Corporate Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay: $105,000 - $130,000

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

The purpose of this position is to provide dedicated, onsite Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) leadership during a short‑term assignment, requiring travel two times per month for a week each time to a domestic site for approximately 12-18 months. During this period, the role will support local operational needs while maintaining limited corporate EHS responsibilities.

Upon completion of the assignment, the position transitions into a Corporate EHS Manager role in Fort Collins, CO with organization‑wide impact. As a subject matter expert, the Corporate EHS Manager leads the development, standardization, and implementation of global EHS policies, procedures, and management systems. This role drives alignment across regions, advances Woodward’s global EHS strategy, and supports risk reduction and operational productivity through best‑practice leadership and strategic guidance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for designing and deploying EHS data collection systems for global data trending and best-practice sharing.

• Supports oversight of various sites’ compliance with EHS regulations and standards (as promulgated by regulatory agencies) through periodic on-site compliance audits and inspection/monitoring programs; leads and/or participates in routine site audits in the global compliance audit program (2–4 per year).

• Implements short-term and long-term functional EHS goals and objectives and holds primary responsibility for tactical implementation of corporate EHS initiatives and programs; may be responsible for an area of EHS specialty, providing advice, expertise, and support to global operations.

• Accountable and responsible for developing, implementing, managing, and maintaining enterprise internal and external EHS compliance programs, procedures, practices, and functional training curriculum programs, including management of an internal global audit program.

• Supports and contributes to incident investigations and analysis as needed; responsible for incident trend analysis and sharing/leveraging learnings with the organization.

• Monitors new and proposed changes to EHS regulations broadly and provides recommendations for incorporation into the EHS management systems and standards in a timely manner.

• Promotes an effective culture and communication programs in accordance with the long-term strategic plan to enhance and encourage member awareness of health, safety, human and organizational performance, and environmental compliance, and to drive change necessary for continuous improvement.

• Provides EHS expertise, guidance, advice,