# Environmental Health and Safety Director

Occupation

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-health-and-safety-director

An Environmental Health and Safety Director sets the strategic direction for an organization's workplace safety and environmental compliance program, typically reporting to senior operations or executive leadership at a manufacturing, industrial, or large enterprise employer. The role involves building and overseeing safety program management across multiple sites, ensuring OSHA and other regulatory compliance, and leading incident investigation efforts after workplace accidents. Directors also handle risk assessment at a strategic level and regulatory reporting to government agencies, often supervising a team of EHS managers and specialists.

Top skills: [Auditing](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/auditing), [OSHA Compliance](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/osha-compliance), [Risk Assessment](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/risk-assessment)

## Career ladder

- Often comes from: [Environmental Compliance Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-compliance-manager), [Environmental Health and Safety Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-health-and-safety-manager)
- Often leads to: [Vice President](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/vice-president)

## Similar roles

[Director of Operations](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-operations), [Director of Sustainability](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/director-of-sustainability), [Environmental Health and Safety Manager](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/environmental-health-and-safety-manager), [Health and Safety Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/health-and-safety-engineer), [Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/occupational-health-and-safety-ohs-director), [Safety Director](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/safety-director)

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