Lead EHSS Engineer

Actalent; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 106,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Benefits

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Lead EHSS Engineer for our Durham, NC operations. The role requires deep expertise in environmental compliance, safety programs, and project management to support growth and sustainability across pharma/life sciences initiatives.

The position is on-site in Durham, NC, with some travel; bsides, this role reports into an EHSS leadership team and emphasizes auditing, incident prevention, and regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or environmental engineering.
• Pharma or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist.
• Experience in an FDA-regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site water use and discharge control programs, including permit writing, agency notifications, monitoring requirements, periodic sampling, user reports, and records retention.
• Manage site waste management, including pollution prevention, chemical and biological waste removal, waste profiles, maintaining manifests, conducting inspections, and environmental reporting and records retention.
• Complete chemical reporting and community right-to-know submittals; maintain electronic inventory records and SDSs of chemicals and identify materials on EPA or OSHA lists.
• Develop engineering controls for hazards such as biological, high potent compounds, chemical, energy, flammable liquids, and fall protection.
• Develop and implement temporary worker and contractor safety protocols.

Skills

Environmental compliance

Product stewardship

Health & safety compliance

8+ years pharma/life sciences/chem eng

6+ years EHSS in expansion projects

Regulatory interface with agencies

EHSS management systems auditing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety/engineering/environmental engineering

Certified Safety Professional

Certified Industrial Hygienist

Job description

Job Title: Lead EHSS Engineer

Job Description

Establish and maintain EHSS-focused corporate social responsibility management systems that align with the mission and values. Actively support business growth by engineering design and assessing new projects and processes for EHSS impact, with participation in owner, architect, and contractor meetings. Support program implementation corporate-wide and drive continuous improvement and sustainability practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee site water use and discharge control programs, including permit writing, agency notifications, monitoring requirements, periodic sampling, user reports, and records retention.
• Manage site waste management, including pollution prevention, chemical and biological waste removal, waste profiles, maintaining manifests, conducting inspections, and environmental reporting and records retention.
• Complete chemical reporting and community right-to-know submittals; maintain electronic inventory records and SDSs of chemicals and identify materials on EPA or OSHA lists.
• Develop engineering controls for hazards such as biological, high potent compounds, chemical, energy, flammable liquids, and fall protection.
• Develop and implement temporary worker and contractor safety protocols.

Essential Skills

• Significant technical expertise in environmental compliance and stewardship, including air, water, hazardous waste, materials management, and chemical reporting.
• Proven expertise in product stewardship, qualitative occupational exposure assessments, high potent compound safety.
• Expertise in health and safety compliance, including injury and illness prevention, materials handling, energy control, biosafety, radiation safety, laboratory safety, personal protective equipment assessments, occupational health, fall protection, and emergency preparedness.
• Minimum of 8+ years of relevant work experience in pharma, life sciences, or chemical engineering.
• 6+ years of EHSS experience in high-level expansion projects.
• Successful interface with multi-level regulatory agency personnel.
• EHSS management systems auditing experience.
• Project management skills with attention to detail, timelines, and results.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety, engineering, or environmental engineering.
• Pharma or life sciences experience strongly preferred.
• Certified Safety Professional or Certified Industrial Hygienist.
• Experience in an FDA-regulated environment.

Work Environment

This role is located on-site at the Durham, North Carolina or Silver Spring, MD location 100% of the time. The position may require up to 10% travel to other locations, conferences, or training. The company is a pioneering public benefit corporation in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry, providing opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge R&D and operations projects, including new construction and expansion initiatives for complex emerging technologies. Work within a high-performance EHSS team in a company that values innovation and leadership, offering flexibility to expand your expertise and career.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Durham, NC.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $105500.00 - $150000.00/yr.

Full company benefits. Medical dental vision, one of the best company benefits in the area

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Durham,NC.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 25, 2026.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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