Senior HSE Manager - Onsite

CBRE Group, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE Group, Inc. seeks a Sr. EHS Manager to oversee a portfolio of laboratories and facilities, aligning with client safety standards and regulatory requirements. You will partner with Lab, Facilities Management, and Engineering teams to support risk assessment and safe operations.

In this role you will review procedures, lead JHAs and confined space activities, and drive continuous improvement across the account. A strong safety culture and stakeholder collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred; 5–8 years of relevant EHS experience.
• CIH or CSP certifications desirable.
• Ability to convey expectations and handle problems in sensitive contexts.
• Leadership to drive operational targets across multiple disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA/WISHA and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive culture to influence stakeholders and ensure compliance.
• Develop, implement, and review EHS playbooks, procedures for consistency and efficiency.
• Manage initiatives to meet regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Support diverse laboratory environments and identify hazards for effective controls.
• Track risks and develop strategic risk management plans to prevent incidents.
• Respond to injuries and incidents; identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Engage with high-profile stakeholders to identify concerns and propose solutions.
• Monitor EHS compliance; implement strategic improvements as required.
• Ensure the portfolio meets key performance indicators.
• Lead by example and reinforce CBRE RISE values across the team.
• Identify and solve technical/operational problems within the discipline.

Skills

Leadership

Risk assessment

Stakeholder engagement

Safety program management

Auditing

Communication

OSHA/WISHA knowledge

Google Workspace

Education

Bachelor's Degree

CIH or CSP (desirable)

Tools

Benchmark Gensuite EHS Management

Job description

About the Role

As a CBRE Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Sr. Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of laboratories and other client facilities, supporting Lab, Facilities Management, and Engineering teams with a primary focus on safe, compliant, and efficient operations. This role serves as a key liaison with the client’s EHS organization and ensures consistent alignment with client standards and applicable regulatory safety requirements across all assigned facilities and labs.

You will be accountable for the review, approval, and support of operating procedures requiring EHS authorization, partnering closely with operational teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risk across the portfolio. You will collaborate with site and regional operations to support Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Permit-Required Confined Space activities, and other safety-critical work, proactively identifying hazards and implementing effective, scalable controls.

This position is part of the broader EHS function, which develops and executes programs and procedures designed to protect employees, clients, and surrounding communities. The EHS Sr. Manager acts as a trusted advisor for the assigned portfolio of labs and other facilities, providing subject matter expertise and collaborative guidance to enable safe, compliant, and high-performing operations.

What You’ll Do

• Promote a positive and proactive culture to influence stakeholders, and to ensure compliance.
• Develop, implement, and review playbooks, and procedures. Ensure EHS initiatives drive program consistency and efficiency.
• Manage initiatives to meet regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
• Support diverse laboratory environments, including electrical, R&D, data processing, and access-controlled labs, ensuring hazards are identified and effectively controlled.
• Track operational and safety risks. Develop and manage complex strategic risk management strategies to avoid potential incidents.
• Respond to and monitor injury, illness, and incident reports. Identify root causes and corrective and preventative measures to reduce risk.
• Work with high-profile stakeholders to identify potential concerns. Troubleshoot and suggest solutions.
• Monitor EHS regulatory compliance within the account. Execute strategic solutions that improve and maintain compliance as required.
• Ensure the assigned portfolio is meeting key performance indicators.
• Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how your own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
• Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
• Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
• Improve and change existing methods, processes and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Additional certifications, such as CIH or CSP, are desirable.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
• In-depth knowledge of Google products and Chromebook devices. Examples include Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.
• Ability to use AI tools for analysis and efficiency and research capabilities
• Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
• Proven expertise in laboratory safety programs, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, chemical hygiene, hazardous materials management, contractor safety, and compliant waste handling and disposal.
• Strong experience in high risk EHS program management, including Confined Space, LOTO, Work at Heights, and Electrical Safety.
• Experience conducting laboratory and facility audits, performing risk assessments, and driving corrective action planning through completion.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to serve as a trusted advisor in complex or sensitive situations and reinforce a strong safety culture.
• Proven ability to influence others and improve quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness without direct authority.
• Experience with Benchmark Gensuite EHS Management system or other global, comprehensive information management system application.
• Knowledge of Federal OSHA and WISHA.

Why CBRE?

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values — respect, integrity, service and excellence — and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

Applicant AI Use Disclosure

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

Disclaimers

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the USA without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Washington Residents: CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $130,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Sr. HSE Manager position is $145,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE’s applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

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