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Corporate EHS Director-Americas

Job Description Summary

Responsible and accountable for delivery and implementation of the Cushman & Wakefield (CW) US Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Strategy for the Americas. Under the stewardship of the Head of EHS Americas the role will deliver measurable improvements in health, safety and environmental performance and engagement across the C&W organisation, in support of business objectives. The role will specifically support Americas corporate offices, brokerage and Project & Development Service (PDS) lines across the Americas. The role will also support on Security and Quality matters in support of the wider global EHS Team.  
This is a senior corporate role which will directly report to the Head of EHS Americas and indirectly report to business unit heads within the relevant jurisdictions and service lines. The role will require an experienced professional who has held a similar role in a related industry and who is comfortable and confident in working and presenting at a senior level.  
The individual will be commercially aware and fully accountable for delivering the Americas EHS Strategy as this relates to applicable countries and service lines while reporting successes to their stakeholder groups across the region. 

Job Description

Core Responsibilities: 

This senior EHS management role will be responsible for identifying areas of potential organizational risk and developing robust EHS mitigation controls, policies, procedures and guidance in accordance with the C&W Americas EHS strategy and local legislation. The role will be responsible for coordinating both internal and external resources across the region in order to manage legal compliance and enhance organizational safety culture. In doing so the role will work closely with the global specialist resources within the wider EHS Team. 

The role will work across all departments and therefore senior stakeholder engagement will be critical to the candidateâ™s success and the candidate must have demonstrable experience in developing successful senior stakeholder relationships and influencing change and process / culture improvement. The candidate must be a self-starter and able to demonstrate the delivery of organizational change through both face to face engagement and the use of remote working tools e.g. Microsoft Teams. 

Critical relationships will include the following: 

• Heads of higher risk service lines such as PDS within the relevant jurisdictions 

• Jurisdictional business unit heads 

• Operational leads for service lines and jurisdictions 

• Office and regional heads 

• Functions leadership 

As a minimum the candidate will therefore require a proven track record in health and safety management, in order to be successful. The successful candidate will support the Head of EHS Americas to champion the ongoing improvement of C&Wâ™s safety and environmental management systems relating both to our service delivery to clients and in relation to the health and safety of Cushman & Wakefield employees. The candidate will need to have proven experience in developing and implementing initiatives to improve EHS compliance and awareness and will be responsible for: 

• Developing, implementing and delivering appropriate objectives, targets and improvement programs for the Americas in association with the Head of EHS Americas. 

• Monitoring and reporting on EHS performance and progress against EHS objectives to local leadership teams. Routinely presenting at corporate meetings and steering groups to increase EHS awareness and engagement. 

• Ensuring that our corporate offices are safe and secure and putting in place management arrangements to ensure a consistent level of safe operation. 

• Managing critical, complex and contentious health and safety issues as these arise and dealing with them in a professional manner. 

• Managing and developing appropriate EHS training programs, methods of delivery and evaluation of effectiveness to ensure employees are competent with regard to their health and safety duties. 

• Developing appropriate arrangements to ensure that risks from contractors and third party suppliers are vetted, managed and effectively controlled. Procuring, managing and monitoring the activities of external consultants operating on behalf of the Americas EHS Team. 

• Providing support and technical advice to senior operational managers to enable them to undertake their roles and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment within their particular areas of the business. 

• Working closely with business development teams to support operational growth in line with business objectives. 

• Monitoring changes in legislation and best practice to ensure continuing legal compliance and best practice throughout the region. 

• Dealing with incidents and advising on next steps. Undertaking investigations of serious incidents and accidents that address incident circumstances, incident causation and consider improvements that could be made for the future. 

• Liaising with external enforcement bodies and insurers as well as clients in order to satisfy key stakeholder requirements. 

• Supporting the Head of EHS Americas and relevant global specialist leads to develop, implement and maintain ISO certified management systems across the region as required. 

Qualifications / Knowledge & Experience: 

• Educated to degree level in Occupational Health and Safety or an equivalent discipline, the successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of developing, implementing and refining models of health, safety and environmental management in accordance with the requirements of international standards. 

• Senior membership of recognized EHS trade associations / bodies. 

• Experience of working in a multi-site environment in the facilities, retail, property or service delivery sector preferable. 

• The successful candidate will likely currently report to senior stakeholders and will have a proven track record of working independently to influence senior stakeholders. 

• The successful candidate will currently hold a position of responsibility within an organization where brand / reputation management is seen as critical and where they are accountable for the safety of large numbers of internal / external stakeholders. 

• An experienced trainer capable of delivering in-house training courses on EHS topics. A confident presenter. 

Skills & Personal Qualities: 

• Proven skills and qualities in the following areas: 

• Relationship and stakeholder management, influencing skills, commercial awareness and pragmatic problem solving skills are essential requirements for this role. 

• Professional and proactive in approach and style, an excellent relationship builder, able to coach and influence change, by working in partnership and collaboration across the business. 

• Able to operate at a senior level with senior executive stakeholders. 

• Commercially aware and able to act calmly and with authority in a crisis. Able to deal with major incidents and advise members of the company executive on appropriate action to be taken in any EHS related incident. 

• An excellent communicator in English. Additional languages skills including Spanish / Portuguese and advantage. 

• Ability to effectively respond to complex enquiries, solve complex problems and provide innovative solutions, whilst considering the bigger picture and commercial factors, anticipating potential issues and future needs of the business. 

• Likes to work as part of a team but equally comfortable working alone, enjoys working with diverse and dynamic stakeholders and business units. 

• Excellent presentational skills and confident at delivering complex and difficult messages to a variety of different stakeholders of varying seniority. 

• Sensitive to the varying cultures and ways of operating between countries. Able to tailor solutions to suit national requirements and legislative frameworks. 

• Exceptional time management skills and an ability to work and deliver under pressure. 

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Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidateâ™s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $132,090.00 - $155,400.00 Cushman & Wakefield provides equal employment opportunity. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmativeâ‹ Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without  regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.

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