About this role
<p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>RWE Americas, LLC</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>To start as soon as possible, full time, permanent</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Functional area:</strong> Health, Safety & Environment</span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Remuneration: </strong>Exempt</span></p> <p> </p><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">RWE Americas seeks a highly skilled and motivated HSSE Manager, with a focus on RWEA’s Management System Cycle (MSC). The <strong>HSSE Excellence Manager</strong> – MSC will be the owner of the HSSE Management System Cycle for RWEA. This role oversees the design, implementation, coordination, annual review, and continuous improvement of the HSSE Management System to ensure risks are systematically identified, processes are prioritized and periodically reviewed, safeguards are effective, Leadership meetings are routinely and effectively facilitated, the HSSE Plan is updated and frequently communicated to the organization, and HSSE Objectives are achieved through risk-based and data-driven management of HSSE activities</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">The individual in this role must possess demonstrable knowledge, skills, experience, and interpersonal abilities directly related to the North American renewable energy industry, and the motivation and interest to promote the continual improvement of HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment).</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Role Responsibilities: </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Oversees and maintains the RWEA HSSE Management System, ensuring it remains aligned with HSSE objectives, legal/HSSE requirements, and corporate standards</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Owns and directs the Management System Cycle reviews, including: establish/validate objectives, conduct assessment, develop plan, execute & review for HSSE, ensuring it is applied rigorously and consistently across the organization</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Oversees, coordinates, and leads the HSSE Plan in AirTable, ensuring clear milestones, accountabilities, and status tracking</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Oversees and maintains RWEA’s HSSE Homepage (SharePoint)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Develops the RWEA HSSE Management System program, including annual review timing, schedule, and integration into the business planning cycle</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ensures HSSE objectives, metrics, and targets are set, validated, and cascaded to the organization in line with enterprise objectives</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Coordinates and leads annual risk evaluations for HSSE focus areas (e.g., workforce safety and health, process safety/reliability, environment, security, & stakeholders) to develop and help to maintain an HSSE risk profile</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ensures systematic identification, assessment, prioritization, and documentation of HSSE risks across the organization</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Coordinates assurance, risk management, and safeguard assurance activities so that safeguards are in place, functioning, and aligned with internal and external requirements</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Uses assurance results and incident/performance data to identify gaps, prioritize improvement actions, and feed them into the MSC planning cycle</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Monitors the effectiveness of HSSE plans, adjusts as needed, and supports the closure and verification of corrective actions</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Promotes understanding of high-consequence HSSE risks and the critical safeguards that manage them; promotes workforce participation in risk identification and improvement</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Develops, schedules, coordinates, and facilitates Leadership Team (LT) meetings for HSSE topics</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Provides leadership team with clear risk profiles, assurance outcomes, HSSE performance trends, and prioritized HSSE plans for decision making</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Job Requirements and Experiences: </strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Bachelor's or Master's degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental, or a closely related field of study</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) preferred</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar role</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of Occupational Safety and Health or a closely related field</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Minimum 5 years’ experience in North American energy, manufacturing, military, or similar field</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Significant experience in HSSE, Operational Excellence, and/or risk management in energy or related industries</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated experience with HSSE/management systems, assurance programs, and leadership team engagement</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong facilitation, stakeholder management, and change management skills</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to analyze HSSE performance and risk data and translate into clear priorities and plans</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated experience with providing cross-functional coaching on proper use of tools, version control practices, and key performance indicators (KPIs)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Knowledge and integration of Human and Organizational Performance</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Design, implementation, and continual improvement of HSSE Management Systems (e.g., ANSI Z10, ISO 45001)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Skills in preparing and presenting concise and accurate information to executive leadership, internal and external customers, stakeholders, etc., across the organization</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Project Management experience</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Management Systems (e.g., ISO, ANSI)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Design, implementation, and continuous improvement of Learning Management Systems (LMS)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Microsoft 365, Visio, Excel, Tableau, and Power BI</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Extensive experience with Microsoft 365 (i.e., Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, etc.)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Experience with Tableau, Power BI, and Azure</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated competency in the HSSE management discipline, particularly with administrative law, ‘IBR’ standards, and consensus standards related to HSSE</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Implementation and management of Learning Management Systems (LMS)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Demonstrated competency in Project Management</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Skills in preparing and presenting concise and accurate information to executive leadership, internal and external customers, stakeholders, etc., across the organization</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Mathematical/statistical knowledge and affinity to work with numbers/statistics regularly</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Proven ability to empathize, build relationships, and effectively communicate with people from a diverse set of backgrounds</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Independent problem-solving skills and ability to influence stakeholders in order to gain a desired result</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Strong initiative and self-confidence to find solutions and solve problems independently</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Reliable and systematic manner of working, customer orientation, resilience, and being able to work centrally. manage multiple stakeholder expectations</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Detail-oriented and consistently striving for high-quality results</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to work independently, collaboratively via technology, as well as in-person at various locations across the North American regions</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">Ability to travel up to 25% of the time</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><strong>Work Environment: </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt">This position is an office-based role that involves some travel and visits to other RWE Americas offices and field locations. The employee must be able to sit, walk, or stand for long durations of time.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt"><em>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. </em></span></p> <p> </p><p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Benefits offered:</strong> Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Apply with just a few clicks:</strong> ad code <strong>92381</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Any questions? <strong>Contact</strong> <a title="" href="[email protected]" target="_self">[email protected]</a></span></p> <p><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">We look forward to meeting you. Of course, you can find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Xing, too.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">RWE Americas, a subsidiary of RWE, is a US-based energy company that is helping to meet the growing demand for energy across the United States. Backed by RWE’s 125-year global legacy of managing diverse power assets, RWE Americas operates approximately 13 GW of power projects across 27 states. With a talented workforce of 2,000 employees, RWE Americas develops, constructs and operates wind, solar and battery storage projects, along with natural gas-powered generation, that safely deliver affordable, reliable electricity to our customers. Committed to responsible development, RWE Americas invests in local and rural communities, creating jobs and partnering with stakeholders to support and strengthen the places where we live and work. Learn more about how RWE Americas is generating impact at <a title="" href="https://americas.rwe.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">americas.rwe.com</a>.</span></p> <p> </p> <div> <div> <div> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At RWE Americas, we foster a culture defined by our Essential Behaviors – Have Courage, Create Impact and Actively Collaborate. We encourage bold thinking and continuous learning, and we value ownership, resilience and inclusion in everything we do. When you join us, you become part of a team that supports your development, respects your contributions and celebrates shared success. This is a place where you can grow your career and make a meaningful difference.</span></p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div>