Head of Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (m/f/x)

Job Title : Head of Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability (m/f/x)

Location : Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Company : Simtra BioPharma Solutions (Simtra)

Simtra BioPharma Solutions is a world‑class Contract Development Manufacturing Organization working with pharmaceutical and biotech companies to bring sterile injectable products to market. With facilities in Bloomington, Indiana (US) and Halle/Westfalen, Germany, we support a wide range of delivery systems and offer services such as formulation, development, lyophilization optimisation, global regulatory support and secondary packaging. Our teams are dedicated to quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence, helping clients scale and innovate to deliver life‑changing medicines worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHSS programs, the fire brigade, and incident response at the Halle site.
• Ensure compliance with German and EU regulations, and support operational excellence.
• Oversee business continuity and physical security at the Halle site.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, maintenance, operations, quality, and HR.
• Advising leadership on EHSS compliance and recommending strategic improvements.
• Represent the company to EHSS regulatory agencies for emissions, water, incidents, and waste.
• Manage EHSS and Fire Brigade inspections and audits, ensuring timely resolution.
• Provide training and coaching to strengthen safety culture.
• Ensure compliance with German/EU environmental laws (BImSchG, WHG, KrWG), ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and ISO 50001.
• Oversee air emissions, wastewater, hazardous waste, and environmental reporting.
• Lead environmental risk assessments for new processes and products.
• Manage permits, licences, documentation, and liaise with authorities.
• Develop and maintain occupational health and safety programs.
• Conduct risk assessments, investigations, and root cause analyses.
• Lead emergency preparedness planning.
• Drive sustainability strategy aligned with ESG goals, promoting energy efficiency, waste reduction, and resource conservation.
• Support ISO 50001 and 14001 certifications and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 10 years of EHSS experience in pharmaceutical or chemical manufacturing, with at least 5 years in management/leadership roles.
• Maintain relevant professional experience and mandatory training requirements to serve as the Company’s Waste Management Officer, Emission Control Officer, Water Protection Officer, and Senior Work Safety Officer.
• Strong knowledge of German EHSS regulations and EU directives.
• Experience with ISO 14001, 45001, and 50001, GMP, and sustainability frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills in German and English, both written and spoken.

Benefits

• Attractive remuneration and 30 days of vacation.
• In‑house modern canteen with attractive subsidies.
• Job bike leasing.
• Corporate benefits: exclusive employee discounts on well‑known brands.
• Good transport connections and free employee parking with e‑charging stations.
• Free company sports (e.g., badminton, soccer, and fitness classes).

We look forward to receiving the documents relating to your professional career directly via our online system. If you have any questions, please contact Codrina Schech (Consultant) at .

Gender, age, skin colour, origin, sexual orientation and disabilities do not play a role – on the contrary, we promote diversity and believe that diversity is an enrichment.