EHS Director at Chart Industries in TX

Ensuring Chart’s Success…

Come Build What’s Next with Chart and Baker Hughes
At Chart, we’ve always believed in being “Cooler By Design.” Yes, we design and manufacture some pretty cool cryogenic equipment, but the phrase also describes how we think. We solve problems. Customers come to us with complex challenges, and our teams figure out how to solve them, from the first concept and engineering design through manufacturing, installation, and commissioning.

Today, Chart is a segment within Baker Hughes, creating an exciting combination of Chart’s technology, manufacturing expertise, and entrepreneurial problem-solving culture with the global capabilities and scale of Baker Hughes. Our technologies touch industries and applications around the world, including LNG, hydrogen, carbon capture, clean power, water, industrial gases, space, marine, mining, and even the food and beverages you enjoy every day. If you like solving difficult problems, building things that matter, and seeing the real-world impact of your work. Cooler By Design. Stronger Together. Building what’s next.

About the Role
The EHS Director plays a critical leadership role in supporting the success of our operations by driving a proactive, prevention-focused approach to health, safety, and environmental performance. This position is responsible for developing and executing the Business Unit’s EHS strategy in alignment with the broader Baker Hughes EHS strategy, with a strong focus on risk assessment, operational planning, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement. The EHS Director will provide leadership and oversight across multiple locations, partnering closely with operations and business leaders to strengthen our safety culture, identify and mitigate risk, and embed EHS considerations into day-to-day operations and long-term planning.
The position will be based in Beasley, Texas, with regular travel to facilities in Oklahoma and Alabama, as well as other locations as business needs require.

We are looking for an experienced EHS leader who combines strong technical expertise with hands-on field and manufacturing experience and has a passion for building a world-class safety culture. If you have extensive experience in Environmental, Health, and Safety leadership and enjoy working closely with operational teams, we encourage you to apply.

About the Business
The Business Unit manufactures air-cooled heat exchangers, fiberglass fan blades, and related products and solutions serving customers around the world. Our products support a diverse range of industries, including LNG, petrochemical, data centers, geothermal energy, and air separation, providing the EHS Director with the opportunity to support a dynamic and growing global business.

What Will You Do?

• Provide strategic EHS leadership across multiple manufacturing locations, establishing priorities, standards, and initiatives aligned with Business Unit and enterprise EHS objectives
• Develop and execute the Business Unit EHS strategy, leading a proactive, prevention-focused culture and integrating EHS into operational planning and business decision-making
• Partner with senior operational leaders and site leadership teams to identify, assess, and mitigate health, safety, and environmental risks across manufacturing operations
• Establish governance and accountability for compliance with OSHA, EPA, state, local, and other applicable EHS regulations and requirements
• Lead the development and deployment of risk assessment, hazard identification, and risk-reduction programs, ensuring appropriate engineering and administrative controls are implemented
• Provide leadership and oversight for incident investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned, ensuring sustainable actions are implemented across applicable locations
• Establish and monitor EHS KPIs and leading indicators, utilizing data and trend analysis to identify emerging risks, drive accountability, and continuously improve performance
• Lead and continuously improve the Business Unit’s ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and ISO 45001 Occupational Health & Safety Management System
• Ensure effective EHS audit and assurance programs are in place, including site assessments, regulatory compliance audits, risk reviews, and management system audits
• Build organizational capability by coaching site leaders, frontline supervisors, and EHS professionals in safety leadership, risk management, regulatory compliance, and incident prevention
• Establish standards and expectations for contractor EHS management, including contractor qualification, training, performance monitoring, and compliance
• Provide oversight of workers' compensation, injury case management, and return-to-work programs, partnering with HR, operations, and other stakeholders as appropriate
• Establish requirements for EHS training and competency programs, ensuring employees and leaders receive appropriate training based on regulatory requirements and operational risk
• Provide strategic oversight of industrial hygiene and occupational health risks, including noise, respiratory hazards, chemicals, fiberglass, heat stress, and other workplace exposures
• Ensure appropriate emergency preparedness and response programs are established, maintained, tested, and continuously improved across locations
• Partner with engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, and other functions to ensure EHS considerations are embedded in facility design, capital projects, equipment modifications, and operational changes
• Lead EHS aspects of Management of Change (MOC) processes associated with new equipment, processes, materials, products, and facility changes.
• Develop and manage site-specific and Business Unit EHS plans, ensuring priorities and resources are aligned with the highest operational risks
• Provide regular EHS performance updates, risk assessments, and recommendations to Business Unit and senior leadership, escalating significant risks and ensuring timely resolution
• Standardize and share EHS best practices across locations, creating consistency while driving continuous improvement throughout the Business Unit
• Serve as a visible EHS leader in the field by maintaining strong engagement with employees, frontline leaders, and operational teams

Your Physical Work Environment Will Require…

• Regular presence in indoor and outdoor manufacturing environments
• Exposure to industrial conditions including noise, dirt, dust, oil, fiberglass, heat, cold, wind, and changing weather conditions.
• Ability to safely access manufacturing and field work areas, which may occasionally require bending, climbing stairs or ladders, kneeling, and navigating industrial equipment areas
• Ability to wear required PPE, including hard hat, safety glasses, hearing protection, gloves, respiratory protection, and other equipment as required
• Ability to lift up to 35 pounds when required
• Regular travel to Business Unit locations, including facilities in Texas, Oklahoma, and Alabama, with additional travel as business needs require

Your Experience Should Be...

• Proven ability to lead through influence across multiple facilities and levels of an organization, from frontline employees to senior executives
• Demonstrated success building and sustaining a strong safety culture in manufacturing or industrial environments
• Strong understanding of EHS risk management, regulatory compliance, incident prevention, and operational excellence
• Proven ability to translate EHS data and operational risk into clear business priorities and actionable strategies
• Strong experience with root-cause analysis, corrective-action management, auditing, and continuous improvement

Your Education Should Be…
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, or a related discipline required; advanced degree preferred
• 15+ years of progressive EHS experience, preferably within manufacturing, industrial, energy, or similarly complex operating environments
• Significant experience leading EHS across multiple sites or a Business Unit strongly preferred
• Strong working knowledge of applicable OSHA, EPA, and state environmental and occupational safety requirements
• Demonstrated experience with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems
• Professional safety or environmental certification such as CSP, CIH, CHMM, or equivalent is strongly preferred
• Experience with high-risk manufacturing activities, including confined space, lockout/tagout, working at heights, material handling, industrial hygiene, and emergency response, preferred