Certified Safety Professionals designation (ASP,CSP, etc.) Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license and a driving record satisfactory to the company and its insurers.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Skills in executive communication, stakeholder engagement, negotiation, conflict resolution, and presentation of complex information to diverse audiences.
• Ability to influence organizational behavior, build credibility across all levels of the organization, and drive accountability without direct operational ownership.
• Ability to operate effectively in executive, corporate, and field environments while leading cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Skills in leadership, coaching, succession planning, and development of HSE professionals and operational leaders.
• Skills in budgeting, forecasting, resource allocation, vendor management, and financial stewardship.
• Ability to identify systemic risks, prioritize resources based on risk, and make sound decisions during significant incidents or changing business conditions.
• Skills in regulatory interpretation, risk-based decision-making, data analysis, performance measurement, and trend identification.
• Skills in strategic planning, HSE program development, policy implementation, and execution of enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Skills in regulatory interpretation, risk-based decision-making, data analysis, performance measurement, and trend identification.
• Ability to balance employee safety, environmental stewardship, regulatory compliance, operational requirements, and business objectives.
• Knowledge of HSE management systems, ISO 45001/14001 principles, performance metrics, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge of organizational safety culture, behavioral safety principles, and change management strategies.
• Skills in strategic planning, HSE program development, policy implementation, and execution of enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Ability to influence organizational behavior, build credibility across all levels of the organization, and drive accountability without direct operational ownership.
• Ability to operate effectively in executive, corporate, and field environments while leading cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams.
• Must be able to fluently speak, write, and read in English.

Culture Expectations

• Action-oriented: Self-motivated, problem solver, takes initiative when issues arise, acting quickly and responding accordingly.
• Disciplined: Focused, consistently following through with dedication to achieve high standards even when no one is watching.
• Accountable: Takes ownership and accountability for your actions, good and bad.
• Passionate: Passionate about what they do and who they work for, by bringing enthusiasm and commitment to every task and team.
• Trustworthy: Reliable and honest, building confidence through integrity and consistent performance.

Physical Demands

Constant

• Seeing (Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus)
• Hearing

Frequent

• Sitting
• Talking
• Use hands to type, touch, handle, or feel

Occasional

• Standing
• Walking or moving throughout facility
• Driving
• Bending or stooping
• Squatting or crouching
• Kneeling

Working Conditions

Frequent

• Travel is anticipated up to 25%.
• Minimal safety hazards; general office working conditions.

Occasional

• Outdoors
• General manufacturing working conditions.
• General maintenance shop working conditions.
• General warehouse working conditions.
• Travel to and from customer job sites in company service truck.
• Work in extreme cold and/or heat.

Equipment & Software

• Will require reliable and consistent access to internet services
• Will require a company-issued laptop
• Standard Microsoft Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, CoPilot, Teams)
• HSE Management Software Account (ISNetworld, Veriforce, Etc.)

Additional Job Requirements

• Will be required to carry a cell phone and be available to respond during working and non-working hours
• Willing to consent to and pass a background check and drug screening.
• Possess a customer focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion.
• Willing to travel occasionally.
• Willingness to work flexible hours including occasional evenings and weekends as required.
• Willing to work Monday-Friday including the occasional weekend.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• 3 or more Direct Reports

Mesa Power Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship status, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status. EOE/M/F/D/V