Senior Sustainability Engineer

Harba Solutions Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Harba Solutions Inc. is seeking a Senior Sustainability Engineer to drive environmental initiatives across multiple manufacturing and corporate sites in the Boston area.

The role focuses on developing strategies that reduce environmental impact while enabling business growth, operating excellence, and regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in sustainability, environmental, energy, or engineering roles within manufacturing, with experience leading projects across facilities and

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sustainability initiatives across multiple sites.
• Lead energy efficiency, carbon reduction, waste minimization, and resource conservation projects.
• Partner with engineering, facilities, manufacturing, and EHS teams to integrate sustainability into capital projects and improvements.
• Evaluate environmental performance via carbon footprint assessments, environmental impact analyses, and sustainability reporting.
• Establish sustainability metrics, KPIs, and data collection processes to monitor progress.
• Identify opportunities to improve energy consumption and utility performance.

Job description

A growing leader in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry is seeking a Senior Sustainability Engineer to drive environmental sustainability initiatives across multiple manufacturing and corporate locations. This individual will play a key role in developing and implementing strategies that reduce environmental impact while supporting business growth, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sustainability initiatives that support environmental performance across multiple sites.
• Lead projects focused on energy efficiency, carbon reduction, waste minimization, and resource conservation.
• Partner with engineering, facilities, manufacturing, and EHS teams to integrate sustainability into capital projects, operational improvements, and technology implementations.
• Evaluate environmental performance by conducting carbon footprint assessments, environmental impact analyses, and sustainability reporting.
• Establish and maintain sustainability metrics, KPIs, and data collection processes to monitor progress toward organizational goals.
• Identify opportunities to improve energy consumption, utility performance, and overall environmental efficiency.
• Ensure compliance with applicable environmental regulations, permits, and internal sustainability standards.
• Serve as a technical resource on sustainability initiatives and provide guidance to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Support change management efforts by promoting sustainability awareness and encouraging engagement throughout the organization.
• Analyze trends, identify improvement opportunities, and develop practical solutions that balance environmental and business objectives.

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, or another related technical discipline.
• 7+ years of experience supporting sustainability, environmental, energy, or engineering initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading sustainability or energy optimization projects across multiple facilities is preferred.
• Knowledge of carbon accounting, greenhouse gas reduction strategies, environmental reporting, or lifecycle assessments.
• Familiarity with environmental management systems such as ISO 14001, ISO 50001, or similar frameworks is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret environmental performance data.
• Project management experience with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or other regulated manufacturing environments is preferred.