Corporate Emergency Response & Crisis Manager, EHS & Manufacturing Excellence

Location: The Woodlands, Texas, United States — Corporate Office; periodic travel to global sites and 24/7 emergency availability required

Company

hirify.global is a global chemical manufacturing company with operations spanning high-hazard industrial, petrochemical, manufacturing, laboratory, and logistics environments.

What you will do

• Establish and maintain corporate emergency response standards, guidance, preparedness expectations, and training programs.
• Plan, deploy, and evaluate emergency response drills and exercises, identify readiness gaps, and implement lessons learned.
• Manage the corporate crisis management framework, including escalation protocols, response roles, crisis plans, and scenario guidance.
• Coordinate Crisis Management Team activation, situational awareness, decision-making, resource coordination, and escalation during significant incidents.
• Provide technical guidance to site and regional teams and coordinate with EHS, operations, Legal, IT, Security, Communications, and executive leadership.
• Review emergency response programs, support audits and corrective actions, and integrate crisis management into operational risk and management systems.

Requirements

• Unrestricted right to work in the United States is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in environmental science, occupational health and safety, engineering, emergency management, or a related discipline, or 15+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• 10+ years of experience in emergency response, crisis management, operational risk, process safety, EHS, or related fields within petrochemical, chemical, industrial, or other high-hazard environments.
• Experience leading or supporting significant incident response, emergency preparedness, crisis exercises, cross-functional coordination, and corrective-action initiatives.
• Advanced knowledge of ICS, NIMS, or equivalent incident management frameworks, plus experience with incident tracking or emergency notification systems.
• Ability to make decisions under pressure and communicate clearly with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders in global or multi-site environments.

Nice to have

• FEMA ICS/NIMS training or emergency management certification.
• CSP, CIH, business continuity, process safety, or equivalent credentials.

Culture & Benefits

• Global scope across diverse regulatory, cultural, and operating environments.
• Periodic travel to global sites for training, drills, exercises, reviews, audits, and incident response.
• Availability for emergencies at any time, including after hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Opportunity to improve emergency preparedness through practical tools, response methods, technology, and data reporting.