Senior Manager, Construction EHS (Pharmaceutical Plant | Tuas)

gmp recruitment services (s) pte ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GMP Recruitment Services (S) Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced EHS Manager to oversee Singapore site safety, regulatory compliance and risk management. The role involves setting annual EHS goals, auditing, coaching departments, and steering improvement projects across operations.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in pharma/petrochemical/semicon environments, WSHO registration, and strong leadership with Mandarin communication advantage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or specialist diploma in Chemical Engineering / WSH or related field.
• Over 10 years of experience in large pharma, petrochemical or semiconductor cleanrooms.
• MOM WSHO registration and Fire Safety Manager certification preferred.
• Mandarin communication with stakeholders is an advantage.
• Strong problem-solving, leadership and supervision capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Formulate annual EHS goals for Singapore site, audit and report effectiveness via dashboards.
• Organise identification and evaluation of EHS laws, conduct risk assessments and controls.
• Lead risk assessments for projects; apply EHS by Design and ensure compliance.
• Coordinate audits and implement improvements across departments.
• Develop EHS training strategy for site and new hires to raise awareness.

Skills

English communication

Problem-solving

Leadership

Team collaboration

Mandarin (advantage)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Specialist Diploma in Workplace Safety and Health (WSH)

Diploma in Facility & Safety Management

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Formulate the annual EHS goals for Singapore site, audit, analyze and record the implementation of EHS goals, and report the effectiveness of the implementation to the management through Dashboard and reports, supervise and assist all departments to achieve the goals together.
• Organize the identification and evaluation of EHS-related laws and regulations, conduct systematic risk assessments on the workplace, and formulate corresponding control measures and emergency plans to ensure the safety and compliance of the working environment.
• Assist in the risk assessment of new projects and changes during construction and operations, apply the EHS by Design concept and assessment tools, and formulate corresponding management measures to ensure the safety and compliance according to Site EHS management system
• Arrange and execute risk assessments for various dangerous operations (hot work, climbing, excavation, tanking, etc.) and assist in formulating and reviewing corresponding safety measures to ensure the safety of operations.
• Provide ongoing consultation to senior management related to environmental, health and safety regulations to determine the impact of regulations on key business objectives.
• Coordinate and receive customers EHS audits and supervise the responsible department to formulate and implement improvement measures for the audit findings.
• Develop and implement construction and operational site EHS training strategy to ensure that training on key risks and regulatory requirements is targeted at the appropriate audience, including new employees. Organize to provide all employees with safety training, case analysis, emergency drills, etc. to improve their EHS awareness and ability.
• Assist business departments to formulate energy-saving and emission-reduction measures to ensure that all waste discharges are within the specified limits ensure that waste is handled in a standardized manner.
• Cooperate with other functional departments to manage the EHS-related aspects of the external manufacturer, supplier, and contractor management system.
• Being custodian of Design for Safety (DfS) register to all contractors onsite.
• Investigate EHS incidents, conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and ensure all reportable incidents are reported accordingly.
• Improve the EHS system, territorial and departmental responsibilities, and improve the company's EHS performance and safety culture.
• Identify the competencies required by local site and ensure EHS compliance, risk control and sustainable development, and conduct competency assessments for relevant departments. Based on the assessment results, each department is urged to establish appropriate competencies.
• Formulate and manage EHS procedures to ensure improvement of the product quality and factory safety.
• Management and Supervision of Security and Emergency matters. Analysis of incident trend, development and implementation of corresponding control programs.
• Responsible for on-site 5S improvement and EHS requirements.
• Coordinates all Fire Protection (FP) construction activities among the General Contractors (GC), Fire Protection (FP) Specialist and all other contractors.
• During project phase, the individual is expected to be actively involved and at times doing multiple roles to support the overall success of the greenfield project startup.
• Supervise, train and assemble Company Emergency Rescue Team (CERT)
• Build a high-efficiency team and bring out the initiative, enthusiasm, and creativity of each team member.
• Effective inter-departmental communication and collaboration.
• Cultivate and train subordinate employees to improve work skills and work efficiency.
• Other work arranged by the head of the department.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree/ Specialist Diploma in Chemical Engineering/ Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) or Specialist Diploma in Occupational Hygiene or Diploma in Facility & Safety Management and above, more than 10 years of relevant work experience in large pharmaceutical, petrolchemical or semiconductor cleanroom environment.
• MOM Registered Workplace Safety Health Officer (WSHO) and Certified in Fire Safety Manager preferred.
• Ideally, individual with greenfield startup experiences and able to communicate with stakeholders in China with Mandarin fluently will be an advantage for this role.
• Good problem-solving skills and be able to guide and supervise the work of subordinates. Responsible for assignment, assessment, and motivation of subordinate employees.
• Be able to lead by example and have a strong sense of responsibility and can withstand strong work pressure with given timeline.
• Can read and write in English and be able to communicate in English fluently.