Regional Environmental Manager - AMEA

Job Description

• Ensure environmental management activities are carried out in line with business objectives to comply with regulatory and Syngenta requirements, minimize liabilities and ensure company reputation is maintained
• Provide technical expertise to ensure Syngenta AMEA operations comply with the environmental elements of Syngenta’s HSE Management System
• Be an active member of the Syngenta Global Environmental Centre of Expertise to drive continuous improvement in environmental management standards and ways of working
• Support environmental competence development, and deliver specialist training to HSE professionals and other Syngenta colleagues
• Participate in the Syngenta Global HSE Management Audit program and other audits (contractor / supplier) to assess environmental management and other HSE management subjects
• Support environmental remediation projects in collaboration with the internal and external resources to deliver agreed objectives in accordance with the Environmental Provisions process
• Support environmental reporting and participate in incident investigations to identify corrective action, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement
• Represent Syngenta’s environmental interests in industry groups and other third-party organizations

Key Skills & Experience

• At least 10 years environmental management and / or environmental remediation experience in environmental consulting, chemical manufacturing, or similar
• Extensive management of environmental projects and initiatives
• Independent work without close supervision and with limited guidance
• Provision of technical expertise within multi-disciplinary teams
• Influencing key stakeholders, regulatory authorities and other third parties to achieve appropriate and proportionate management of environmental risks and liabilities
• Master’s degree in environmental engineering, environmental science, hydrogeology or related science
• Technical expertise in key environment management subjects
• Broad understanding of general environmental regulatory requirements regionally. Able to quickly assimilate and apply new technical and regulatory knowledge
• Proven knowledge in environmental auditing and assessment to enable identification of strengths and weaknesses in HSE management and compliance systems
• Proficiency in English is essential. Additional Asian language(s) skills are beneficial
• Experience and competence in other areas of HSE management advantageous

Qualifications

• 10 years environmental management and / or environmental remediation experience in environmental consulting, chemical manufacturing, or similar
• Extensive management of environmental projects and initiatives
• Independent work without close supervision and with limited guidance
• Provision of technical expertise within multi-disciplinary teams
• Influencing key stakeholders, regulatory authorities and other third parties to achieve appropriate and proportionate management of environmental risks and liabilities

Complexity

• Provide technical guidance on a full range of environmental matters across all Syngenta activities including chemical manufacturing, seeds production, R&D and supply operations.
• Work across multi-cultural and multi-discipline teams with different local practices and regulations; ability to quickly develop an understanding of businesses / operations, and to assess risks and adequacy of controls.
• Manage diverse environmental projects in coordination with internal and external resources
• Influence others to ensure appropriate risk and liability management objectives are reached
• Interact with third-party stakeholders, government agencies and regulatory authorities to represent Syngenta’s environmental interests and support compliance-related activities
• Produce high quality work with limited supervision and use effective decision-making to quickly find common ground and resolve issues.
• Provide technical expertise to the processing facilities to facilitate delivery of defined improvement plans and to support problem solving and capability development.
• Support environmental remediation projects to deliver agreed objectives in accordance with the Environmental Provisions process
• Collaborate with internal and external legal counsel to manage environmental liability issues in accordance with regulations and Syngenta business objectives