Director, Corporate Environmental, Health, and Safety

Lennox International • Richardson, Texas • 1m ago

Who We Are

Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) is a global leader in climate control solutions headquartered in the greater Dallas area. With revenues of $5.3B in 2024 and a market cap of ~$20 billion, Lennox employs more than 14,000 people around the world. The Company designs, manufactures, markets and services a broad range of products for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration markets (HVACR). The Company sells its products and services directly, as well as through distributors, and Company-owned parts and supplies stores. Its business is built on a strong heritage of integrity and innovation dating back to 1895.

Lennox operates in two segments across North America: Home Comfort Solutions and Building Climate Solutions.

Home Comfort Solutions (HCS): A $3.6B segment that manufacturers and markets a broad range of home heating and cooling equipment for both the residential replacement and new construction markets in North America. Its product lines – extending from the entry level market segment to the premium high efficiency market segment – include air conditioners, furnaces, heat pumps, packaged heating and cooling systems, HVAC parts and accessories. HCS manufacturing facilities are located in Marshalltown, Iowa; Orangeburg, South Carolina; Grenada, Mississippi; and Saltillo, Mexico.

Building Climate Solutions (BCS): A $1.7B segment that provides indoor comfort solutions for low-rise office buildings, restaurants, retail establishments, distribution centers, schools, and other light commercial applications, as well as commercial refrigeration solutions to preserve food and other perishables in supermarkets, convenience stores, restaurants, warehouses, and distribution centers in North America. Our HVAC service business focuses on full protection, preventive maintenance, planned replacement, installation, and recycling for schools, restaurants, and retail establishments on a national basis. HVAC products include packaged rooftop units, split systems, VRF and indoor air quality systems. Commercial refrigeration products include unit coolers, condensing units and compressorized racks. BCS manufacturing facilities are located in Stuttgart, Arkansas; Tifton, Georgia; Stone Mountain, Georgia; Tallassee, Alabama; Weatherford, Texas; Wheeling, West Virginia; Reno, Nevada; and Saltillo, Mexico.

Lennox Culture is grounded in shared values that drive the Company’s success. The Core Values of Integrity, Respect and Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!

What Drives Success

We are committed to advancing safety and sustainability in our products, services, and operations. Encouraging engagement and adopting safety-minded behaviors are key elements in keeping employees safe. We continue to make progress in reducing employee injuries by increasing engagement, identifying/reducing risk, and executing detailed action plans on our core safety initiatives. For more information on our safety performance, see our 2024 Sustainability Report at LINK.

We aggressively pursue sustainability reductions and measure results for energy, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, and water. We continue to make substantial progress by investing in capital dedicated to sustainability projects and encouraging our employees to adopt conservation minded behaviors.

As the Director, Corporate EHS, you will drive Lennox’s global efforts for safety, ergonomics, environmental, sustainability, remediation, and compliance. The position is responsible for EHS across Lennox, directly leading a team of 8 EHS professionals and indirectly leading EHS teams across our operations. The position will interact with the Board of Directors, CEO, executive team, and operations leaders.

Candidates must have experience in managing safety, ergonomics, environmental, sustainability programs and active employee engagement programs in a multi-site manufacturing, distribution, and service company. The successful candidate will be a visible and influential safety leader who instills a culture of responsibility, ensuring leaders at every level take ownership of safety performance. This role requires the ability to set clear expectations, hold teams accountable to high standards, and foster a workplace where responsibility for safety and sustainability is shared, consistent, and measurable. This role reports into the EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Key Responsibilities

Promote a shared vision for EHS Excellence
Direct, manage and inspire a team of talented EHS leads and external consultants
Develop, support, lead, and execute strategies to reduce:
- Workplace safety and ergonomic injury risks
- Environmental emissions and impacts
Develop and implement plans to achieve environmental sustainability goals for energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, recyclables, & water stewardship
Establish effective partnerships with business unit operations teams, collaborating cross-functionally, to ensure success and results attainment
Develop and execute an overall program management and change management strategy
Develop and execute a strategy to centralize disparate fields of data to streamline reporting efforts
Oversee administration of audits of the company’s facilities and compliance with implementation of the audit findings
Prioritize and continually improve the company’s EHS compliance strategies and management systems
Identify and monitor safety and environmental regulatory changes that could affect the company’s operations and implement appropriate engagement and/or mitigation strategies
Maintain and improve policies, guidelines, and operational procedures related to EHS
Teach and mentor other EHS professionals
Appreciation for the need to recognize performance contributions and celebrate accomplishments
Implement programs/processes to ensure compliance with domestic & international EHS legislation
Manage remediation sites: strategy, budget, and assessments

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What We Are Looking For

Experience and Qualifications

Minimum of 15 years of professional experience, with at least five years developing and executing corporate-wide EHS programs
Demonstrated career progression that includes or leads to corporate function responsibility
Manufacturing industry knowledge and experience
Proven track record managing a team
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Excellent analytical, project management, presentation, and influencing skills
Demonstrated project management experience in a corporate function
Extensive knowledge of applicable US federal and state EHS regulations
Working knowledge of Mexican and Canadian environmental regulatory programs (preferred)
Working knowledge of safety and environmental compliance and sustainability data aggregation, sustainability reporting, and verification
Experience working with consultants and managing financial reserves to resolve legacy soil and groundwater remediation issues
Willingness to travel up to 25%

Leadership Characteristics

Leads by example and embody Lennox’s core values of Integrity, Respect, and Excellence.
Strategic thinker, able to develop and execute a clear vision and strategy for Lennox’s EHS Department
Builds and manages diverse relationships: open to differences; effective up, down, sideways; quick to find common ground; treat differences fairly and equitably; treat everyone as a customer
Team player, comfortable operating within a dynamic and complex organizational structure and leading through influence
Proven success setting and meeting operations EHS goals, including safety, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, solid waste, and water use reduction
Well organized, resourceful, and planful; effective and efficient at organizing multiple resources to get things done; meets objectives with time and resource efficiency
Manages multiple tasks simultaneously; anticipates and plans around obstacles
Manages ambiguity when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear
Situational adaptability: adapts in real time to match shifting demands

Education

Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, EHS, or related field is required. An advanced degree with associated credentials is preferred (PE, CSP, etc.)

Other Work Requirements

This is an on-site leadership role based in Richardson, TX, with occasional travel to other Lennox locations.

What We Offer

Benefits:

Subject to applicable eligibility requirements, the following benefits are offered for this role: tuition reimbursement; medical, dental, and vision insurance; prescription drug coverage; 401(k) retirement plan; short-term disability insurance; 8 weeks paid birthing leave; 2 weeks paid bonding leave; life and long-term disability insurance.

Depending on date of hire, and subject to applicable eligibility requirements, new employees in this role also receive up to: 20 days paid time off, 2 paid well-being days, 1 paid volunteer day, 10 paid holidays, and 3 floating holidays per year.

Our Culture:
At Lennox, our Core Values of Integrity, Respect & Excellence are ingrained in the fabric of the organization. They define our culture – which is about how we do business and how we treat others. Lennox is not just a workplace; we are a global community that values each team member’s contributions. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to recruit, develop, and retain talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to succeed and contribute to our continued growth and success. At Lennox, you’ll take pride in our brands, knowing you are part of something special. Come, stay, and grow with us!

Disclaimers:

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Lennox reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.