Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Professional II-Remote

At Vestas we are powered by the mission of changing the world. And to create a sustainable future, we are building a team of motivated visionaries. Would you like to join us?  

This is a great opportunity to join the growing wind industry. Vestas is the world's largest wind turbine manufacturing company with significant operations in the United States.   

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Professional II

As an Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Professional II, you will play a pivotal role in protecting the technicians and crews who build North America’s clean energy infrastructure. You’ll partner closely with a dedicated team of safety professionals across multiple Vestas construction sites, driving a proactive safety culture built on trust, teamwork, and technical excellence. Your work ensures that every technician and contractor goes home safe while helping shape innovative approaches to hazard mitigation in the wind industry. If you thrive in the field, enjoy solving real‑world safety challenges, and are energized by coaching and developing others, this role puts you at the heart of meaningful, high‑impact work. 

Key Responsibilities  

• Champion the Vestas Safe System of Work by guiding site teams, contractors, and HSE personnel in consistent application of safety processes across multiple construction locations.  

• Lead and coach high‑quality incident investigations using methods such as 5‑Why and TapRoot to uncover root causes and implement long‑lasting corrective actions.  

• Support injury management efforts and partner with regional sites to ensure timely reporting, response, and ongoing improvement in injury prevention—especially in soft‑tissue and high‑risk activities.  

• Conduct engaging field audits and inspections that help sites see risk through a new lens, reinforcing proactive safety behaviors and continuous improvement.  

• Develop safety culture by training and mentoring HSE Coordinators, building the knowledge, confidence, and safety leadership capacity across your region.  

• Collaborate with construction and service operations teams to align safety expectations, support planning, and represent HSE in customer meetings and regulatory interactions.  

• Support environmental programs across regional locations by ensuring compliance, identifying risks, and encouraging responsible stewardship practices.  

• Oversee HSE readiness for new site startups and transitions, ensuring safe, efficient mobilization as Vestas expands.  

• Keep up with industry best practices and regulations, introducing innovative safety approaches and ideas to the team.  

• Act as a reliable, independent safety advisor who can work remotely and travel to sites up to 60% of the time while maintaining clear communication and solid working relationships.  

Essential Functions:  

• Advise and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams, building trusting relationships that help promote safe behaviors and operational excellence.  

• Adapt to varied schedules and time zones, maintaining reliable support for distributed teams across North America.  

• Deliver high‑quality work with minimal supervision, demonstrating sound judgment, ownership, and accountability while working in a remote environment.  

• Travel frequently to field locations to provide direct support, coaching, training, and auditing (up to 60% travel).  

• Access wind turbine work areas by climbing stair and ladder systems ranging from 60–125 meters in height.  

• Able to obtain and maintain critical job-related certifications to include Global Wind Organization (GWO) Basic Safety (BST) and Advanced Rescue Training (ART).  

Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Health & Safety, Environmental Management, or a related technical field.  

• Minimum 5 years of experience in the wind industry, construction, or another heavy industrial environment in an HSE role.  

• Professional HSE certification (CSP, ASP, CRSP, GSP, SMS).  

• Demonstrated ability to shape safety culture, including experience with behavior‑based safety, soft‑tissue injury prevention, and multi‑jurisdiction HSE programs.  

• Skilled in communication, presentations, and coaching, able to engage and align senior leaders, site teams, and external stakeholders.  

• Working knowledge of international HSE standards (ISO 14001, ISO 9001, ISO 45001) and their application across business units.  

• Experience with root cause analysis methodologies such as TapRoot, 5‑Why, or equivalent.  

• Familiarity with mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic systems; cranes and rigging; hazardous energy control; confined space requirements; and work‑at‑heights protocols.  

• Authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.  

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Teams, SharePoint, and basic SAP functionality.  

• Comfortable working remotely with minimal supervision while staying engaged with field teams.  

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet in order to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

Terms:  

• Occasionally = 1-33% of time or 1-100 repetitions/day  

• Frequently = 34-66% of time or up to 500 repetitions /day  

• Constantly = 67-100% of time or more than 500 repetitions/day)  

 Employees must meet and comply with requirements and limitations of relevant PPE and safety equipment as well as demonstrate the following:  

• Ability to occasionally climb stairs and ladders 60-125 meters in height, in order to access work area. 
• Ability to occasionally lift, push, pull, and carry items up to 50 lbs. in weight.  
• Ability to occasionally walk, stand, look up/down, balance, stoop, twist, kneel, and bend.  
• Ability to occasionally grip and manually manipulate, often with repetitive motion, items such as, but not limited to, hand tools and turbine parts.  
• Comfort occasionally working in confined spaces and at heights over 100 meters. 
• Ability to complete all training courses, including controlled descent.  
• Ability to hear and see, including the ability to perceive depth and distinguish colors, sufficient to perform job functions and use close range radios.  
• Able to work in demanding physical and inclement weather conditions.  
• Comfort working remotely in a Turbine as part of a team with limited supervisory interaction.  

It is an essential function of your position that you climb and work in the turbines. Therefore, in order to perform your position safely, your total weight, while wearing all required PPE and gear, must be at or less than the 300.0 lbs. equipment weight limit.  

Competencies:  

• Demonstrates an unwavering safety-first mindset and reinforces safe behaviors in high-risk construction and turbine environments.  

• Builds trust and credibility across cross-functional teams, effectively guiding technicians, contractors, and leaders toward safer decisions.  

• Provides direct coaching that improves field capability, developing others into confident safety leaders.  

• Communicates clearly and respectfully across diverse audiences, translating technical safety expectations into practical field actions.  

• Makes sound decisions in changing, real-world conditions while balancing safety, productivity, and operational demands.  

• Takes responsibility for outcomes, follows through on commitments, and maintains high standards even in remote work environments.  

• Thrives in changing schedules, travel demands, and challenging weather or site conditions.  

• Works seamlessly with construction, service, engineering, and customer teams to align safety with operational goals.  

What We Offer:  

We offer an exciting position with great development opportunities in an inspiring environment at the world's largest wind turbine producer. We value initiative,  

collaboration, accountability, and accuracy. You will become part of an international environment with a focus on sustainability and safety and you will work among colleagues who support each other.  

•  Attractive salary and one of the most comprehensive benefits plans in the industry  

• Great benefits coverage that includes dental and vision  

• Generous Paid Time Off policies  

• Great 401(k) plan (with employer match)  

• Tuition assistance