🚀 Senior Manager, Health & Safety

Overview

We are seeking a dynamic and strategic Manager of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) to lead a high‑performing team supporting a global pharmaceutical client with commercial offices, R&D laboratories, and GMP manufacturing facilities across 10 locations. In this operational and functional leadership role you will serve as the primary HSE advisor and partner—driving safety culture, guiding teams, ensuring compliance, and presenting confidently to senior leadership and client stakeholders. You’ll play a key role in aligning Sodexo’s HSE strategies with client objectives and ensuring world‑class standards in environmental performance and risk management.

Location: King of Prussia, PA
Travel: Up to 15% across North America

What You’ll Do

• Lead & inspire a geographically distributed HSE team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and operational excellence.
• Present HSE strategy, performance, and improvement plans to client executives and Sodexo leadership with confidence and clarity.
• Oversee environmental compliance programs—including hazardous waste management, sustainability initiatives, wastewater and stormwater management—ensuring strict adherence to federal, state, and local regulations.
• Lead successful HSE audits and inspections across all sites; monitor KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all contractors and subcontractors operate safely and within compliance standards.
• Develop, implement and manage the annual HSE budget, strategic initiatives and risk mitigation plans.
• Prepare and deliver insightful monthly business reviews to internal and client stakeholders, highlighting achievements, challenges and forward plans.
• Promote a proactive safety mindset across the organization—embedding HSE into everyday operations and decision‑making.
• Identify opportunities to streamline systems and processes, delivering measurable improvements in efficiency and safety performance.

What You Bring

• 7–10+ years of progressive experience in Health, Safety & Environmental leadership, preferably within pharmaceutical or facilities management environments.
• Proven experience leading teams, engaging senior leaders and influencing cross‑functional stakeholders in complex organizations.
• Demonstrated success in hazardous waste management and environmental compliance programs.
• Strong background in auditing, risk assessment and performance improvement.
• Exceptional presentation, communication and relationship‑building skills at all organizational levels.
• Analytical and strategic thinker with the ability to develop actionable insights from performance data.
• Professional certifications such as CHMM, CIH or CSP highly desirable.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum Education Requirement – Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum Management Experience – 5 years.
• Minimum Functional Experience – 3 years.

We Offer

• Medical, Dental, Vision Care and Wellness Programs
• 401(k) Plan with Matching Contributions
• Paid Time Off and Company Holidays
• Career Growth Opportunities and Tuition Reimbursement

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