Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) Manager

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Job Function:

Environmental Health, Safety (EH&S) and Facilities Services (FS)

Job Sub Function:

Environmental Health & Safety

Job Category:

Professional

All Job Posting Locations:

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

The EH&S Manager – Commercial Operations serves as a strategic and operational leader responsible for driving environmental, health, and safety excellence across the Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters Campus in New Brunswick, NJ, Aviation Operations in Ewing NJ as well as providing regional EH&S oversight and support for satellite Commercial Operations locations across the Americas. This role partners closely with site and business leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, risk-based decision making, continuous improvement, and alignment with Johnson & Johnson Enterprise EH&S standards, values, and culture.

Key relationships 

Internal: Site and Commercial Operations leadership, Facilities and Property Management, Employee Health & Wellbeing, Enterprise EH&S, SAFE FLEET.
External: Regulatory agencies, third-party consultants, auditors, and contractors.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Strategy

• Establish and implement site and regional EH&S strategies aligned with Enterprise standards, business objectives and property changes within Commercial Operations.

• Lead, coach, and develop EH&S staff and contracted resources.

• Partner with leadership teams to identify resource needs, budgets, and priorities.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local EH&S regulations and Johnson & Johnson standards and the office playbook.

• Prepare and manage environmental permits and regulatory interactions.

• Proactively identify EH&S risks and lead corrective and preventive action (CAPA) development, implementation, and tracking.

Operational Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor EH&S program performance, including contractor safety, change management, and emergency preparedness.

• Develop EH&S objectives and metrics to track performance and continuous improvement.

• Lead audits, inspections, and effective reviews.

Training, Engagement & Culture

• Develop and deliver EH&S training strategies for employees, contractors, and leadership.

• Lead and support site EH&S committees and engagement initiatives.

Qualifications

Education:   Bachelor’s degree in science, engineering or related technical field required.  Master’s degree in occupational safety management, or environmental science preferred.  CSP or equivalent certification preferred.

Experience: 10 years of EHS experience is required.  Experience managing EH&S programs for facilities management, occupational safety and contractor management are also preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

• Demonstrated technical expertise across multiple EH&S disciplines, including air and water quality, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management, office and ergonomic safety, fire/life safety, electrical safety, risk assessment, and contractor safety.
• Proven project management abilities and comprehensive knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations including OSHA, EPA and NJDEP.
• Skilled in interfacing with associates as well as local, state, and federal inspectors to ensure compliance and foster positive relationships.
• Strong leadership, influencing, decision-making and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to efficiently interpret complex regulatory requirements and recommend risk-based solutions.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and training delivery skills.
• Proficient in MS Office software programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint. 

Other Requirements

Location of Role:  New Brunswick, NJ primary location, Aviation Operations Ewing NJ (1 day/wk)

Language Requirements: English

Travel Requirements: 10%

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

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The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$102,000.00 - $177,100.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).



This position is eligible to participate in the Company’s long-term incentive program.



Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:

Vacation –120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year

Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child

Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year

Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days

Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year

Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year

For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits