Environmental Health and Safety Director

MRBraz & Associates, LLC is an integrated industrial platform operating across refrigeration, manufacturing, commercial construction, and national service operations under the VWMB, Castex, and InterCool USA brands. The company is expanding its governance infrastructure and operating discipline to support sustainable growth and acquisition integration. This investment in our infrastructure formalizes Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) as an enterprise governance function aligned to operating scale and long-term growth.

The Director, EHS will design and deploy a unified operating framework across eight locations and a nationwide workforce spanning manufacturing, construction/installation, and service operations. This role reports to the Vice President (VP) of Operations and carries a defined path to VP, EHS as the function matures. This is not a site-level safety role — it is an enterprise leadership mandate with direct system, organizational, and performance authority.

Role Overview

The Director, EHS owns the architecture, deployment, and ongoing performance of the company’s EHS management system. The role governs compliance posture across multi-state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements, Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations, ammonia refrigeration operations, and contractor and subcontractor exposure. The Director will build and lead a five-person direct report structure within approximately 180 days.

Work Expectations

• This role operates under a hybrid leadership model.
• The Director will be primarily office-based in Carrollton, Texas, with periodic travel as required to support operating locations and ensure enterprise alignment.
• The focus of this position is to build and lead a structured EHS team that embeds consistently within the field and operating environments.

Organizational Scope

Direct Reports (Target ~180 Days):

• Senior Manager, EHS – Manufacturing
• Senior Manager, EHS – Construction / Installation
• Senior Manager, EHS – Service Operations
• EHS Training & Competency Manager
• EHS Systems, Data & Audit Manager

Matrix authority over project managers, superintendents, service managers, and shop leadership across eight operating locations

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deploy the enterprise EHS management system, including policy hierarchy, Management of Change (MOC) processes, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) governance, and performance measurement systems
• Develop and maintain a clear regulatory compliance framework across all operating verticals
• Establish defensible compliance across manufacturing, construction, and service operations
• Govern DOT and FMCSA fleet requirements
• Align ammonia refrigeration governance with industry standards and customer requirements
• Establish and implement clear safety authority standards, including stop-work governance
• Implement enterprise incident investigation standards with verified CAPA closure
• Operate an enterprise audit and assurance model across sites, projects, fleet, and contractors
• Establish structured risk management practices and internal control standards within the EHS function
• Align EHS governance with business continuity planning and crisis response protocols
• Build role-based qualification standards and recurring certification frameworks
• Support EHS due diligence and post-acquisition standardization
• Deploy centralized EHS reporting systems and maintain executive-level performance dashboards

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive EHS leadership in multi-site operations
• Demonstrated experience building enterprise EHS systems from the ground up
• Operational experience across manufacturing, construction, and service environments
• Direct experience implementing MOC processes, CAPA systems, audit programs, and performance measurement frameworks
• Experience governing DOT compliance and fleet requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, or related field
• Candidates without multi-site enterprise EHS leadership experience will not be considered for this role.
• All other duties as required to meet corporate milestones and governance objectives

Preferred Qualifications

• Acquisition integration or post-merger EHS standardization experience
• Industrial refrigeration or mechanical contracting exposure
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), or comparable professional certification
• Experience deploying EHS data platforms and executive dashboards

Performance Milestones

First 90 Days:

• Enterprise risk and control assessment complete; safety authority standards established; key performance indicator (KPI) baseline defined

By 180 Days:

• Centralized CAPA system operational; formal MOC process implemented; Tier 1 policies issued; audit cadence operational; executive dashboard launched; regulatory compliance framework formalized

By 12 Months:

• Unified EHS reporting system operational; fleet governance integrated; contractor prequalification standardized; acquisition integration protocol formalized; EHS framework aligned with enterprise risk and business continuity model

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Equal Opportunity Statement

MRBraz & Associates, LLC and its subsidiaries are Equal Opportunity Employers and consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected status under applicable law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $148,000.00 - $162,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) 3% Match
• 401(k) 7% Match
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• EHS (multi-state operations): 10 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)
• OSHA 500 Certification (Preferred)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Required)

Work Location: In person