The Company:

WhiteWater Midstream is a privately-owned infrastructure company built on the premise that integrity is a competitive advantage. Our company has developed, constructed, and now operates and manages over $5 billion of investments in natural gas transmission and storage assets across Texas. Since inception, we have prioritized quality customer service while operating in an ethical, safe, and environmentally conscious manner for the benefit of people, communities, and businesses.

Responsibilities:

• Recommend, develop, and implement programs that maintain safe working conditions and promote our employees' protection against accidents, illnesses, and injuries.
• Monitor and update company written environment, health, and safety policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Assist leadership and management teams to cultivate a culture of safety and environmental responsibility by engaging with employees, promoting awareness, and encouraging active participation in EHS initiatives.
• Maintain compliance with Federal and State, and governmental regulations by identifying and analyzing problems, finalizing suggestions and recommendations for improvements, performing audits to ensure our compliance, and oversees worker’s compensation issues.
• Promote and drive continuous improvement of systems that result in the reduction of accidents and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Guide management and employees alike on ergonomic and safety-related opportunities by providing support, technical assistance, and expertise.
• Provide strategic direction on EHS improvements by analyzing and addressing root causes while reducing liability and cost.
• Track KPI’s to help identify areas of improvement and create actionable plans to help company achieve health and safety goals.
• Maintain compliance on key EHS related initiatives, reporting requirements, and auditing.
• Lead and facilitate a fully engaged and productive Employee EHS Committee.
• Conduct inspection audits to ensure that state and federal requirements are met and maintained.
• Establish training programs for all operation levels – New Hire Orientation, Forklift, First Aid/CPR, AED and Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP), Fall Protection, Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO), Emergency Planning, and more.
• Ensure compliance with our required use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Develop and implement a Contractor Safety Program.
• Oversee management of claims for workers’ compensation and return to work programs.
• Lead investigations for incidents, accidents, and near misses and ensure solutions are created and communicated.
• Develop safety meeting material for the Safety Coordinators to cover during monthly safety meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Engineering, or related field.
• A minimum five years of experience leading an EHS program.
• Must have an understanding of all applicable Federal, State, Local regulations, and industry requirements.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills as you will work one-on-one with all levels of the organization.
• Experience in leading investigations and root-cause analysis.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
• Prior experience with developing and leading training programs for small and large groups.
• Prior experience leading without authority.

Benefits: This position is located in Houston, TX. Selected candidate is eligible for employer matched 401(k), medical, dental, vision, basic life and AD&D insurances and other benefit offerings.