EHS Manager, Capital Projects (Life Sciences Manufacturing)

Role Overview

Lead project EHS across construction, commissioning, startup and turnover, aligned with site requirements and contractor safety responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project EHS management plan.
• Define EHS roles, escalation paths and stop-work protocols.
• Review contractor safety plans and activity hazard analyses.
• Manage orientation, competency records, permits and high-risk-work tracking.
• Carry out field inspections, observations and conformance reviews.
• Track corrective actions to closure and report EHS metrics.
• Support incident investigation and lessons learned.
• Lead safety readiness reviews for shutdowns, energization, commissioning and startup.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of construction or industrial EHS, including leadership on large, multi-employer projects.
• Documented experience on construction projects with a total installed cost (TIC) above $30M (required, must be evidenced on the CV).
• Hazard analysis, permit-to-work and high-risk-work controls, incident investigation, contractor oversight and OSHA compliance.

Licences and Certifications

• OSHA 30-hour Construction (required).
• CSP, CHST, CIH or equivalent (strongly preferred).
• First aid / CPR.