Global Director of Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment (m/w/d)

At Rondo, we help the world’s most difficult-to-decarbonize industries rapidly lower their energy costs and carbon emissions.

Our low-cost, drop-in heat battery replaces fossil-fired boilers at industrial facilities, enabling companies to deeply decarbonize without making costly changes to their factories. Utilizing century-old refractory brick material and cutting-edge automation, Rondo Heat Batteries (RHBs) turn intermittent renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat and power. With proven success in the field and modular models, we reduce cost and emissions across various industries, from food and textiles to steel and cement.

With a $3+ trillion market potential, we’re driving new demand for renewables, improving energy security, and accelerating rapid carbon reduction within the world’s most hard-to-abate sectors.

We are seeking a hands-on Director of Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment (QHSE) to lead and implement best-in-class quality and safety programs at Rondo Energy. This role is critical in ensuring rigorous quality control and safety assurance across our manufacturing, product assembly operations, and Alameda, CA headquarters. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with deep expertise in QHSE systems, combined with the ability to operate tactically in a fast-paced startup environment.

You will develop and manage our Quality Management System (QMS), ensure compliance with design specifications for raw materials and finished goods, and work cross-functionally to resolve quality and safety challenges. A strong background in engineering, metrology, and quality control procedures is essential.

Join us at Rondo Energy and help shape the safety and quality foundation of an organization working to decarbonize industry at scale.

What You Will Do

Quality & Safety Leadership

• Champion a strong QHSE culture through internal communications, training, and daily practices.
• Build and improve Rondo’s Integrated Management System (IMS) to align policies, procedures, and work instructions across regions and project phases.
• Define and maintain robust quality control and assurance systems for internal manufacturing and product delivery.

Team & Program Development

• Recruit, develop, and lead a high-performing team of QHSE professionals supporting construction, operations, and maintenance sites.
• Establish and monitor KPIs, dashboards, and reporting mechanisms to measure performance and ensure timely action close-outs.

Safety Program Ownership

• Lead Rondo’s safety program, ensuring ownership of behaviors across all departments.
• Ensure full compliance with OSHA, CAL/OSHA, and local regulations; maintain positive relationships with regulatory bodies.

Risk Management & Continuous Improvement

• Lead incident investigations using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and 5 Whys to drive systemic improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to assess and reduce design and operational risks.
• Use insights from project execution and data to identify trends and implement continuous improvements in QHSE practices.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Project Delivery, R&D, Engineering, Facilities, and Supply Chain to integrate quality and safety requirements seamlessly into all workflows.
• Support supplier and contract manufacturer relationships to ensure adherence to Rondo’s design and quality standards.
• Conduct periodic audits and inspections to ensure compliance and proactively identify improvement opportunities.

What You Will Bring

• 10+ years of experience in Quality and HSE roles, ideally in EPC or manufacturing environments.
• Proven leadership in building and managing QHSE teams across multiple sites and geographies.
• Demonstrated success in developing and implementing standardized processes and systems across organizations.
• Deep understanding of federal and state safety regulations and standards.
• Expertise in investigation methods such as Causal Learning, RCA, and other diagnostic tools.
• Experience participating in or leading HAZID/HAZOP and Management of Change (MoC) activities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement an Integrated Management System.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across all organizational levels.
• Willingness to travel up to 30%.

This role requires being on-site Alameda, California. The estimated annual salary range for a candidate in the Bay Area for this role is between $180,000 and $240,000, plus equity in an early-stage, rapidly scaling global company. Additionally, you would be eligible for Rondo's excellent benefits listed above. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates' diverse sets of skill levels, experience, and geographic locations.

Rondo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Rondo is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Rondo does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Rondo Energy does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.