Vice President of HSE - Micon Group, Inc.
POSITION OBJECTIVE
The Vice President of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) provides strategic leadership and direction for the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of MICON Group, Inc.'s health, safety, and environmental programs and management systems.
This role leads a centralized HSE organization supporting all operating companies, with HSE personnel reporting through Senior Directors to the Vice President. The position is responsible for establishing a world-class HSE culture that protects employees, supports operational excellence, ensures regulatory compliance, and enables the successful execution of the Company's business objectives.
As a key member of the leadership team, the Vice President partners closely with operational and functional leaders to integrate HSE principles into decision-making, risk management, workforce development, and business planning.
The Vice President drives enterprise-wide HSE strategy, governance, and performance while fostering a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement across all levels of the organization. Operations leadership owns safety performance, while the HSE organization, under the Vice President's leadership, owns the Company's HSE management system, enterprise standards, governance, and assurance processes.
Through visible leadership, strong business acumen, and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, this position advances organizational capability, strengthens customer confidence, and supports safe, compliant, and profitable growth throughout the Company.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
An employee in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed below. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. The following list reflects the general details necessary to describe the primary and essential functions of the position and shall not be construed as the only duties that may be assigned.
- Enterprise HSE Strategy: Establish and execute the Company's enterprise-wide Health, Safety, and Environmental strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, growth initiatives, operational priorities, and the Company's long-term vision.
- Safety Culture and Leadership: Serve as the executive sponsor of the Company's safety culture, driving organizational accountability and reinforcing safety as a core value through visible leadership, strategic communication, and engagement with leaders at all levels of the organization.
- Executive Advisement: Advise and influence executive leadership on HSE-related risks, opportunities, and business decisions, ensuring safety, environmental stewardship, and operational risk management are integrated into corporate planning and strategy.
- HSE Governance and Management Systems: Provide executive oversight of the Company's HSE management systems, governance framework, policies, standards, and procedures, ensuring consistency, effectiveness, compliance, and continuous improvement across all business units, regions, and operating environments.
- Enterprise Risk Management: Lead enterprise risk management efforts related to health, safety, and environmental performance. Proactively identify emerging risks and develop strategies that protect employees, customers, assets, business continuity, and the Company's reputation while enabling safe and profitable operations.
- Performance Measurement and Accountability: Establish performance metrics, governance processes, and accountability frameworks that measure organizational effectiveness, drive data-informed decision-making, and promote continuous improvement through the analysis of leading and lagging indicators, industry benchmarking, and operational performance trends.
- Organizational Leadership and Talent Development: Build, develop, and lead a high-performing HSE organization, fostering leadership development, succession planning, talent management, organizational effectiveness, and workforce capability to support the Company's evolving operational and strategic needs.
- Incident and Crisis Management: Provide executive leadership and oversight during significant incidents, crises, regulatory matters, and high-risk events. Ensure appropriate response, investigation, stakeholder communication, root cause analysis, organizational learning, and implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- External Relations and Industry Leadership: Represent the Company with customers, regulatory agencies, industry associations, and external stakeholders. Foster strategic relationships that strengthen the Company's reputation, support business development efforts, influence industry best practices, and promote the Company as a leader in HSE performance and operational excellence.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Operations, Human Resources, Risk Management, Legal, Quality, and executive leadership to drive enterprise-wide initiatives that enhance safety performance, environmental responsibility, organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and overall business results while supporting the Company's continued growth and success.
- Additional Responsibilities: Perform other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university, with 15 years of utility-related experience and progressively increasing responsibility, including management of a geographical region of operations, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Valid driver's license.
- Experience managing complex projects and financial budgets.
- Ability and willingness to travel with minimal lead time in response to HSE needs.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience with safety management systems, Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) prevention programs, and crisis and regulatory response.
- Relevant safety credentials, such as Certified Health and Safety Technician (CHST), Certified Utility Safety Professional (CUSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Occupational Safety Specialist (COSS), OSHA 500, or comparable credentials.
MANAGERIAL DEVELOPMENTAL COMPETENCIES
The following managerial competencies represent additional skills and behaviors needed for future success as an employee who is growing and developing. These competencies are in addition to the Core Developmental Competencies.
- Action Oriented
- Customer Focused
- Decision-Making
- Cultivates Innovation
- Resourcefulness
- Directs Work
- Ensures Accountability
- Collaborates
- Attracts, Develops, and Retains Talent
- Builds Effective Teams
- Drives Engagement
- Managerial Courage
- Being Resilient
- Situational Adaptability
- Strategic Mindset
- Persuades
- Organizational Savvy
- Balances Stakeholders
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
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