Zenith People are working with our client who are looking to recruit an experienced EHS Coordinator & Program Lead on a permanent basis to drive corporate environmental, health, and safety (EHS) strategy. This high-impact role will focus on EHS KPI tracking, continuous improvement, compliance, training, and program leadership, ensuring best-in-class environmental and safety practices.

You will play a key leadership role, driving EHS initiatives in the region, and ensuring operational excellence through effective project and program management.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Performance Reporting

* Define, track, and monitor success metrics, ensuring clarity on key program objectives.

* Own and facilitate operating rhythms for EHS initiatives, keeping teams on task, target, and timeline.

* Ensure effective cross-functional communication, managing project schedules, budgets, and stakeholder engagement.

* Analyze and report on overall program health, providing detailed insights on KPIs and project effectiveness.

* Keep management informed of key changes, challenges, and areas where additional support is needed.

EHS Strategy & Compliance

* Support with developing, implementing, and drive EHS corporate strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business objectives.

* Facilitate, lead, and measure EHS KPI's, ensuring continual improvement across global teams.

* Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative requirements, industry best practices, and corporate environmental policies.

* Monitor regulatory compliance through regular audits, inspections, and program tracking.

Program Leadership & Continuous Improvement

* Design and facilitate organizational EHS improvements, helping teams implement change initiatives that drive safety culture.

* Identify EHS best practices, providing lessons learned and recommendations for improvement across departments.

* Develop and maintain policies & procedures on key risk control systems.

* Ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions from audits and investigations.

Training & Stakeholder Engagement

* Support EHS training programs, ensuring strategic alignment with business needs.

* Support delivery of toolbox talks, engaging employees on key EHS topics and responsibilities.

* Serve as the primary point of contact for coordinating and managing cross-functional EHS programs and projects.

* Support management in engaging employees on health, safety, and environmental matters, fostering a safety-first culture.

Qualifications & Experience

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

* Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline (Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Business Management, Organizational Development, etc.).

* Experience in program or project management, with a focus on EHS compliance and improvement strategies.

* Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.

* Strong expertise in defining program requirements and using data and metrics to track performance and improvements.

* Proven ability to engage with regional and global teams, ensuring alignment with corporate safety objectives.

* Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities.

* Familiarity with process safety, asset integrity, audits, and inspections in hazardous industries.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office, project management software, and compliance tracking tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

* PMP certification or project management expertise in a fast-paced operational environment.

* Master's Degree or MBA, with a focus on business operations or organizational strategy.

* Experience liaising with regulators and steering EHS regulations at a policy level.

* Health & Safety Management experience, with exposure to upper-tier COMAH regulatory standards