Senior Director or Director EHS & Training

Position Description 

The Senior Director or Director, EHS & Training position, reporting to the Vice President, Operations & Maintenance, provides enterprise leadership for environmental, health, and safety across the Origis Services operating fleet and leads the Services training function. The primary focus of this role is EHS: protecting employees and contractors, maintaining regulatory and contractual compliance, strengthening field execution, and continuously improving the safety culture. The role also owns the training strategy and department responsibilities needed to build technical capability, operating consistency, and clear career development pathways for the Services organization. 

This leader will work closely with field leadership, technicians, operations support teams, customers, subcontractors, Human Resources, Legal, Risk, and other Origis functions. The successful candidate will be visible in the field, comfortable operating at both executive and site level, and capable of turning policy into practical standards that teams can execute consistently. 

The position of Senior Director or Director, EHS & Training is a regular, full-time position and is eligible for the company employee benefits package. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

EHS Leadership and Governance:  

• Own, maintain, and continuously improve the Origis Services EHS management system for utility-scale solar and energy storage operations and maintenance.
• Maintain and establish new EHS policies, procedures, minimum standards, and accountability across the operating fleet.
• Advise Services leadership on material EHS risks, regulatory requirements, emerging issues, and the resources required to manage them.
• Build and lead a strong field-centered safety culture that emphasizes hazard recognition, stop-work authority, learning, and personal accountability.
• Serve as the senior EHS point of contact for significant incidents, customer concerns, regulatory matters, and other high-risk field issues.
• Lead and develop EHS personnel and establish effective coverage, roles, goals, and performance expectations for the function. 

Field Safety and Operational Risk:  

• Provide EHS oversight for routine and non-routine O&M work, including electrical work, lockout/tagout, energized work, switching, troubleshooting, vegetation management, heavy equipment, lifting and rigging, work at height, confined spaces, hot work, battery energy storage systems, and contractor-performed activities.
• Ensure site-specific safety plans, emergency action plans, job hazard analyses, permits, procedures, and required records are established, current, and used effectively.
• Develop and execute a risk-based audit and field-inspection program; document findings, assign corrective actions, verify closure, and identify recurring or systemic issues.
• Lead or oversee investigations of incidents, injuries, near misses, environmental events, and high-potential exposures; ensure root causes and corrective actions are documented and communicated.
• Establish contractor and vendor EHS prequalification, onboarding, monitoring, and performance-management requirements.
• Support new-site mobilization and operational readiness so EHS programs, documentation, training, equipment, and emergency arrangements are in place before turnover or service commencement. 

Environmental and Regulatory Compliance:  

• Maintain programs aligned with applicable federal, state, and local requirements, including OSHA and environmental obligations relevant to O&M activities.
• Oversee hazardous and universal waste, spill prevention and response, chemical management, environmental reporting, and required site records.
• Coordinate regulatory inquiries, inspections, reporting, and corrective actions in partnership with Legal and other appropriate stakeholders.
• Monitor regulatory and industry developments and translate changes into practical requirements, training, and field controls. 

Training Department Leadership:  

• Own the Services training strategy, governance, budget, standards, and annual plan, while keeping EHS and regulatory training as the first priority.
• Lead and continuously improve a role-based training program for technicians, site leadership, and operations support personnel.
• Maintain a training matrix by role and ensure required qualifications, certifications, refreshers, and milestones are assigned, tracked, completed, and auditable.
• Partner with Field Operations and subject matter experts to identify knowledge gaps and develop practical curriculum for safety, technical equipment, procedures, CMMS use, troubleshooting, and operating consistency.
• Continue developing technician career progression and qualification pathways that support advancement into senior technical and leadership roles.
• Use field observation, audit results, incident trends, equipment performance, and operational feedback to prioritize new or revised training.
• Evaluate and integrate appropriate training methods and technologies, including instructor-led, field-based, virtual, and learning-management-system delivery.
• Measure training effectiveness through demonstrated proficiency and field performance, not course completion alone. 

Performance, Reporting, and Collaboration:  

• Develop and report meaningful leading and lagging EHS metrics, training compliance, audit performance, corrective-action status, and trend analysis to Services leadership.
• Prepare clear executive, customer, and operational reports that identify performance, material risks, root causes, and recommended actions.
• Manage the EHS and Training budgets, external providers, systems, and resources with disciplined planning and cost control.
• Collaborate across Origis functions to support consistent standards, customer commitments, insurance and risk requirements, workers compensation matters, and continuous improvement.
• Represent Origis Services professionally with customers, contractors, regulators, industry partners, and external auditors.
• Perform other relevant duties consistent with the responsibilities of the role. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in occupational safety, environmental health and safety, engineering, technical education, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Minimum of 8 years of progressive EHS experience, including leadership responsibility for multi-site field operations; utility-scale solar, battery energy storage, power generation, high-voltage electrical, or industrial maintenance experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading EHS programs, personnel, incident investigations, audits, corrective actions, contractor safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leading or materially supporting a technical training function, including curriculum development, qualification tracking, and field-based delivery.
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements and practical application of electrical safety, lockout/tagout, hazard assessment, emergency response, and environmental compliance in field operations.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred. OSHA Authorized Trainer credentials and relevant electrical safety or training credentials are also preferred.
• Experience with EHS and learning-management systems, data analysis, dashboards, and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to travel regularly to operating sites and respond to significant field events when necessary. 

Key Attributes for Success 

• Field credibility and a practical understanding of how work is planned and executed in operating power facilities.
• Visible, decisive leadership with the judgment to stop unsafe work, manage high-consequence situations, and communicate clearly under pressure.
• Ability to balance regulatory requirements, customer obligations, production priorities, and operational realities without compromising employee safety.
• Strong people leadership, coaching, organizational development, and change-management skills.
• Ability to convert complex EHS and technical requirements into clear standards, procedures, and training that technicians can use.
• Strong analytical skills and the discipline to use data, observations, and incident learning to drive measurable improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with technicians, site leaders, executives, customers, contractors, and regulators.
• Self-starter who can manage multiple priorities, build scalable systems, and maintain high standards with limited oversight.
• High integrity, sound judgment, attention to detail, and a consistent commitment to follow-through. 

 

Physical Demands 

• Ability to work in office and utility-scale field environments, including outdoor locations and areas without standard accessibility features.
• Ability to stand, walk, sit, climb ladders and stairs, kneel, crouch, and inspect maintenance activities as required.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment and work in varying weather and site conditions.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted when required for field activities. 

 

Location:          Austin, Texas - Hybrid (Tues-Thurs in-office, Mon/Fri WFH)

Travel:              Up to 50%, based on business and field needs 

Job Level:        Director - With direct reports