Lead (Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability ) EHSS Engineer

United Therapeutics•Silver Spring, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (EHSS) Engineer is responsible for implementing, maintaining, and monitoring the compliance and workplace environmental, health, safety, and sustainability objectives. The incumbent will also establish and maintain EHSS policies, programs, and operational procedures that ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations and corporate standards under the direction of Corporate EHSS Management. This role will establish and maintain EHSS focused corporate social responsibility management systems that align with United Therapeutics' mission and values. The Lead EHSS Engineer will actively support business growth by engineering design and assessing new projects and processes for EHSS impact, with participation in owner, architect, and contractor meetings. The role requires significant and proven technical expertise in environmental compliance and stewardship, including air, water, hazardous waste, materials management, and chemical reporting, supporting program implementation corporate-wide and driving continuous improvement and sustainability practices. Expertise is also required in product stewardship, qualitative occupational exposure assessments, and high-potent compound safety. Additionally, expertise in health and safety compliance is needed, including injury and illness prevention, materials handling, energy control, biosafety, radiation safety, laboratory safety, personal protective equipment assessments, occupational health, fall protection, and emergency preparedness. The role involves overseeing site water use and discharge control programs, including permit writing, agency notifications, monitoring requirements, periodic sampling, user reports, and records retention. It also includes overseeing site waste management, such as pollution prevention, chemical and biological waste removal, waste profiles, manifest maintenance, inspections, and environmental reporting and records retention. The position requires completing chemical reporting and community right-to-know submittals, maintaining electronic inventory records and SDSs of chemicals, and identifying materials on EPA or OSHA lists. The Lead EHSS Engineer will develop engineering controls for hazards like biological agents, high-potent compounds, chemicals, energy, flammable liquids, and fall protection, and develop and implement temporary worker and contractor safety protocols.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or environmental engineering.
Minimum of 8+ years of relevant work experience in Pharma, life sciences or chemical engineering.
6+ years of EHSS (Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability experience) in high level expansion projects.
Proven track record with successful interface with multi-level regulatory agency personnel.
EHSS management systems auditing experience.
Project management skills with an attention to detail, timelines, and results.
Ability to develop and sustain a strong EHS culture.
Integrity and alignment with EHS mission and values.

Nice To Haves

Pharma or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist.
Experience in an FDA regulated environment.

Responsibilities

Implementing, maintaining, and monitoring compliance and workplace environmental, health, safety, and sustainability objectives.
Establishing and maintaining EHSS policies, programs, and operational procedures.
Establishing and maintaining EHSS focused corporate social responsibility management systems.
Supporting business growth by engineering design and assessing new projects and processes for EHSS impact.
Applying technical expertise in environmental compliance and stewardship (air, water, hazardous waste, materials management, chemical reporting).
Supporting program implementation corporate-wide and driving continuous improvement and sustainability practices.
Applying technical expertise in product stewardship, qualitative occupational exposure assessments, and high-potent compound safety.
Applying technical expertise in health and safety compliance (injury and illness prevention, materials handling, energy control, biosafety, radiation safety, laboratory safety, PPE assessments, occupational health, fall protection, emergency preparedness).
Overseeing site water use and discharge control programs.
Overseeing site waste management.
Completing chemical reporting and community right-to-know submittals.
Maintaining electronic inventory records and SDSs of chemicals.
Identifying materials on EPA or OSHA lists.
Developing engineering controls for hazards.
Developing and implementing temporary worker and contractor safety protocols.