Senior EHS Manager

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Job Summary:
The EHS Senior Manager provides Site leadership and strategic direction for Environmental, Health, and Safety programs at the Ewing NJ Campus. The EHS Senior Manager leads and develops the EHS team for the Ewing location and supports global policy standardization and risk mitigation programs. This role is accountable for developing and executing a unified EHS vision that aligns with corporate objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices as well as subject matter expertise to the UDC global EHS program. This position also plays a critical role in building the next generation of EHS leaders, fostering innovation, and championing continuous improvement initiatives that deliver measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establish, maintain, and continuously improve the site EHS management system, including governance, annual objectives, documented procedures, internal audits, management reviews, corrective action tracking, and alignment with applicable ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 principles.

• Support the Global Director Facilities & EHS in developing the global EHS policies, procedures, and performance standards across all sites.

• Benchmark against industry leaders to identify and adopt innovative safety and environmental and sustainability practices.

• Identify, mentor, and develop high-potential EHS talent across sites.

• Ensure compliance with applicable OSHA, EPA, NJDEP, local regulatory requirements governing chemical hygiene, hazardous materials management, air emissions, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste, laser safety, radiation safety, and emergency planning.

• Maintain key performance indicators and proactive metrics for EHS dashboards to enhance program performance.

• Serve as the primary EHS liaison to local site leadership, local functional leaders, and external local, state and federal regulatory agencies.

• Ensure prompt reporting and investigation of injuries, illnesses, environmental events, near misses, and high-potential incidents; facilitate root-cause analysis, assign corrective actions, verify effectiveness, and communicate lessons learned across relevant sites.

• Establish and oversee EHS training and competency program that addresses regulatory requirements, high-risk work, laboratory and R&D activities, contractor orientation, refresher training, and verification of employee understanding and field application.

• Integrate proactive, data driven sustainability practices into business operations

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance safety performance, reduce environmental impact, and improve operational efficiency.

• Provide EHS oversight for the design, modification, commissioning, and startup of laboratories, pilot areas, and research support systems, including review of fume hoods, local exhaust ventilation, gas detection, emergency power, chemical storage, fire protection, and emergency equipment.

• Partner with business leaders to integrate EHS considerations into strategic planning, capital projects, and new product introductions.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Industrial Hygiene, or related field.

• Minimum of seven (7) years of direct EHS experience supporting chemical laboratory, research and development, or advanced materials environments, including responsibility for laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, and hazard operations.

• Professional certifications such as CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager), or equivalent.

• Demonstrated expertise applying OSHA, EPA, NJDEP, and local regulatory requirements in chemical laboratory and R&D environments, including chemical hygiene, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, air emissions, wastewater, emergency planning, and regulatory inspections.

• Proven track record of developing and executing EHS strategies that deliver measurable performance improvements.

• Demonstrated experience leading the implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems, including internal audits, management reviews, corrective action management, risk-based planning, and direct support for third-party certification and surveillance audits.

• Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing EHS leaders.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills across multiple levels and geographies.

• Demonstrated success in standardizing EHS policies and systems across complex matrixed organizations