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Director of Environmental, Health & Safety

Denver, CO💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-29 → 2026-09-27

Core

Leading enterprise-wide environmental, health, safety, and explosive/energetics safety programs for manufacturing operations involving complex electromechanical assembly, propulsion system integration, and energetic materials.

Role type

Director of Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S)

Builds

Safe manufacturing operations for aerospace propulsion and ordnance systems

Domain

Defense, aerospace, and energetics manufacturing

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Strategic leadership, explosive safety expertise, regulatory fluency, environmental compliance, risk assessment, cross-functional influence

Preferred skills

Master's degree, Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), DoD Explosive Safety Officer (ESO) experience, process safety management (PSM)

Technologies

DoD 4145.26, RCRA, CERCLA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, OSHA 29 CFR 1910.119, EPA Risk Management Program (RMP)

Responsibilities

Provide executive-level leadership for EH&S functions across multiple sites; own and mature the Explosive Safety Program; lead hazardous materials handling and emergency response; direct environmental compliance programs; partner with leadership to embed EH&S requirements; lead facility safety programs; serve as primary interface with government agencies; build and develop the EH&S team; establish enterprise metrics and reporting; oversee regulatory permit management; direct emergency preparedness and response planning; ensure compliance with ITAR and export control requirements.

Seniority

Director, senior leadership

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