Sr EHS Specialist - Environmental

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Florence, SC

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you'll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world's toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. DESCRIPTION Join our EHS team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and make a meaningful impact protecting people and the environment. As the Senior Environmental Specialist, you'll serve as the site's primary environmental subject matter expert and responsible environmental compliance professional, providing technical leadership and strategic guidance to maintain compliance with applicable environmental regulations, permits, and Thermo Fisher standards. You'll lead site environmental programs covering air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, pollution control systems, permitting, regulatory reporting, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS). You'll serve as the primary site contact for environmental regulatory agencies, support inspections and audits, and evaluate new processes, capital projects, and Management of Change activities for environmental impacts and permitting requirements. You'll partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Utilities, Maintenance, Development, and other functions to integrate environmental requirements into site operations and drive continuous improvement. Key responsibilities include managing environmental permits and compliance reporting; maintaining air emissions inventories; overseeing hazardous waste and wastewater compliance; monitoring pollution control equipment; conducting environmental training; supporting emergency response; and representing the site during regulatory inspections and agency interactions.

Requirements

• Advanced Degree plus 6 years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 8 years of experience in environmental program management within manufacturing, laboratory, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated environments strongly preferred
• Demonstrated expertise in environmental regulations, compliance, permitting, and regulatory reporting, including air emissions, wastewater, and hazardous waste
• Experience managing environmental permits and serving as a primary interface with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies
• Experience with air emissions calculations, emissions inventories, pollution control systems, and environmental compliance monitoring
• Experience evaluating new processes, capital projects, and operational changes for environmental impacts and regulatory requirements
• Experience with ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems and environmental compliance audits
• Strong knowledge of hazardous materials and hazardous waste management
• Proven ability to develop and deliver environmental training programs
• Strong project management, technical problem-solving, and program development capabilities
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and environmental/EHS management systems
• Ability to work in office, laboratory, and manufacturing environments, wear required PPE, and conduct facility inspections

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Fields of Study: Environmental Science, Environmental Health & Safety, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, or related field
• Professional Engineer (PE) or Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM) certification preferred
• Wastewater operator and emergency response qualifications or ability to obtain applicable certifications preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as the site's primary environmental subject matter expert and responsible environmental compliance professional.
• Provide technical leadership and strategic guidance to maintain compliance with applicable environmental regulations, permits, and Thermo Fisher standards.
• Lead site environmental programs covering air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, pollution control systems, permitting, regulatory reporting, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
• Serve as the primary site contact for environmental regulatory agencies.
• Support inspections and audits.
• Evaluate new processes, capital projects, and Management of Change activities for environmental impacts and permitting requirements.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, Utilities, Maintenance, Development, and other functions to integrate environmental requirements into site operations and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage environmental permits and compliance reporting.
• Maintain air emissions inventories.
• Oversee hazardous waste and wastewater compliance.
• Monitor pollution control equipment.
• Conduct environmental training.
• Support emergency response.
• Represent the site during regulatory inspections and agency interactions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior