The expected hiring range for this position is:

$248,100.00-$341,300.00.

Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such the scope and responsibilities of the position, qualifications of the selected candidate, business considerations, internal equity, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

About the Role:

The Senior Director of Environment, Safety, and Health (ES&H) is responsible for all aspects of the leadership and management of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory’s (FNAL, Fermilab, or Laboratory) ES&H division, whose mission is to enable the Laboratory’s science mission and operations through integrated and effective environment, safety, and health programs. The ES&H Senior Director reports directly to the Deputy Director for Operations (DDO)/Chief Operating Officer (COO) and is a member of the Laboratory’s Senior Leadership Team. The ES&H Senior Director represents the Laboratory’s environmental, safety, and health programs to the FNAL community, Fermi Forward Discovery Group (FFDG), the Department of Energy, other DOE laboratories, concerned regulatory agencies, and the general public.

The ES&H Senior Director also serves as the Laboratory’s Chief Safety Officer (CSO), and in this role, reports to the Laboratory Director to advise on institutional elements of ES&H risk identification, mitigation and proactive solutions. As part of the Laboratory’s Senior Leadership Team, the ES&H Senior Director/CSO is responsible for developing Laboratory strategy, operating plans and policies to ensure the Laboratory can safely and sustainably achieve scientific mission, project, and operations success.

The ES&H Senior Director leads a highly visible Laboratory-wide environmental, safety, and health program of best practices, certifications, standards, guidance, procedures, and management systems that enables the scientific mission, ensures compliance with applicable ES&H requirements, and promotes a safe and healthy workplace.

The ES&H Senior Director anticipates and accommodates unique mission needs as they evolve and recommends ES&H policy and protocols to the Laboratory Director and Senior Leadership Team.

The ES&H Senior Director is expected to partner with Laboratory line management to enable and foster a proactive and integrated safety culture that promotes an urgent need for critical self-evaluation and sustained improvement in the safe accomplishment of all mission, project and operations objectives.

What your day-to-day as a Senior Director, Environmental, Safety and Health at Fermilab will look like:

Serve as the principal strategic advisor and provide proactive leadership and planning for all ES&H needs to the Laboratory Director and all senior laboratory leaders.
Partner with line management and Laboratory stakeholders to provide leadership to enable a strong safety culture and that is based on the principals of Integrated Safety Management (ISM).
Lead, manage and continually develop the ES&H Division, an approximately 100 member organization with an annual budget of approximately $20 million that includes the following functional areas: Radiation Protection, Accelerator Safety, Environmental Protection, Construction Safety, Electrical Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Fire Protection, Occupational Health and Safety, Hazardous and Radioactive Waste Management, Injury Prevention, and ES&H Training.
Evaluate the performance of the ES&H organization and develop management and improvement plans accordingly. Responsible for the financial viability and success of the ES&H organization. Responsible for committing resources with limited review by senior management.
Anticipate, develop, implement and monitor ES&H programs, policies, standards and protocols that are protective and enable FNAL’s scientific mission, which will be achieved by having a keen awareness, interest, and understanding of the Laboratory’s unique scientific mission.
Partner with line management to drive identification of Laboratory ES&H risks and deploy appropriate risk mitigation plans across all operations.
Provide leadership to the laboratory in support of FNAL’s Worker Safety and Health Plan (WSHP).
Promote continuous improvement in workplace health and safety and environmental protection and be an active partner with the Laboratory’s Work Planning and Control (WPC) program to help ensure safe, effective, and efficient mission, projects, and operations.
Participate in both internal and external reviews on various aspects of safety at FNAL and other laboratories in the DOE complex.
Champion major initiatives, lead complex, high-visibility process redesign and innovation projects; develop and implement initiatives.
Abides by and is responsible for performing all duties in accordance with all environmental, health and safety regulations and practices pertinent to this position.

Skills and Attributes for Success:

Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 15 years of relevant experience or a Master’s degree and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. A degree/advanced degree in ES&H field of study, or related scientific field strongly preferred. Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Safety Professional and/or Certified Health Physicist strongly preferred.

Applicable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

Experience leading an ES&H organization within a regulated industry is required, preferably within the DOE complex at a national laboratory.
Comprehensive leadership, management skills and experience necessary to define and implement the Laboratory’s ES&H programs and services, including radiation protection, environmental compliance and other functional areas typically defined by 10 CFR 851 Worker Safety and Health regulations and DOE Integrated Safety Management (ISM) principles.
Experience successfully championing an integrated safety culture in a large workforce and promoting a sense of urgency within the ES&H organization to respond in support of Laboratory mission goals, based on a variety of quantitative and qualitative inputs.
Exceptional interpersonal, negotiation and political acumen skills. Skills in communicating issues with senior leadership peers to devise responsive, efficient business solutions to program-critical tasks, including demonstrated ability to present complex issues in clear, concise terms.
Oral and written communication skills and the ability to work within regulatory guidelines, with internal and external contacts of varying levels of expertise and authority, and to achieve assigned goals to the benefit of the organization and the Laboratory.
Ability to supervise and lead large, multidisciplinary teams, including the ability to develop strategies to attract, develop and retain a high-performing diverse staff.
Demonstrated ability to exercise executive level judgment and leadership in balancing mission, project and operations priorities and risks with the imperative to maintain necessary and cost-effective margins for all aspects of environment, safety, and health.
Established positive experience working with auditors, inspectors and other regulatory personnel/agencies, preferably the DOE or other similar agency.
Proven ability to exercise independent judgment in situations of ambiguous or unforeseeable outcomes or emergencies.
Ability to travel and work extended hours when needed.

Working knowledge of any specialization listed below:

Construction safety
Electrical safety
Accelerator Operations
Environmental Management Systems
Environmental compliance
Ergonomics
Hazard recognition
Incident/injury prevention and investigation
Industrial Hygiene
Industrial Safety
Quality Assurance
Radiation physics
Safety assessments and appraisals
Training
Waste management and pollution prevention

Work Arrangement:
Please note that the described work arrangement is subject to change based on business needs and is not guaranteed to be final.

Onsite: This is an onsite role, and the candidate must be able to work from our Batavia office.

Benefits/Perks:
Fermilab offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program, including:

Medical, Dental, Vision and Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid time off
Life insurance
Short and Long-term disability insurance
Retirement benefits
Onsite day care

Why Fermilab:
Fermilab is America’s premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, CERN in Europe and the South Pole.

Drug-Free Workplace & Pre-Employment Screening

Fermilab is dedicated to fostering a safe, productive, and drug-free work environment. As part of the hiring process, candidates must successfully complete a background check and drug screening. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of these screenings.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Fermilab is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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