Ingredion

DirectorGlobalEnvironmentalAffairs

$181–242k Westchester, Illinois, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Director Global Environmental Affairs at Ingredion. Skills: Environmental strategy, Risk management, Compliance, EHS&S-MS. Lead development of global environmental strategy. Execute global environmental strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Progressing Company Guidelines; Developing new risk-based programs; Promote performance improvements; Reduce risk; Prevent recurrence through corrective actions; Drive Company progress toward mitigation; Deliver value at global level; Deliver value at segment level; Drive change from top down; Drive improvements from top down; Ensure environmental compliance is addressed

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Structured approach

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10 years of experience in environmental regulatory function, Demonstrated experience evaluating risk, Demonstrated experience fulfilling regulatory requirements, Extensive experience conducting environmental audits, Extensive experience overseeing environmental audits, Prioritizing risk, Developing corrective actions, Demonstrated experience conducting EHS&S due diligence, Demonstrated experience managing EHS&S due diligence, Experience working in international context, Experience with people from diverse cultures, Proficiency with EHS&S database management systems, Successful history negotiating with government agencies, Excellent written communication skills, Excellent verbal communication skills, Bachelor’s degree in the sciences

What You'll Do.

Lead development of global environmental strategy

Execute global environmental strategy

Advance coordinated approach to compliance

Advance systematic approach to risk mitigation

Advance systematic approach to reputation building

Drive development of EHS&S-MS

Drive implementation of EHS&S-MS

Conduct annual review of EHS&S-MS

Progress Company Guidelines

Develop new risk-based programs

Promote performance improvements

Communicate expectations

Encourage incident reporting

Encourage risk recognition

Classify severity of incidents

Evaluate incident root cause analyses

Challenge sites to complete analyses

Prevent recurrence through corrective actions

Develop tools to monitor progress

Develop KPIs to monitor progress

Measure Company progress toward mitigation

Communicate Company progress toward mitigation

Drive Company progress toward mitigation

Institute metrics to track compliance

Institute benchmarks to track compliance

Track environmental compliance against goals

Track environmental compliance against standards

Drive continuous improvement

Deliver value regarding regulatory surveillance

Deliver value regarding environmental reporting

Deliver value regarding targets and metrics

Deliver value regarding community relations

Communicate risk issues to OLT

Communicate risk issues to senior leaders

Communicate environmental incidents

Communicate reporting issues

Communicate root-cause assessments

Communicate corrective actions

Communicate non-compliances

Drive change from top down

Drive improvements from top down

Develop strategy for negotiating rules

Develop strategy for negotiating permits

Develop strategy for negotiating other matters

Manage company response to government inquiries

Manage company response to enforcement

Manage company response to other events

Procure consultant partners

Engage consultant partners

Manage consultant partners

Develop scopes of work for consultants

Develop requests for proposals for consultants

Manage change with consultants

Manage costs with consultants

Critique consultant reports

Provide feedback to consultants

Lead EHS&S risk evaluation for M&A

Oversee consultants for due diligence

Complete evaluation of potential EHS&S risks

Complete evaluation of potential engineering risks

Evaluate site contamination risks

Evaluate non-compliance risks

Evaluate safety risks

Evaluate ability to expand operations

Communicate risks to business leaders

Communicate potential corrective actions to leaders

Communicate costs to business leaders

Integrate newly acquired facilities into culture

Provide leadership to monthly meetings

Engage segment EHS&S leads

Engage country EHS&S leads

Address issues proactively

Solve issues proactively

Drive continuous improvements of meetings

Drive continuous improvements of agendas

Promote maximum value for participants

Lead activities to train environmental professionals

Lead activities to increase competencies

Mentor others with environmental responsibility

Build collaborative partnership with segment EHS&S

Build collaborative partnership with manufacturing leaders

Drive environmental compliance practices

Conduct environmental compliance audits

Conduct EHS&S-MS audits

Use site auditing to build relationships

Serve as primary point of contact

Promote regulatory compliance

Promote fulfillment of Company requirements

Promote advancement of Company initiatives

Review strategic capital investment projects

Ensure environmental compliance is addressed

Oversee Environmental Compliance module

Ensure database is properly maintained

Ensure database is consistently implemented

Ensure database is effectively utilized

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Segment EHS&S leaders; Manufacturing leaders; Country EHS&S leads; Operations Leadership Team; Senior leaders

Communication Scope

Formal presentations; Informal presentations

Full Job Description

The **Director, Global Environmental Affairs** leads the development and execution of Ingredion’s global environmental strategy by advancing a coordinated, systematic approach to compliance, risk mitigation, and reputation building across all operations. **Supervision:** Environmental Specialist **What you will do:** * Drive the development and implementation of the global Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability Management System (EHS&S-MS), conducting a comprehensive annual review, progressing Company Guidelines, and developing new risk-based programs to promote performance improvements and reduce risk. * Drive culture change by communicating expectations and encouraging incident reporting and risk recognition through correct classification of severity. * Critically evaluate incident root cause analyses and respectfully challenge the sites and segments to complete more in-depth analyses to prevent recurrence through robust corrective actions. * Develop the tools and KPIs to monitor, measure, communicate, and drive the Company’s progress toward mitigation of environmental risks. * Institute metrics and benchmarks to track environmental compliance against established goals and recognized standards of excellence. * Drive continuous improvement to deliver value at the global and segment level regarding regulatory surveillance, environmental reporting, targets and metrics, and community relations initiatives. * Communicate significant risk issues to the Operations Leadership Team (OLT) and senior leaders with respect to environmental incidents and reporting, root-cause assessments, corrective actions, and non-compliances to drive change and improvements from the top down. * Develop a strategy for negotiating rules, permits, and other matters with governmental officials. * Manages and guides the company’s response to government inquiries, enforcement, and other events. * Procure, engage, and manage consultant partners, including development of scopes of work an

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