Senior Specialist, Safety & Environment

Role Overview
Reporting to the Associate Director / environmental compliance lead for the West Point Site, the S&E Senior Specialist provides technical and regulatory guidance to GSE business partners and site operations, integrating environmental compliance programs and company standards into daily activities. Provides EHS subject-matter expertise for facility needs and regulatory permitting across air, water, wastewater, and/or waste media, including compliance assurance, facility risk assessment/control implementation, and hands-on support during operations, projects, and agency engagements.

Main Responsibilities
- Support environmental media permitting, compliance, and reporting
- Manage water and wastewater permits (e.g., NPDES/stormwater for industrial and construction; industrial wastewater pretreatment) and related reporting
- Characterize waste streams and evaluate against PNECs
- Maintain/update spill contingency and emergency response plans (e.g., SPCC, PPC, SPR, SWPPP, Slug Discharge, Hazardous Waste)
- Manage groundwater withdrawal and public water supply permits, monitoring plans, and reporting
- Monitor and report remediation programs (RCRA Corrective Action)
- Develop/deliver training on permit requirements, spill prevention/response, stormwater BMPs, and related safety topics
- Develop/maintain permit applications, renewals, modifications, condition tracking, compliance monitoring, and timely submittals
- Lead environmental regulatory program implementation; respond to inspection findings; prepare technical reports and corrective action plans; participate in meetings/site visits
- Provide EHS support for utility/infrastructure systems and monitoring/control systems
- Support design reviews, commissioning, start-up, and MOC for capital projects and process changes
- Advise hazard assessments and technical reviews affecting safety and environmental compliance
- Advise contractor compliance and environmental controls during construction/maintenance; support prequalification/work package reviews
- Provide day-to-day EHS support (inspections, audits, incident investigations, corrective action tracking)
- Maintain environmental data/documentation; prepare internal/external reports and metrics
- Support emergency response planning/execution for environmental incidents and coordinate with responders/agencies

Education/Qualifications
- Required: Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Engineering, or related technical field
- Preferred: Master’s degree; CHMM or similar certification
- Required: 5+ years EHS experience in chemical/biotech/pharmaceutical manufacturing; experience implementing EHS programs and management systems; strong understanding of manufacturing processes and environmental/safety regulations; knowledge of EPA/PADEP/MCCD/DRBC; risk assessment/mitigation/control implementation; sustainable EHS procedures and training programs
- Preferred: 2–3+ years in pharmaceutical manufacturing; utilities/facility systems support during design/commissioning/operations; regulatory agency interaction and permit/emissions/corrective action experience; MOC/EHS management system/risk assessment implementation and ability to train/influence cross-functional teams

Skills
- EHS compliance/program management, environmental regulatory compliance, incident investigations, training and development, auditing, risk analysis/assessments, compliance reporting, interpersonal relationships, self-motivation

Application Instructions
- Apply via https://jobs.merck.com/us/en (or Workday Jobs Hub for current employees). Deadline stated on the posting.