Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety EHS

Boehringer Ingelheim; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global healthcare company seeks a Manager for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) in Singapore. This key leadership role involves ensuring the safety and well-being of employees, compliance with environmental regulations, and driving global EHS initiatives. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in a related field, at least 10 years of EHS experience, and the ability to influence stakeholders. Strong communication and cultural sensitivity are vital for this position.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years working experience in EHS required.
• Evidence of direct management of EHS and sustainability.
• Professional certifications like NEBOSH or IOSH are an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Serve as country EHS contact and oversee administration of EHS issues.
• Accountability for ASKAN ISO45001 and ISO14001 certifications.
• Monitor compliance with safety and environmental guidelines.

Skills

EHS culture driving

Cultural sensitivity

Hazard identification

Mitigation planning

CAPA execution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

The Position

The Manager, Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), ASKAN is a key leadership role within the Global Facilities and Engineering (GFE) organization, which is built on four core pillars: Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), Security & Crisis Management, Real Estate & Facility Management (REFM),랫폼and Engineering.

This role is responsible for safeguarding the health, safety, and well-being of employees, ensuring environmental compliance, and protecting company assets across all ASKAN facilities. Acting as the regional focal point for EHS, the incumbent drives global programs at the local level, ensuring strong alignment with corporate directives and compliance with country‑specific regulations.

The position reports directly to the Head of GFE, ASKAN and has a functional reporting line to the Head of EHS, Commercial Sites.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contact person at the country კანონ and responsible for administration areas in matters concerning environmental, health and safety (EHS) issues
• Overall accountability for ASKAN ISO45001 (Occupational Health & Safety) and ISO14001 (Environmental Management System), including certification, maintenance, surveillance, and continuous improvement.
• Support Global Head of EHS in ensuring that the EHS Management System and programs are established, documented, implemented, maintained and continually improved.
• Collaboration in developing and implementing global policies, principles, strategies, procedures and guidelines in the field of EHS, as well as coordination of roll‑out of EHS related issues (e.g., EHS global initiatives, procedures, policies etc.)
• Monitoring and ensuring compliance with Company safety & environmental guidelines and Legal legislation at ASKAN ROPU Level
• Lead BE Safe, BE Healthy & MORE Green initiatives within ROPU ASKAN
• _ARM Assurance that 3rd‑party audits are carried out on relevant suppliers and vendors, as well as internal inspections.
• Support, coordinate and ensure the establishment, maintenance and continuous improvement of the Field Force Safety program.
• Support, coordinate and ensure the execution of risk assessments across EHS processes with active CAPA management.
• Support, coordinate and ensure the management of permits for associated activities that require them.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline in EHS and sustainability.
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in EHS is required where the candidate can demonstrate direct management of EHS and Sustainability.
• Recognized professional certifications (e.g., NEBOSH, IOSH, CSP, CIH, Singapore Ministry of Manpower Registered Safety Officer, Singapore Civil Defence Registered Fire Safety Manager) is an advantage.
• Ability to drive EHS culture and influence senior management and employees.
• Align global strategies with local execution, balancing compliance and business needs.
• Strong grasp of EHS regulations, ISO standards, and corporate frameworks.
• Skilled in hazard identification, mitigation planning, and CAPA execution.
• Clear, persuasive, and culturally sensitive communication across diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to collaborate with global stakeholders across multiple time zones, including participation in regular evening or night calls as required to support global EHS governance, programs, and incident management.
• Proactive in identifying gaps and implementing sustainable solutions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to a person’s actual or perceived race, including natural hairstyles, hair texture and protective hairstyles; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; citizenship status, marital status; gender, gender identity or expression; sexual orientation, mental, physical or intellectual disability, veteran status; pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other class or characteristic protected by applicable law.