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

United Therapeutics•Silver Spring, MD

5d•Onsite

About The Position

United Therapeutics is seeking a Lead EHSS Engineer to drive health, safety, sustainability, and environmental compliance in a complex and innovative technical environment. In this role, you will shape EHSS programs, collaborate across teams, and influence large-scale engineering and expansion projects. As a key technical leader, you will implement forward-thinking environmental and sustainability practices as well as safety and health initiatives. You will also be representing United Therapeutics as a technical and professional leader to the communities in which we work. This role offers flexibility to expand your expertise and career with a leading-edge company and work within a high performance EHSS team. Whether you're an EHSS specialist in the life sciences or pharmaceutical business sectors looking to broaden your scope or a generalist aiming to deepen your knowledge and complexity of work, this opportunity is certain to provide you with the professional challenge you are seeking. You'll contribute to cutting-edge R&D and operations projects, including new construction and expansion initiatives for complex emerging technologies. Join us and make a lasting impact by protecting people, products, and the planet while advancing your career in a company that values innovation and leadership.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or environmental engineering.
Pharma or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
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

Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist
Experience in an FDA regulated environment

Responsibilities

Establish and maintain EHSS focused corporate social responsibility management systems that align with United Therapeutics mission and values.
Actively support business growth by engineering design and assessing new projects and processes for EHSS impact with participation in owner, architect and contractor meetings.
Apply significant and proven technical expertise in environmental compliance and stewardship including air, water, hazardous waste, materials management, and chemical reporting; support program implementation corporate-wide and drive continuous improvement and sustainability practices.
Apply significant and proven technical expertise in product stewardship, qualitative occupational exposure assessments, high potent compound safety.
Apply significant and proven technical expertise in health and safety compliance including injury and illness prevention, materials handling, energy control, biosafety, radiation safety, laboratory safety, personal protective equipment assessments, occupational health, fall protection, emergency preparedness.
Oversee site water use and discharge control programs including permit writing, agency notifications, monitoring requirements, periodic sampling, user reports and records retention.
Oversee site waste management including pollution prevention, chemical and biological waste removal, waste profiles, maintain manifests, conduct inspections, and environmental reporting and records retention.
Complete chemical reporting and community right-to-know submittals; maintain electronic inventory records and SDSs of chemicals and identify materials on EPA or OSHA lists.
Develop engineering controls for hazards such as biological, high potent compounds, chemical, energy, flammable liquids, and fall protection.
Develop and implement temporary worker and contractor safety protocols.