Regional HSE Manager

Exo Group, LLC. has been protecting public infrastructure across the U.S. since 2009. Without consistent maintenance and quality assurance, critical assets face a growing risk of failure over time. Exo delivers engineering, inspection, and remediation services for lighting poles, transmission towers, and other infrastructure exposed to ongoing wear from usage, aging, and environmental conditions.

With deep expertise in vertical infrastructure, Exo builds on years of engineering design and fabrication experience across utilities, telecom, transportation, and retail sectors. This foundation supports a comprehensive inspection and asset management approach that addresses both new installations and aging structures requiring immediate attention.

Recognizing that full replacement is often impractical due to cost and safety constraints, Exo developed its “Ex-Tend” approach to manage assets throughout their entire life cycle. From initial quality assurance to ongoing inspection and targeted repairs, this method is designed to extend service life and improve reliability. Supported by data-driven insights, Exo helps clients monitor asset conditions and make informed, strategic decisions.

Position Summary

The Regional HSE Manager is a field-based leader responsible for safety performance, regulatory compliance, and safety culture across assigned Exo operations.

Reporting to the HSE Director, this role provides visible field leadership, coaches Operations and Field Safety Specialists, manages Contract Field Safety, conducts audits and risk assessments, verifies critical controls, and leads incident investigations and corrective actions.

Core Responsibilities

Regional HSE Leadership

• Lead regional HSE responsibilities and manage the performance and development of Field Safety Specialists and Contract Field Safety, ensuring strong field presence, consistent execution, accountability, and effective oversight.
• Partner with Operations leaders and employees to ensure consistent implementation of Exo HSE requirements, safe work practices, and transportation controls.
• Develop and execute regional HSE action plans based on operational risk, audit findings, incidents, safety performance, and business needs.
• Maintain visible field leadership and communicate regional priorities, risks, and opportunities to the HSE Director, with a focus on proactive risk reduction and continuous improvement.
• Drive measurable improvements in regional safety and transportation performance, including reductions in injury rates and preventable motor vehicle incidents, while strengthening field engagement and execution of safety and transportation controls.
• Assess regional HSE coverage and recommend staffing needs to the HSE Director, including requests to adjust Contract Field Safety levels as field headcount changes.
• Support HSE startup for new projects, sites, and acquired operations in the region.
• Ensure emergency action plans are in place, communicated, and practiced at regional jobsites and facilities, including site-specific emergency procedures, emergency contacts, nearest medical facilities, and periodic drills, in coordination with Operations.

Field Safety Audits & Operational Support

• Maintain a strong field presence across the workforce, with a primary focus on coaching and influencing Operations and field leaders through jobsite visits, observations, employee engagement, and proactive safety coaching.
• Conduct and coach staff on properly conducting jobsite audits, inspections, observations, and compliance reviews verifying compliance with OSHA, DOT/FMCSA, Exo and client requirements, including THA/JSA, PPE, training, Life-Saving Principles, and critical controls.
• Partner with Operations to identify hazards, implement controls, and provide practical guidance, ensuring high-risk work is properly planned and safely executed.
• Oversee subcontractor safety performance on EXO jobsites, ensuring subcontractors follow EXO and client safety requirements.
• Serve as the on-site contact for OSHA inspections and client or insurance audits in the region, supporting the HSE Director’s response.
• Reinforce Exo’s culture of Make It Safe, Stop Work Authority, and accountability for safe work practices.

Safety Culture & Employee Engagement

• Build trust through visible leadership, clear communication, and follow-through.
• Promote ownership, Stop Work Authority, and proactive hazard identification.
• Reinforce positive behaviors and our culture of Make It Safe through coaching, engagement, and employee feedback.

Serious Injury & Fatality Prevention

• Implement Exo’s SIF prevention strategy across the region through the identification of critical hazards and implementation of effective controls.
• Reinforce Life-Saving Principles and the Critical Hazard Watchlist.
• Escalate significant or recurring SIF risks to the HSE Director and Operations leadership.

Incident Investigation & Corrective Actions

• Partner with Operations to complete incident investigation, including timely documentation, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Develop, track, and verify completion of corrective actions.
• Communicate lessons learned and integrate applicable changes into field operations.
• Monitor incident trends and address emerging risks.
• Ensure injuries and incidents are reported promptly, and coordinate transitional duty locally with Operations, HR, and the Senior Manager of HSE Programs and Risk.

HSE Training & Competency

• Implement required regional HSE training and address gaps identified through audits, incidents, observations, and operational needs.
• Deliver or coordinate field training, orientations, toolbox talks, and targeted safety communications.
• Implement the short-service employee (SSE) program developed by the Senior Manager of HSE Programs and Risk, ensuring new hires in the region are clearly identified, paired with experienced mentors, restricted from high-risk tasks until competency is verified, and released from SSE status only after supervisor and safety review.
• Coach field leaders on hazard recognition, risk assessment, and safety leadership.
• Develop Field Safety Specialists for increased responsibility and leadership.

HSE Programs & Management Systems

• Implement Exo’s Safety Management System and HSE programs across assigned operations.
• Translate written requirements into effective field execution and monitor required inspections, training, documentation, and processes.
• Report program effectiveness and field applicability to the HSE Director and Senior Manager of HSE Programs and Risk, recommending implementation improvements based on field feedback.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and strengthen HSE processes.
• Coordinate industrial hygiene sampling and exposure controls in the region with the Senior Manager of HSE Programs and Risk.
• Provide field documentation needed for ISNetworld, Avetta, and client prequalification requirements.

Risk Management & Transportation Safety

• Identify and address regional operational, driving, equipment, and transportation risks with Operations.
• Ensure regional DOT/FMCSA compliance, including driver qualification, vehicle inspections, and road tests, and ensure Operations leaders complete Samsara driver coaching, with Field Safety Specialists verifying completion.
• Support claims and loss prevention through timely injury reporting, quality investigations, and coordination with the Senior Manager of HSE Programs and Risk.
• Escalate significant operational or transportation risks to the HSE Director.

HSE Performance & Reporting

• Monitor HSE performance, incidents, leading indicators, audits, and corrective actions; recommend improvements to safety and injury prevention.
• Provide timely, accurate reports and maintain required HSE documentation.
• Support HSE/DOT dashboards, meetings, and performance reviews.

Leadership & Accountability

• Partner with Operations while holding leaders accountable for HSE expectations and safe decisions.
• Promptly escalate significant risks, recurring issues, and compliance concerns.
• Lead by example and reinforce EXO’s values and Make It Safe expectations.
• Support the HSE Director in executing regional priorities and EXO’s HSE, Risk & Transportation Compliance Strategy.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, HSE, Risk Management, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of progressive HSE experience in construction, utilities, industrial services, or similar field operations, including 3+ years leading field safety or safety professionals.
• Demonstrated experience with jobsite audits, risk assessments, incident investigations, SIF prevention, THA/JSA, critical hazard identification, and corrective actions.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and applicable DOT/FMCSA regulations.
• Strong leadership, communication, coaching, problem-solving, and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with Operations and field personnel.
• Ability to work independently, communicate effectively with regional and corporate leadership, and travel approximately 85% in varied field environments.
• Demonstrated success strengthening safety culture through field presence, employee engagement, coaching, and accountability.

Preferred Qualifications

• CSP, ASP, CHST, SMS, or other relevant HSE credentials.
• Experience with utility construction, infrastructure inspection/remediation, or similar field operations.
• Experience with DOT/FMCSA compliance and transportation safety.
• Experience with fleet safety, telematics, driver qualification, HOS or transportation risk management.
• Experience with workers’ compensation, automobile claims, or insurance-related risk management.
• Experience implementing HSE management systems within a growing organization.
• Experience supervising, coaching, or developing Field Safety Specialists or other safety professionals.

Physical Requirements

• Travel: Ability to travel approximately 85% to jobsites, regional offices, and other operational locations, including remote areas.
• Mobility: Ability to walk long distances across active construction, utility, and industrial sites and uneven terrain; climb ladders; and bend, kneel, and squat to inspect equipment, safety setups, and ground-level hazards.
• Environmental conditions: Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in varying weather, including extreme heat, cold, and rain.
• Endurance: Ability to stay physically active for extended periods during site inspections, audits, and training sessions.
• Lifting: Ability to lift, carry, and position up to 25 pounds, including PPE, safety barriers, signage, and tools.
• Observation and communication: Ability to visually identify hazards, read signs and labels, detect audible warnings, and communicate effectively in high-noise environments near machinery and heavy equipment.
• Emergency response: Ability to respond quickly to on-site emergencies and move safely around active hazards.

Mental Requirements

• Risk judgment: Strong attention to detail and the ability to identify hazards, assess risk, and make sound decisions in dynamic, time-sensitive field conditions.
• Leadership and influence: Ability to lead and coach field teams and supervisors on safe work practices, and to influence Operations leaders without direct authority. Supervises Field Safety Specialists and oversees Contract Field Safety within the region.
• Composure and resilience: Ability to remain calm and give clear direction during emergencies, and to manage the stress and emotional impact of serious incidents and injuries while sustaining a positive safety culture.
• Analysis and problem-solving: Ability to interpret HSE data, identify trends and root causes, and translate findings into practical corrective actions.
• Organization: Ability to manage multiple priorities across geographically dispersed operations.
• Communication: Ability to communicate effectively with field employees, supervisors, Operations leadership, and HSE leadership.
• Continuous learning: Commitment to maintaining current knowledge of applicable regulations, standards, and industry practices.

Measures of Success

• Reduction in recordable injuries and preventable motor vehicle incidents in the region.
• Consistent field presence and completion of planned audits, inspections, and observations by the Regional HSE Manager and Field Safety Specialists.
• Timely closure of corrective actions and reduction of repeat findings.
• Quality, timely incident investigations with effective corrective actions.
• Regional DOT/FMCSA compliance and verified completion of Samsara driver coaching.
• Development & performance of Field Safety Specialists, & effective use of Contract Field Safety.
• Strong partnership with Operations, reflected in near-miss reporting and use of Stop Work Authority.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Range: $120,000–$150,000 Annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications, plus eligibility for an annual performance-based bonus.

Reports To: Vice President of HSE and Risk Management

Benefits:

Exo offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Medical

• Dental

• Vision

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Accounts

• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment

• Short Term and Long-Term Disability

• Accident, Hospital Indemnity and Critical Illness

• 401k with company match

• PTO

• 10 paid holidays

Disclaimer

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed in this position. Duties and responsibilities may be modified as organizational needs evolve.

Exo is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.