Head Environment

Reference Number:

R2872638

Position title:

Head Environment

Location:

Toronto, ON

About the job

Join a global network that powers how Sanofi delivers — seamlessly, purposefully, and  Manufacturing & Supply, you’ll help reimagine how life‑changing treatments reach people everywhere, faster.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Main Responsibilities:

Ensure the site’s activities compliance to all relevant Environment & Sustainability regulations and standards (local, state, and company).

Support the HSE Head to maintain the environment permits.

Serve as the primary point of contact with site related environmental regulatory agencies and ensure timely submission of required reports and documentation.

Develop and implement site plans in alignment with Sanofi Environment & Sustainability Planet Care policies (Eco-Design, Climate change, waste circularity, water stewardship, Biodiversity…).

Conduct assessments and mitigate environmental impacts associated with the site’s operations:
Identify, assess and manage environmental impacts and opportunities.

Monitor the environmental performance of the site and oversee the monitoring of environmental parameters, such as air pollution, water and wastewater quality, waste management, and GHG emissions.

Lead initiatives aimed at reducing the environmental footprint of the site, including Eco-design, water stewardship, waste, Biodiversity, ….

Support the engineering team to optimize the use of the resources and reduce the site’s environmental footprint (Energy, PIE, Water efficiency roadmap, etc).

Foster a culture of continuous improvement initiatives and drive innovation in environmental practices and process improvements to maintain a competitive edge.

Lead investigations into environmental severe impacts, incidents, and near‑misses to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

Lead & promote proactive HSE Culture on environmental topics by developing and delivering training programs on Environment & Sustainability for all employees and stakeholders to guarantee that all employees have the knowledge and capabilities needed for their tasks.

Engage with environmental external experts (consulting, academies, labs, …) to ensure that the site have all the environmental capabilities in line with the site responsibilities on environmental topics.

Monitor/Report Environment & Sustainability local performance and trend (incl culture maturity index) to the SLT and above the site senior management to identify trends, assess performance, and make data‑driven decisions.

Ensure quality and timeliness of the reporting of environmental data.

Lead and manage the Environment team including hiring, training, coaching, capabilities developing and performance evaluation which drive an excellence operating mindset.

Accountable for fostering site‑wide employee awareness of environmental and sustainability programs while owning the delivery of continuous improvement initiatives and projects that drive quantifiable progress toward Sanofi’s environmental goals.

Perform additional Health, Safety, and Environment duties as assigned to support organizational HSE objectives and compliance requirements.

Key involvement in Decision Making process   Key roles (D, A, I)

A:
Advice on Environmental & Sustainability Compliance Issues.

A:
Support Site HSE Head on Environmental‑related regulatory strategies and compliance issues.

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Support…