Director of Global EHS & Facilities

What You Will Do:

• Develop and execute a global EHS and facilities strategy aligned with business objectives, operational growth, and risk priorities.

• Establish global EHS policies, standards, governance, accountability, and reporting while enabling regional and site compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Lead enterprise-wide programs for occupational safety, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, contractor safety, and incident prevention.

• Oversee significant incident and environmental release investigations, root-cause analysis, corrective actions, regulatory reporting, and organizational learning.

• Define global safety measures, review leading and lagging indicators, and provide regular risk and performance updates to senior leadership.

• Provide strategic leadership for facility operations, maintenance, workplace services, critical building systems, and infrastructure reliability across global locations.

• Direct site due diligence, government incentives, permitting, design, construction, commissioning, and transition planning for expansion projects.

• Oversee global facility operating budgets and capital investments, ensuring appropriate prioritization, financial discipline, and project delivery.

• Establish global standards for facility conditions, security coordination, accessibility, employee experience, and professional workplace appearance.

• Lead selection, negotiation, performance management, and governance of real estate partners, architects, engineers, contractors, consultants, and facility service providers.

• Partner with Engineering, Operations, and Quality to incorporate EHS and facility requirements into equipment, process, work instruction, and site design decisions.

• Identify opportunities to reduce energy use, waste, environmental impact, and total occupancy cost while improving operational resilience.

• Build and lead a global network of EHS and facilities professionals and site resources, including clear roles, operating rhythms, capability development, and succession planning.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Facilities Management, Business, or a related field; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

• 10+ years of progressive experience in EHS, facilities, real estate, engineering, manufacturing operations, or a related function.

• 5+ years of leadership experience, including responsibility across multiple sites or regions.

• Experience leading facility expansion, construction, real estate, infrastructure, or major capital projects.

• Experience developing enterprise standards, governance, metrics, and executive-level recommendations.

• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Strong knowledge of occupational safety, environmental, and facility-related regulatory requirements and risk management practices. Experience with international EHS and facilities requirements.

• Ability to translate business growth and operating requirements into practical facility footprint and investment strategies.

• Strong financial and analytical capability, including operating budgets, capital planning, business cases, and total-cost evaluation.

• Demonstrated ability to lead complex projects across functions, geographies, and cultures, including influence without direct authority.

• Effective executive communication, decision support, negotiation, change leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to balance global consistency with local legal, regulatory, operational, and cultural requirements.

• Ability and willingness to travel globally up to 30% of the time.

What Sets You Apart:

• CSP, CIH, CHMM, CFM, PMP, or comparable professional certification.

• Experience supporting rapid growth, acquisitions, facility consolidations, or greenfield and brownfield expansions.

• Experience with sustainability, energy management, and business continuity programs.

What's In It For You:

We offer a competitive salary and total rewards package
We offer amazing benefits including but not limited to:
Health Insurance: Traditional OR High Deductible plan
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (including employer contributions)
Dental and Vision
Basic and Supplemental Life Insurance
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid caregiver leave
Unlimited PTO + Wellness + Holiday Pay + Volunteer Hours
401k with company match and immediate vest
Employee Stock Purchase Program at a discounted rate
Matching grants through Protolabs foundation
And More!