Director, Environmental Health & Safety

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

ABOUT THE TEAM

We are seeking a highly skilled, creative and strategic person to lead all aspects of EHS compliance, culture, and performance across our defense manufacturing and R&D operations. This individual will play a critical role in safeguarding our people, helping to mature our EHS management system and maintaining regulatory excellence.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Director of EHS will oversee all Anduril operations, setting multi-year goals and driving continuous improvement aligned with Anduril corporate EHS expectations. An onsite role, responsible for two regions in the United States plus international.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Lead the strategic development and execution of EHS programs across multiple sites/states and functional areas, ensuring full compliance with OSHA, EPA, DoD contractual and other applicable federal, state and local regulations.
• Partner with engineering, operations, facilities, and security to embed EHS into design, production and sustainment phases of the business.
• Ensure compliance with environmental permits, hazardous waste programs and industrial hygiene initiatives.
• Lead and mentor EHS professionals, developing capabilities and succession strength within the team. Help make this a place EHS staff enjoy coming to work and staying for a career.
• Cultivate collaborative relationship with local, state, and federal regulatory agencies, and defense contract management agency (DCMA) on all EHS matters.
• Ensure incident investigations achieve effective root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.
• Drive safety culture maturity through proactive engagement, leadership visibility, and employee advocacy.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Occupational Health and Safety, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive EHS leadership experience in manufacturing, aerospace, or defense sectors.
• Deep knowledge of Cal/OSHA, EPA, DoD and ISO standards; experience with startup environments preferred.
• Demonstrate ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence organizational behavior at all levels.
• Proven experience leading multi-site teams and implementing standardized EHS management systems.
• Active or obtainable DoD Secret Clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High energy individual who craves the opportunity to build a system vs just manage one.
• Natural tendency towards challenging the status quo to find new and novel ways to improve EHS management systems.
• A person who leans into challenges instead of saying ‘no’ and walking away.
• Willingness to travel (25%).

US Salary Range$191,000—$253,000 USD

 

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Healthcare Benefits 

• US Roles: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans at little to no cost to you. 
• UK & AUS Roles: We cover full cost of medical insurance premiums for you and your dependents. 
• IE Roles: We offer an annual contribution toward your private health insurance for you and your dependents. 

Additional Benefits 

• Income Protection