Senior Manager, Construction Contractor Safety at Amgen – US - Ohio - New Albany | Jobyssey

Career Category

Safety

Job Description

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Manager, Construction Contractor Safety

What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you under minimal direction, support the implementation, governance, standards, training, and performance processes that comprise the Amgen Construction Contractor Safety Program. The role provides technical leadership across capital projects, promotes consistent contractor and subcontractor compliance, and partners with project leaders, EHS, engineering, and external companies to manage complex construction safety risks.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Leadership and Governance
Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of construction contractor safety program elements, modules, systems, standards, and training.
Participate as a member of capital project leadership teams and advise management on project safety performance, priorities, operations, and scheduling considerations.
Ensure effective governance processes for tracking safety performance across capital projects through the collection, review, and interpretation of meaningful metrics.
Use safety metrics and performance trends to recommend and implement changes that refocus safety efforts and improve outcomes.
Identify and implement appropriate technology solutions, including emerging tools such as artificial intelligence, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of construction safety management.
Contractor and Project Safety Management
Monitor contractor and subcontractor compliance with applicable regional safety regulations, construction and general industry safety standards, and company requirements.
Manage EHS prequalification and, where applicable, requalification of design and construction contractors and subcontractors by confirming adequate training, knowledge, experience, and resources to meet their EHS obligations.
Review contractor project-specific safety plans and verify that appropriate systems and resources are in place to support safe project execution.
Ensure contractor and subcontractor orientation and training are provided to impacted personnel and ensure project engineers and managers receive training on company expectations for construction safety management.
Coordinate with appointed project supervisors and other designated safety roles, providing the information and cooperation necessary for them to fulfill their health and safety obligations.
Manage designated construction safety service-provider or project-supervisor contracts, as applicable to the site or region.
Risk Assessment, Assurance, and Compliance
Ensure adequate systems and resources are available to review and approve construction activity risk assessments and method statements, including STAs, and JHAs, in a timely and compliant manner.
Facilitate safety performance reviews, field inspections, and audits, and ensure identified non-conformances are documented, communicated, tracked, and addressed.
Monitor and prioritize the safety agenda based on project schedules, project load, risk profile, and emerging conditions.
Compile, analyze, and report safety statistics and performance information to management as required.
Incident Management
Participate in incident investigations, as necessary, and support the communication of root cause analysis, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
Escalate Incidents based on the incident management SOP.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The safety professional we seek will possess these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Doctorate degree and 2 years of Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline experience

Master’s degree and 6 years of Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline experience

Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline experience

Associate’s degree and 10 years of Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline experience

High school diploma / GED and 12 years of Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline experience

In addition to meeting at least one of the above requirements, you must have a minimum of 2 years experience directly managing people and/or leadership experience leading teams, projects, programs, or directing the allocation or resources. Your managerial experience may run concurrently with the required technical experience referenced above

Preferred Qualifications:

10 or more years of construction safety experience supporting large capital projects.
Demonstrated knowledge and application of safety regulations and construction technical standards, principles, and techniques.
Demonstrated ability to solve complex safety problems and develop practical, compliant solutions.
Ability to work independently under minimal direction and determine an appropriate approach to assigned responsibilities.
Ability to travel approximately 50%, including regional, domestic, or international travel based on role location and business needs.
Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health and Safety, Occupational Safety, Engineering, or a related EHS discipline.
Experience managing construction safety in the pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical industry.
Experience supporting contractor safety governance across multiple capital projects, sites, or regions.
Experience using technology and data analytics to strengthen construction safety performance.
Professional safety certification such as CSP, CIH or equivalent.

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

The expected annual salary range for this role in the U.S. (excluding Puerto Rico) is posted. Actual salary will vary based on several factors including but not limited to, relevant skills, experience, and qualifications.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan, based on eligibility, comprising of health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities that may include:

A comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts
A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
Stock-based long-term incentives
Award-winning time-off plans
Flexible work models where possible. Refer to the Work Location Type in the job posting to see if this applies.

Apply now and make a lasting impact with the Amgen team.

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Sponsorship

Sponsorship for this role is not guaranteed.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Salary Range

150,353.10USD -203,418.90 USD

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