Wind EHS Leader – North America Operations, Maintenance and Upgrades
Posted 2026-05-05
Remote, USA
Full-time
Immediate Start
- Job Description:
- Champion a proactive safety culture that prioritizes employee well-being and operational excellence.
- Work with cross-functional teams to integrate EHS into all aspects of operations serving as a clear partner to the North America OM&U organization
- Inspire and develop a high-performing EHS team across North America, fostering collaboration and accountability
- Develop and own standard work for high-performing team inclusive of talent development, audit schedule and capability building
- Attract and retain top EHS talent; manage medium to large teams with senior professional direct reports.
- Interface with customers and contractors to communicate EHS performance, expectations, and compliance requirements.
- Define and implement clear roles and responsibilities for the EHS field team to ensure consistency and efficiency.
- Lead incident investigations and root cause analyses, driving corrective actions and knowledge sharing.
- Oversee audits and assessments to maintain compliance and mitigate operational risks including maintaining quarterly audit program of wind farms and high risk work.
- Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in the field of EHS or engineering.
- 15+ years of EHS leadership experience, ideally in renewable energy or industrial sectors.
- Proven ability to lead distributed teams and influence across a matrix organization.
- Strong analytical skills with experience leveraging data for decision-making.
- Communicate complex messages and negotiate internally and externally to influence outcomes.
- Benefits:
- medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse-based resource
- access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services
- Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax-advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions
- access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants
- tuition assistance
- adoption assistance
- paid parental leave
- disability benefits
- life insurance
- 12 paid holidays
- permissive time off