Vice President, Environmental, Health & Safety

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

As Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), you will lead the Universal City Studios (UCS) EHS organization at NBCUniversal. The successful candidate will develop and lead the implementation of strategy and standards that ensure the protection and safety of NBCUniversal’s assets across the varied settings throughout the studio operations portfolios, such as studio, warehouse, and office settings. Key to your success in achieving EHS goals will be your ability to build relationships with business leaders across portfolios and infusing a culture of environmental health and safety. This role will report to the Senior Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety.

Responsibilities

• Implement consistent application of NBCU’s enterprise-wide EHS policy, procedures, standards, strategies and goals in compliance with local, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules and regulations
• Actively seek new and innovative ways to create and improve environmentally compliant work practices and standards to protect the safety of the company’s employees and assets
• Coach, mentor and lead the business EHS teams and ensure training and development needs are met
• Liaise with appropriate regulatory agencies and ensure NBCU’s regulatory compliance, as it applies to EHS, and serve as the primary contact on all EHS matters for studio operations
• Develop safety programs and objectives, as well as coordinate and conduct training programs
• Enhance and strengthen the environmental and safety performance and compliance of the EHS Program and the company through defined and measurable metrics, KPIs and analytics
• In collaboration with the NBCUniversal Global Security Team, lead the investigation of accidents and injuries, ensure that accident investigations are conducted properly and communicate clear recommendations of action for eliminating future accidents
• Build strong relationships with business leaders across the portfolio to advise on EHS matters and highlight EHS priorities
• Responsible for setting and managing both the budget and vendor contracts for EHS studio operation needs
• Provide OSHA and EPA or equivalent compliance guidance on processes, equipment, supplies and environmental matters
• Recommend measures to protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes or equipment
• Liaise with external professional organizations to represent NBCU’s interests as needed

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of Environmental Health and Safety experience within a large corporation with a diverse portfolio of businesses and assets, such as studio production facilities, offsite locations, and office settings
• Minimum 10 years of experience successfully leading a corporate Environmental Health and Safety team 
• Experience successfully navigating a highly matrixed environment with multiple leaders and stakeholders within multiple departments          
• Knowledge and understanding of local, state and federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Environmental Protection Act (EPA) rules, regulations and procedures

Desired Characteristics

• Experience at a media/entertainment company a plus
• Successful track record building consensus and influencing senior leadership and stakeholders to implement strategy and achieve results in times that can be fast paced, pressurized and of high volume
• Proven ability to build and sustain excellent relationships, through clear and effective communication, with all levels of management across functions and divisions domestically and internationally 
• Proven ability to influence and engage direct and indirect reports, peers and external clients and vendors in a highly matrixed environment 
• Experience with financial analysis, building and presenting a business case and budget oversight
• Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation skills, time management and organizational skills
• Successfully led and managed a team including remote employees
• Proven ability to manage and maintain confidential information
• Exceptionally strong multi-tasking skills and proven ability to handle competing priorities under tight deadlines with attention to detail
• Bachelor’s degree preferred, advanced degree in safety management, industrial hygiene, occupational/environmental health, safety management or related field is a plus

Additional Information 

Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary: $230,000- $270,000 (Bonus & LTI eligible.) 

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.