Associate Director, Environmental, Health & Safety

About the role

The Associate Director of EHS - Strategic Projects collaborates with a cross-functional team to ensure EHS is integrated into the design and engineering phase of the North Chicago site from design to manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Act as the EHS liaison with project stakeholders and Global EHS
• Partner with cross-functional teams to develop, establish, and sustain EHS systems, processes, and programs
• Evaluate environmental impacts and ensure regulatory compliance
• Implement Safety by Design principles
• Engage site resources in an interdependent safety culture
• Provide EHS technical support
• Implement AbbVie internal technical standards and best practices
• Introduce automated tools and technology for safety compliance, analysis, and evaluation
• Partner with construction companies to ensure high standards of construction and contractor employee health and safety

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in EHS-related, Science, or Engineering fields, or Master’s Degree in EHS-related, Science, or Engineering fields
• 10+ years of EHS-related experience with a Bachelor’s Degree, or 8-10 years of EHS-related experience with a Master’s Degree
• Experience implementing EHS regulations, conducting incident investigations, interacting with regulatory agencies, and managing cross-functional teams
• Ability to plan against business targets, review and approve plans developed by other areas, and balance resources to achieve key business targets and strategic plan
• Ability to define scope and magnitude of problems, provide rapid and detailed assessments, coordinate responses, present short-and long-term options, and develop procedures to minimize likelihood of re-occurrence
• Ability to actively listen, build/maintain effective working relationships with internal/external colleagues/resources, and resolve conflict
• Ability to create a motivating environment, make decisions, influence outcomes, and negotiate to achieve agreements while successfully representing EHS in a decision situation
• Ability to successfully manage projects and programs

Additional Skills/Preferences

• Experience presenting EHS KPIs to senior leadership
• Experience in GMP manufacturing environments
• Experience with major capital projects and greenfield sites
• Professional Certifications: Project management preferred
• Certification within EHS: CSP, CIH preferred
• EHS-related experience in manufacturing/R&D environments is preferred
• EHS Professional certification is preferred but not required