Environmental, Health and Safety; EH&S Manager

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Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)

Environmental Health & Safety

Professional

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

The EH&S Manager – Commercial Operations serves as a strategic and operational leader responsible for driving environmental, health, and safety excellence across the Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters Campus in New Brunswick, NJ, Aviation Operations in Ewing NJ as well as providing regional EH&S oversight and support for satellite Commercial Operations locations across the Americas. This role partners closely with site and business leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, risk-based decision making, continuous improvement, and alignment with Johnson & Johnson Enterprise EH&S standards, values, and culture.

Internal:
Site and Commercial Operations leadership, Facilities and Property Management, Employee Health & Wellbeing, Enterprise EH&S, SAFE FLEET.

External:
Regulatory agencies, third-party consultants, auditors, and contractors.

Leadership & Strategy

• Establish and implement site and regional EH&S strategies aligned with Enterprise standards, business objectives and property changes within Commercial Operations.

• Lead, coach, and develop EH&S staff and contracted resources.

• Partner with leadership teams to identify resource needs, budgets, and priorities.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local EH&S regulations and Johnson & Johnson standards and the office playbook.

• Prepare and manage environmental permits and regulatory interactions.

• Proactively identify EH&S risks and lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) development, implementation, and tracking.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor EH&S program performance, including contractor safety, change management, and emergency preparedness.

• Develop EH&S objectives and metrics to track performance and continuous improvement.

• Lead audits, inspections, and effective reviews.

Training, Engagement & Culture

• Develop and deliver EH&S training strategies for employees, contractors, and leadership.

• Lead and support site EH&S committees and engagement initiatives.

Education

Master’s degree in occupational safety management, or environmental science preferred. CSP or equivalent certification preferred. Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or related technical field required.

Experience

10 years of EHS experience is required. Experience managing EH&S programs for facilities management, occupational safety and contractor management are also preferred.

Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated technical expertise across multiple EH&S disciplines; air and water quality, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, office and ergonomic safety, fire/life safety, electrical safety, risk assessment, and contractor safety.
• Proven project management abilities and comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations including OSHA, EPA and NJDEP.
• Skilled in interfacing with associates as well as local, state, and federal inspectors to ensure compliance and foster positive relationships.
• Strong leadership, influencing, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to efficiently interpret complex regulatory requirements…