ASEAN Regional EHS Manager

Private Advertiser; Bandar Baru Bangi; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Private Advertiser seeks an experienced Regional Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to lead health, safety, and environmental standards across ASEAN facilities. You will ensure regulatory compliance, drive a proactive safety culture, and oversee training programs and sustainability initiatives.

You will lead investigations, standardize practices, and develop metrics while managing budgets and collaborating with regional teams to safeguard communities and operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or related technical discipline.
• 10+ years of dedicated EHS operational management experience overseeing multi-site regional ops in SEA/ASEAN.
• Deep understanding of regional regulatory landscapes across ASEAN countries.
• Practical knowledge of life safety codes, HAZOP studies, occupational hygiene principles, and industrial risk management.
• Hands-on engineering-oriented EHS execution in dynamic operational or manufacturing environments.
• Professional EHS certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, or equivalents) are desirable.
• Demonstrated leadership, team coaching, and cross-functional project management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal, written, and executive presentation capabilities in English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and interpret regional EHS regulations across ASEAN and implement compliant systems at regional facilities.
• Lead root-cause investigations for incidents and near-misses; define corrective and preventive steps.
• Standardize safety measures through best-practice sharing across sites.
• Direct deployment of regional safety initiatives and lead local site teams.
• Design and execute annual multi-site EHS training curriculum covering legal requirements and risk topics.
• Drive implementation and continuous improvement of the EHS Management System.
• Provide site teams with tools and guidance to maintain high safety performance.
• Serve as EHS lead during site acquisitions, expansions, or modifications.
• Collaborate with regional operations and finance to establish safety metrics and manage budgets.
• Establish programs to ensure compliance with local environmental regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical mindset

Problem solving

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in OHS/Environmental related field

Tools

HAZOP

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Regional Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Manager to lead and elevate health, safety, and environmental operational standards across our facilities in the ASEAN region. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring full regulatory compliance and alignment with global corporate standards across all regional operational sites. You will proactively evaluate working environments, equipment, and processes to mitigate risks, lead root-cause investigations, and build robust preventive strategies. Additionally, you will drive a proactive safety culture across the region through standardizing workflows, developing training programs, and overseeing local environmental sustainability initiatives.

Key responsibilities

Monitor and interpret regional EHS regulations across ASEAN; partner with corporate/business unit safety leadership to execute compliant systems and operational controls at all regional facilities

Lead detailed root-cause investigations for workplace incidents and near-misses; define and track actionable corrective and preventive steps

Facilitate best-practice sharing and joint problem-solving across manufacturing/operational sites to standardise safety measures

Direct the deployment of regional safety initiatives, providing operational leadership to local site teams

Design and execute an annual multi-site EHS training curriculum covering mandatory legal requirements, customer standards, and internal risk-reduction topics

Drive the implementation, sustaining, and continuous improvement of the organization's EHS Management System

Provide site-level teams with necessary technical tools, frameworks, and expert guidance to maintain high safety performance

Serve as the EHS lead during site acquisitions, expansions, relocations, decommissioning, or machinery/process modifications

Collaborate with regional operations and finance teams to establish safety metrics, manage annual EHS operating budgets, and perform variance analysis

Establish programs and operational safeguards to ensure facility operations meet local environmental regulations and protect surrounding communities

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related technical discipline

Minimum of 10+ years of dedicated EHS operational management experience, with proven oversight of multi-site regional operations in Southeast Asia / ASEAN

Deep understanding of regional regulatory landscapes across ASEAN countries

Practical knowledge of life safety codes, HAZOP studies, occupational hygiene principles, and industrial risk management

Hands-on engineering-oriented EHS execution within dynamic operational or manufacturing environments

Professional EHS certifications (e.g., CSP, CIH, or local regional equivalents) are highly desirable

Demonstrated leadership, team coaching, and cross-functional project management skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with sharp attention to detail

Excellent verbal, written, and executive presentation capabilities in English