Regional EHS Manager

The Opportunity

Regional EHS Manager - CEE
Location:
Czechia or Hungary |
Coverage:
Czechia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia

Type:
Full-time | Remote with frequent regional travel

Avantor is seeking a hands-on
Regional EHS Manager
to join our European team. This role will serve as the key interface between our corporate EHS function and site operations across
Central & Eastern Europe
. If you're passionate about creating a culture of safety, sustainability, and compliance, and are looking for a step into a regional role, we would love to hear from you

How you will thrive and create an impact

• Act as the EHS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for site leadership teams.
• Develop and maintain Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) across environmental, health, safety, security, and sustainability domains.
• Lead initiatives to foster a collaborative safety culture and increase worker participation.
• Identify and mitigate Serious Incident and Fatality (SIF) hazards.
• Maintain legal registers and ensure compliance with local and international regulations.
• Represent EHS in audits, inspections, and regulatory engagements.
• Support ISO 14001 & 45001 certification activities.
• Drive EHS strategy implementation at regional and site levels.
• Conduct incident investigations using ABS Group methodologies.
• Evaluate and introduce EHS best practices.
• Collaborate on emergency response planning and change management.
• Provide training and resources to enhance EHS knowledge across teams.
• Manage third-party EHS consultancy services.

What we're looking for

• Professional qualification in sciences, occupational safety, or related fields.
• Strong expertise in hazardous substances, chemical warehousing, and EHS in distribution/chemical industries. Good knowledge of ergonomics is considered an asset.
• Experience leading a country EHS function. Preexisting regional EHS experience is considered an asset.
• Experience with ISO standards (ISO 14001 & 45001), safety culture development, and local/international auditing.
• Familiarity with SEVESO, ATEX 137, and emergency response planning.
• Ability to train, present, and engage with diverse teams and regulatory bodies.
• Willingness to travel regionally and occasionally across Europe.
• Language fluency: Hungarian or Czech, and English (C1).

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Enjoy a salary and benefits package tailored to your country of residence.
• Work Your Way: Embrace the flexibility of remote work while making a regional impact.
• Continuous Learning: Access a rich library of in-house and LinkedIn Learning courses, plus language training to support your personal and professional growth.
• Career Development: Grow within a global, mission-driven organization that values innovation, sustainability, and safety.
• Inclusive Culture: Join a diverse team where your ideas matter and your contributions make a difference.

Disclaimer
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Why Avantor?
Dare to go further in your career.
Join our global team of 14,000+ associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.

The work we do changes people's lives for the better.
It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom's voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.

We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world.
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