Head of EHS Americas

Job Title Head of EHS Americas Job Description Summary Role Purpose: The key objective of the role is to lead the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Strategy for the Americas region and act as a trusted business partner to the Americas Executive Leadership Team(s). In additional to traditional EHS responsibilities, the role will also support and collaborate on Crisis Management & Resiliency, Security and Quality matters across the region to support the work of the wider global EHS Team. The Head of Americas EHS will work in partnership with key operational stakeholders including service line and regional leadership in order to design the strategy, agree strategic objectives and implement relevant initiatives, goals and targets to continuously improve EHS Management across the region. The role will support the operational business to deliver measurable improvements in health, safety and environmental performance across our Americas operational business. This is a senior corporate role reporting directly to the Global Head of EHS, with indirect reporting lines into key senior stakeholders in the region including President, Americas Advisory and President, Asset Services, requiring a seasoned professional with the leadership skills necessary to work closely with and present material at a senior level. Job Description Core Responsibilities: u2022 Lead a team of senior EHS directors across the region with direct line management responsibilities, including hiring, retention and personal development; partner closely with GOS and C&W Services EHS counterparts. u2022 Drive a culture of Environmental, Safety & Health (EHS) and visible leadership commitment in everything we do across people, assets and brand; continuous assess our organizational maturity across the region. u2022 Identify potential organizational risk across the region and working with operational leaders and regional EHS teams to develop appropriate EHS governance, guardrails, standards of practice and processes in alignment with the C&W global EHS strategy. u2022 Provide a strong focus on serious incident prevention and regional EHS initiatives prioritizing high potential risk to the business. u2022 Foster and maintain relationships with key service line and geographical stakeholders across North America as well as Central and South America; a critical aspect of these relationships will be advising and supporting senior stakeholders in understanding and managing critical, contentious and complex EHS matters including crisis events as and when these arise. Implement and maintain the EHS management system for the region, including critical standards that drive EHS expectations on the u2018whyu2019 and u2018whatu2019; ensure appropriate connectivity into the broader global integrated management system; support ISO accreditation, surveillance auditing and any expansion to scope. u2022 Develops and implements the annual audit and assurance plan for the region in partnership with service line EHS teams; actively manages close out of findings across the region and prepares/delivers periodic report-outs on assurance activity. u2022 Initiate and lead the EHS Ambassadors initiative and key EHS teams, designed to engage operations and front-line employees in safety, health and wellness in a way that embeds these tenants within the business. u2022 Demonstrated experience in developing senior stakeholder relationships and influencing change and improvement at a senior level in a multinational business. u2022 Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within the Americas region and will act as a crisis manager during periods of crisis with a permanent position on the North America Crisis Management Team(s). Any candidate for the role must have proven experience in developing and implementing basic EHS initiatives, including but not limited to: u2022 Assisting the global EHS community with the development and implementation of templates, guidelines and the mobilization of global technology tools, such as Intelex. u2022 Championing global EHS initiatives across their regional business as well as those developed within the region. u2022 Developing, implementing and delivering appropriate regional objectives, targets and improvement programs as part of a regional EHS Strategic Plan which will be developed by the role holder and agreed with management. u2022 Identifying trends in regional accident rates and types and applying strategic initiatives to improve EHS outcomes. u2022 Contributing actively to global ESG reporting u2022 Identifying lessons learnt from critical incidents and leading initiatives and programs to prevent recurrences. Sharing lessons learnt globally. u2022 Supporting the investigation of significant incidents and identifying lessons learnt. Sharing lessons learnt across the region and globally. u2022 Monitoring and reporting on EHS performance and progress against regional and global EHS objectives. Taking steps to continuously improve the availability and quality of EHS performance reporting. u2022 Managing and developing regional training programmes, methods of delivery and evaluation of effectiveness to ensure employees have an awareness of EHS programs and strategy. u2022 Routinely updating Americas leadership on EHS matters and events. u2022 Working with the global and regional procurement teams to implement robust strategic arrangements for the vetting, supervision and management of contractors and third party suppliers. u2022 Providing support and technical advice to senior leaders to enable them to discharge their accountabilities and responsibilities for health, safety and the environment within their service line. u2022 Monitoring trends in legislation and best practice to support continuing legal compliance and best practice operations globally. Horizon scanning for new relevant legislation and supporting the business to prepare for new requirements u2022 Managing critical, contentious and complex EHS matters in a professional manner, acting as trusted advisor to senior leadership. u2022 Supporting regional crisis management teams with the development review and testing of local procedures for critical incident management. u2022 Supporting client relationships and business development activities as required. Qualifications / Knowledge & Experience: u2022 Degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Business Management or an equivalent discipline. u2022 Minimum 12 years experience in senior EHS roles in a heavy matrix environment, preferably across multi-site and multi-sector organizations. u2022 Detailed knowledge and practical application of EHS in construction, integrated facilities management and property management. u2022 Well-versed in OSHA CFR 1910 & 1926 standards and knowledge of OSH Canadian Law across providences. u2022 Relevant EHS certification of ASP/CSP through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals or equivalent qualifications/certifications. u2022 Understand at a detailed level how to drive change across the business; experience with change management models such as PROSI, Kotter and/or Bridges. Professional acumen to influence change, working in partnership and collaboration across the business. Skills & Personal Qualities: Proven skills and qualities in the following areas: u2022 Demonstrated ability to interact and provide senior-level presentations to executive stakeholders. u2022 Developing and executing key EHS programs necessary to activate management system standards, targeted initiatives to manage risk and maintaining minimal compliance. u2022 Possess a degree of emotional intelligence when interacting with leadership, clients, operational teams and line employees. u2022 Foster relationships and stakeholder management, demonstrating strong influencing skills and pragmatic problem solving skills. u2022 Ability to operate at a senior level with senior executive stakeholders. Resilience and tenacity will be required in order to achieve the objectives and targets of the role. u2022 Acting with authority in a crisis; this includes ability to deal with major incidents if they were to arise and provide expert counsel to members of the company executive on appropriate action to be taken in the event of any EHS related incident. u2022 Ability to effectively respond to complex enquiries, solve complex problems and provide innovative solutions, whilst considering the bigger picture and commercial factors, anticipating potential issues and future needs of the business. u2022 Exceptional time management skills; work as a self-start, self regulator and an ability to work and deliver under pressure. u2022 Fluent in English; additional languages skills including Spanish / Portuguese are a plus. Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements. The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidateu2019s experience and qualifications. The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role. The compensation for the position is: $ 188,615.00 - $221,900.00 Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email . Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us. INCO: u201cCushman & Wakefieldu201d

Created: 2026-05-08