Regional EHS Professional

Career Area:

Environmental Health and Safety

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

As a Regional EHS Professional, you will serve as an experienced individual contributor providing Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) facility support on complex assignments that enhance Caterpillar facility performance and compliance. Based at the corporate level, you will counsel and advise facility EHS staff across multiple facilities, states, and Divisions. You will help facilities comply with regulations and the Global EHS Assurance Manual, guide and influence facility EHS staff and management to align with our Safety Driven Strategy, and lead the continuous enhancement of the Enterprise Contractor Safety Program.

What You Will Do:

Regional EHS Support

In this role, you will work closely with our facilities, building relationships that help you understand each site’s business and provide the direction it needs to succeed. Your responsibilities will include:

• Provide technical guidance and consultation to facility EHS staff and management on EHS regulatory compliance and the requirements of the Global EHS Assurance Manual
• Serve as a resource to facilities when there is a transition of EHS coverage, including supporting onboarding and continuity of EHS programs
• Help facilities follow up on and properly close findings from regulatory compliance inspections, CEHS Assessments, and IAAS Audits
• Champion the Safety Driven strategy and help facilities connect it to their daily work
• Counsel and coach facility EHS staff and leaders across multiple facilities, states, and Divisions to improve EHS performance and compliance
• Build strong working relationships with facility EHS teams, Facility Managers, and Divisional EHS leadership to understand each site’s business needs and provide direction that helps it succeed
• Monitor facility EHS performance and compliance trends, identify risks and gaps, and escalate and recommend actions to Corporate EHS and Divisional leadership as appropriate
• Share best practices and lessons learned across facilities, Divisions, and regions

Enhancing the Enterprise Contractor Safety Program

Our organization has made significant progress in strengthening its contractor safety program, and there is more to do. We need consistent implementation of the Contractor Safety Playbook across facilities and a fundamental change in how Facility Contractor Sponsors engage contractors. In this role, you will provide the leadership, structure, and capability development to make that change happen. Your responsibilities will include:

• Partner with facilities to align contractor prequalification practices with business and operational requirements
• Support consistent implementation of the Contractor Safety Playbook and Facility Contractor Safety Handbooks across facilities
• Develop and manage the capability-building strategy for Facility Contractor Sponsors, providing the knowledge, resources, and practical skills needed to manage contractor safety effectively
• Support enterprise contractor safety initiatives, including Contractor Sponsor Upskilling and deployment of Avetta Worker Management and Worksite Safety capabilities, by coordinating pilots, gathering facility feedback, and supporting rollout
• Support facility Deployment Champions and Facility Contractor Sponsors with guidance, training, and resources
• Strengthen the working relationship between facilities and contractors
• Shift contractor engagement from a traditional compliance-based model to a partnership-based approach focused on shared safety ownership and performance
• Establish more effective safety expectations and dialogue between Facility Contractor Sponsors and contractors
• Identify and lead opportunities to improve contractor safety governance, tools, training, and performance monitoring
• Help define and track contractor safety metrics, and report progress and performance trends to Corporate EHS leadership

What You Have:

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Extensive professional experience in EHS, Operations, Contractor Safety, or related fields.

Skills:

• Working knowledge of EHS regulatory requirements and EHS management systems, and the ability to apply them to facility operations.

• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise-level projects or strategic initiatives.
• Strong facilitation, presentation, coaching, and communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across multiple organizational levels.

• Experience developing programs, systems, processes, or organizational initiatives.
• Ability to travel 25-50% domestically to support facilities.

What Will Set You Apart :

• Experience managing or improving contractor safety programs, including prequalification, onboarding, worksite oversight, and performance monitoring.
• Experience with contractor management platforms.
• Experience supporting facility EHS compliance, including assessments, audits, and closing findings.
• Experience applying Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles within industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Experience designing and deploying training and capability-building programs, such as sponsor upskilling.
• Experience leading organizational change and capability-building initiatives.
• Professional certifications related to safety.

Additional Information:

Required Travel: Ability to travel 25-50% domestically to support facilities.

Summary Pay Range:

$128,470.00 - $192,710.00

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar. 

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits*

• Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*

• 401(k) savings plans*

• Health Savings Account (HSA)*

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*

• Health Lifestyle Programs*

• Employee Assistance Program*

• Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*

• Career Development*

• Incentive bonus*

• Disability benefits

• Life Insurance

• Parental leave

• Adoption benefits

• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

November 13, 2026 - November 26, 2026

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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