Sr Director, HSSE Excellence

Role Responsibilities: 

• Lead a team of Directors and Managers to deliver departmental and company KPIs, strategic governance initiatives, and HSSE Management System maturity goals
• Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for HSSE Management Systems, governance practices, performance tracking, and continuous improvement across the organization
• Align HSSE reporting, risk classification frameworks, audit protocols, and performance metrics with business objectives, external requirements (e.g., ESG, regulatory), and enterprise-wide standards
• Interface with legal, operations, finance, executive leadership, and cross-functional stakeholders to guide HSSE performance reporting, risk management, and strategic decision-making
• Serve as the governance lead for internal and external audits, board-level reporting cycles, third-party assessments, and certification readiness efforts
• Approve governance enhancements, system standardizations, audit processes, digital tool adoptions, and process improvements to ensure scalability and risk integration
• Drive enterprise-wide HSSE training programs, leadership development, and cultural initiatives within the governance function to build capability and accountability
• Represent HSSE governance at investor meetings, in ESG disclosures, industry forums, and enterprise data architecture planning; evaluate emerging governance technologies and recommend adoption pathways

Job Requirements and Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Management, Engineering or relevant area of study or equivalent experience; Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum 14 years’ executive safety management experience in a multi-national, globally-matrixed organization
• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading a team and/or business function
• Renewables industry experience a plus but not required
• Knowledge Application: Designs long-term governance architecture and guides integration across functions and business units
• Team Leadership: Ability to lead, inspire, manage and delegate effectively across departments, driving enterprise-wide system maturity and accountability
• People Development: Ability to develop themselves and their people to their full potential
• Performance Orientation: Self-motivated to drive the business, increase performance and deliver results
• Problem Solving: Solves enterprise-wide governance scalability and consistency challenges, anticipating future-state system needs
• Strategic Thinking: Push boundaries to achieve goals utilizing resources in a matrix organization, serving as a strategic advisor on risk performance
• Continuous Improvement: Constantly optimizing the business
• Integration Management: Ability to lead teams through change management
• Working Together: Ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams   
• Communication skills: Ability to effectively communicate internally & externally within the chain of command and within his/her level of authority
• Open mindset: Self-reflective, able to learn and act on feedback
• Hands-on mentality: Actively involving him-/herself, pragmatic and fact-focused attitude
• Deep expertise in HSSE and asset-intense business (Construction, Operations)
• Understanding of regulatory framework in different jurisdictions/markets
• Understanding of regulatory decision-making procedures
• Understanding of business model, regulatory and technical developments as well as potential implications
• Onshore Wind & PV Construction & Operations understanding
• Flexibility and willingness to travel domestically as needed to effectively perform the job
• Languages: English mandatory, additional languages an advantage
• This position is an office based role with some travel and visits to other RWE America’s office and field locations
• Must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. RWE Americas is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time.