Wisk

Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Mountain View, CA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$10k-$15kDetected 27 days ago

ComplianceERPIntellectual PropertyHardware DesignLeadershipProblem SolvingOSHA

About the role

By delivering everyday flight for everyone, we're making it possible to spend less time getting there and more time being there.
As an executive champion for workplace safety, you will champion a collaborative culture that bridges corporate EHS protocols with aviation-specific Safety Management Systems (SMS).
By managing a high-performing team of EHS professionals, you will ensure total operational compliance across all current and future facilities.

Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, & Safety (RAMS) and the Quality teams, where you will closely collaborate to define, iterate, and champion the overarching safety strategy at Wisk
You will support Engineering, R&D, Manufacturing, Certification, Integrated Product Teams, and flight testing environments by ensuring specialized hazard mitigations are deeply embedded into their operational workflows.
You will help support problem-solving activities surrounding unique enterprise risks, including advanced electrical systems handling, composite manufacturing hazards, and chemical management protocol exceptions.
In some areas, you will be working closely with external regulators (OSHA, EPA, AHJ) and aerospace industry partners to advocate for and establish premier EHS standards for autonomous aviation operations.
You will be working closely with Boeing EHS to integrate Wisk EHS systems to Boeing's internal EHS standards, and be the Wisk lead for Boeing EHS audits of our facilities.
You will be a member of Wisk's Safety Collective, working in strategic partnership with Safety Management Systems (SMS); Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, & Safety (RAMS) and the Quality teams, where you will closely collaborate to define, iterate, and champion the overarching safety strategy at Wisk

You have worked in high-tech, mission critical, advanced manufacturing, aerospace, or safety-critical hardware development industries.
You have a deep and applied knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and local compliance standards, as well as complex accident investigation methodologies, root-cause analyses, and mitigation reporting.
You have led high-performing EHS teams who achieved measurable reductions in total recordable incident rates (TRIR) and successfully navigated strict regulatory inspections.
You have strong soft skills to influence both front line employees and those in leadership positions.
You will be required to work from our Mountain View, CA office and travel as necessary to oversee other Bay Area facilities.

CSP or CIH certification preferred.
DOT hazardous materials and CA Title 22 (Div 4.5) certifications preferred.
Wisk HQ is located in Mountain View just a couple of hundred feet from Shoreline Lake and its surrounding walking/jogging trails.

$198,000 - $248,000 per year - The starting base salary within this range for this role varies based on factors such as your geographical location, and your relevant job-related experience that is consistent with a business necessity.
You will take part in defining high-level functional organization goals, steering annual budgetary planning, capital allocation, and resources to build an elite, proactive EHS infrastructure.

We are looking for a Director, Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) to join our team.
In this role you will lead the strategic vision, design, and long-term deployment of Wisk's global Environmental, Health, and Safety program across all corporate, engineering, R&D, and manufacturing environments.

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This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training
Wisk Aero is an E-Verify employer.
At Wisk, we're transforming the future of urban mobility through safe, all-electric, autonomous flight.
We are a passionate team working together toward a sustainable future, solving high-impact problems that have never been solved before.
If you want to be part of shaping the future of mobility, then read on!

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