Principal Engineer, Environmental Health & Safety

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform and directly support day-to-day EH&S operational activities for the Milford site, including many hands-on responsibilities
• Implement, maintain, and continuously improve EH&S programs, policies, procedures, forms, and training records
• Develop and deliver EH&S training, including new hire orientation and program-specific training required by site operations and regulations
• Lead and support incident reporting, investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective and preventive action follow-up
• Perform hazard assessments, risk evaluations, ergonomic assessments, inspections, and employee exposure monitoring as needed
• Support industrial hygiene, hazardous waste, biosafety, contractor safety, lockout/tagout, hazard communication, emergency response, and other site EH&S programs
• Cook up emergency preparedness activities, drills, and response readiness in partnership with site leadership and response teams
• Provide EH&S support for construction, equipment installation, facility changes, and process modifications, including design and risk review input
• Track, compile, and analyze EH&S data and metrics, and recommend actions to reduce risk and improve compliance and performance
• Assist with environmental permitting, regulatory inspections, audit readiness, and required reporting
• Partner with internal stakeholders and external contractors to communicate requirements, monitor performance, and drive accountability

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Engineering, Environmental Science, or a related discipline
• 10+ years of relevant EH&S experience in a manufacturing, biotech, pharmaceutical, or similarly regulated environment
• Strong working knowledge of and adherence to applicable OSHA, EPA, DOT, and related environmental, health, and safety regulations
• Strong experience with ISO 14001 systems is preferred
• Experience performing hands-on site-level EH&S activities such as training, inspections, investigations, risk assessments, and corrective action follow-up
• Demonstrated ability to support or manage EH&S programs while working effectively across functions
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance direct execution with increasing leadership responsibility
• Experience with EH&S management systems and software for incident tracking, corrective actions, training, or safety data sheet management
• Professional certifications or progress toward certification, such as CSP or CIH, are preferred