Engineering SHE Lead

QCS Staffing Ltd; Evansville (IN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QCS Staffing Ltd in Evansville, IN is seeking an Engineering SHE Lead to support a major biopharmaceutical project. This initial 12-month contract focuses on delivering safety, health, and environmental excellence across the DS manufacturing network.

You will lead SHE studies, risk assessments, and design reviews, ensure safety-by-design, coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, and drive compliance from design through commissioning and handover.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Engineering SHE, Process Safety, or HSE leadership roles within major capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of SHE risk management methodologies, including HAZOPs, risk assessments, design reviews, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and implementation of safety-by-design principles.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams, design contractors, construction teams, and stakeholders to ensure SHE requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary SHE point of contact for the project, ensuring objectives, requirements, and performance targets are clearly defined, communicated, and achieved.
• Lead and coordinate SHE studies, risk assessments, and design reviews, ensuring safety requirements are effectively integrated into project designs and change management processes.
• Monitor and drive delivery of the SHE programme, including training, action tracking, reporting, schedule management, and support for key project stage-gate reviews.
• Provide SHE support throughout project execution, commissioning, and handover, including contractor selection, pre-startup safety reviews, mechanical completion activities, and knowledge transfer to operations teams.

Skills

SHE leadership

HAZOP

Risk assessments

PSSR

Safety-by-design

Stakeholder management

Project coordination

Team leadership

Job description

Engineering SHE Lead – Evansville, IN– Initial 12-Month Contract – Life Sciences How would you like the opportunity to support one of the largest biopharmaceutical projects in the country? If yes, then this is the assignment for you! Our client is currently seeking the skills of an Engineering SHE Lead to support their team. Our client develops and delivers life changing medicines to millions of people globally and as part of their growth. With their Drug Substance (DS) manufacturing network growing rapidly, they are committed to growing their portfolio of commercial biologics products supplied worldwide – and this is your opportunity to be involved!

What you’ll deliver:

• Act as the primary SHE point of contact for the project, ensuring objectives, requirements, and performance targets are clearly defined, communicated, and achieved.
• Lead and coordinate SHE studies, risk assessments, and design reviews, ensuring safety requirements are effectively integrated into project designs and change management processes.
• Monitor and drive delivery of the SHE programme, including training, action tracking, reporting, schedule management, and support for key project stage-gate reviews.
• Provide SHE support throughout project execution, commissioning, and handover, including contractor selection, pre-startup safety reviews, mechanical completion activities, and knowledge transfer to operations teams.

Experience required:

• Extensive experience in Engineering SHE, Process Safety, or HSE leadership roles within major capital projects, preferably in pharmaceutical, life sciences, chemical, or highly regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of SHE risk management methodologies, including HAZOPs, risk assessments, design reviews, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and implementation of safety-by-design principles.
• Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary project teams, design contractors, construction teams, and stakeholders to ensure SHE requirements are embedded throughout the project lifecycle.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to drive SHE compliance, influence decision-making, and support successful project delivery from design through commissioning and handover.

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