Environmental Health & Safety Manager

What you will do

We are looking for a highly experienced Environment Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Manager to drive world class EHSS performance in a Research and Development laboratory environment. Role is focused on Industrial Safety, Chemical Safety, Risk Assessment and EHS Regulatory Compliance. In depth understanding of chemistry and biology laboratory operations is required to ensure EHSS requirements are met.

Functions (Duties/Accountabilities)

• Provide Client support (EHSS advance culture change, training, risk reviews, incident investigations, lab specific change controls, etc.) to research and development departments.
• Conduct laboratory-based risk assessment, ensure employees are trained and appropriate engineering controls are in place to minimize employee risk.
• Serves as program owner and subject matter expert for industrial safety compliance (LOTO, Hot Work, Machine Guarding, Dock Safety) and change control programs.
• Conducts analyses of incident causes and associated hazards to be used to target specific prevention strategies in laboratory environments.
• Lead or support Human Performance (HOP), Incident Investigation and/or Root Cause Analysis, for particularly technically complex or high hazard incidents.
• Makes recommendations to management regarding potential environmental, health, and safety business impacts.
• Ensure hazards are identified and risks are proactively assessed.
• Establish safe work procedures for hazardous work being performed in chemical and biological laboratories.
• Analyze metrics and establish action plans to drive continuous improvement.
• Participate on the Emergency Response Teams and address emergency response cases at the site.

Basic Qualifications

• Doctorate degree OR Master's degree and 2 years of experience OR Bachelor's degree and 4 years of experience OR Associate's degree and 8 years of experience OR High school diploma / GED and 10 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in chemical engineering, engineering, chemistry, biology or other science areas, or environmental, safety, or industrial hygiene.
• Experience in Risk Management, including developing and implementing EHS risk management programs in Chemical and Biological laboratory operations.
• Strong understanding of Chemical and Biological laboratory operations.
• Proven success in managing industrial safety and change control programs.
• Familiarity with risks and controls around high potency compounds and explosive atmospheres.
• Applied knowledge and understanding of EHS principles and practices, regulatory standards, and requirements in context of business activities.
• Well-developed skills in leadership, communication, program development and project management.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Smartsheets, Teams, AI, and other computer software systems.