Enhancing Corporate Safety & Culture
Proven, Targeted Strategies for Lasting Impact
Brant Butler
My Mission
My mission is to empower businesses through my services. I strive to provide tailored strategies that lower incident rates, improve culture, and promote safety that doesn't inhibit growth and doesn't stop when employees leave the site.
Executive HSEQ Leadership That Drives Business Performance
Safety is not a cost center - it's a strategic advantage.
The most successful organizations understand that Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) performance is about far more than regulatory compliance. When integrated into the business, it improves operational execution, protects profitability, strengthens company culture, enhances customer confidence, and reduces organizational risk.
As an executive leader, I help organizations build HSEQ systems that support business objectives - NOT hinder them. My approach aligns safety with operations, project execution, quality, and financial performance, creating sustainable programs that leaders embrace rather than simply comply with.
Whether your organization is experiencing rapid growth, expanding into new markets, integrating acquisitions, preparing for private equity investment, or strengthening operational performance, I provide executive-level leadership that helps organizations:
- Build scalable HSEQ Management Systems
- Reduce operational and financial risk
- Improve workforce engagement and accountability
- Strengthen relationships with clients and regulatory agencies
- Develop meaningful leading indicators and executive dashboards
- Support sustainable growth without sacrificing operational excellence
I believe the best safety programs are virtually invisible - not because they lack influence, but because they are fully integrated into how an organization operates. When safety becomes part of the business strategy, companies experience fewer disruptions, stronger execution, greater trust from customers, and long-term competitive advantage.
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Culture Drives Safety
Company culture is a defining factor in success. You’ve likely experienced both exceptional and challenging workplace environments. Let me help you cultivate a strong, positive culture that fosters engagement, productivity, and long-term growth.
About Brant
HSEQ
Brant has over 20 years experience in Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality. Graduating with a degree in Environmental Management and and MBA in Organizational Leadership & Development. He obtained his Occupational Health and Safety Technologist certification in 2013 and is a licensed practitioner of Myers-Briggs (he is an INTP). Brant also co-authored the book "Modern Career Management" that was picked up by Sacred Heart University and used as part of their MBA program.
Brant is currently the Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety at Patriot Erectors in Austin, Texas. A steel erection company with almost 1000 employees where Brant leads a team of roughly 20 safety professionals. He also serves on the strategic adivsory board at Red Post Energy. A startup providing energy for large scale projects such as data centers.
Locations, Companies, Projects
Brant has worked on projects in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Africa, Middle East, U.K., South America, and South Korea for multiple energy companies, service companies and more recently in the clean tech space. Both onshore and offshore.
Cultivating A Positive Safety Culture
In my experience, regardless of the country or language spoken, the single biggest driver in incidents is a culture that pretends to have safety as their #1 Core Value, only to disregard that core value if a deadline or dollar is at risk. Creating a culture where all levels within the company value safety and integrity is key. A positive safety culture takes a long time to build and one minute to destroy. Brant's custom and targeted approach to building that strong culture has a track record of success. Contact him to learn more.
Safety Management Systems
Brant has helped multiple companies of all sizes develop bespoke SMS that are fit-for-purpose. The one size fit's all approach does not work for a company with 1,000 employees the same as a company with 20 employees. Let's not make things more complicated than needed.
Some Areas of Expertise
- Project and Change Management
- Contractor Management (ISN, Veriforce, Avetta) over 600 contract companies
- Incident Investigation & Root Cause Analysis (5 Why, Cause Mapping, TapRoot)
- Behavior Based Safety Expert - create / audit / gap analysis
- Construction Safety ($1.3 B) largest project
- Training and Facilitation
- HSEQ Goals and Strategy
- HSEQ Management System Design / Create / Audit / Implementation
- Technical Writer
- Published Author
- Mentoring Program Design
- Teamwork Optimization Mentor
- Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) Licensed Practitioner