Manager, Environmental Health & Safety, Specs Operations

Responsibilities

• EHS Strategy & Leadership
• Lead the development, governance, and continuous improvement of EHS standards, programs, and strategic initiatives across Specs Operations globally, ensuring consistency while enabling site specific operational requirements.
• Establish annual EHS objectives, key results, and performance indicators for Abingdon, Chandler, and other assigned Specs locations.
• Present EHS performance, emerging risks, compliance status, and strategic initiatives to senior leadership and executive stakeholders, enabling informed business and operational decisions.
• Provide leadership and direction for EHS Specialists, including performance management, coaching, career development, and succession planning.
• Influence organizational decision making by integrating EHS considerations into operational, engineering, and business planning processes.
• Build a high performance safety culture focused on accountability, risk reduction, and continuous improvement.
• Governance, Compliance & Risk Management
• Own EHS management systems, ensuring alignment with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, HSG65 principles, and Snap corporate standards.
• Provide strategic oversight of compliance with applicable UK, U.S., and local environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Establish governance processes for compliance, auditing, inspections, corrective actions, and management reviews.
• Lead enterprise-level risk assessments for manufacturing, cleanroom, and R&D operations.
• Ensure effective management of regulatory obligations, permits, compliance documentation, agency interactions, and external audits.
• Manufacturing, R&D and High-Hazard Program Ownership
• Own EHS programs supporting manufacturing, engineering, R&D, cleanroom, facilities, and operational functions.
• Provide strategic oversight of hazardous materials, hazardous waste, chemical safety, machine safety, contractor safety, laser safety, industrial hygiene, and hazardous gas safety programs.
• Establish governance and performance standards for hazardous gas systems, including toxic and hazardous gas storage, distribution, monitoring, and emergency response programs.
• Partner with Engineering, Facilities, Manufacturing, Workplace Services, and Operations leaders to ensure EHS requirements are integrated into facility design, equipment procurement, commissioning, and operational changes.
• Provide EHS leadership for capital projects, facility expansions, equipment installations, new technologies, and operational scale-up initiatives through proactive risk management and design review.
• Organizational Capability & Culture
• Develop EHS competency frameworks, training strategies, and leadership engagement programs for employees, contractors, and leaders.
• Lead safety committees, emergency response teams, and cross-functional governance forums to strengthen accountability and operational excellence.
• Promote the sharing of lessons learned, best practices, and standardized methodologies across locations.
• Program Management & Continuous Improvement
• Establish EHS maturity assessments and continuous improvement roadmaps.
• Manage EHS budgets, resource planning, and annual objectives.
• Utilize data analytics, leading indicators, and risk trends to identify opportunities for operational improvement and ri

Benefits

Additional Information

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company operates Snapchat , a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc. , a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji , Saturn, and other digital services. We're looking for an experienced Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Manager, to provide strategic leadership for EHS programs across Specs Operations. This role will establish and drive a unified EHS strategy, ensure regulatory compliance, strengthen risk management programs, and foster a world-class safety culture across manufacturing, R&D, engineering, and operational environments. This position serves as the EHS leader for Specs Operations, with responsibility for EHS strategy, governance, and program execution across the Abingdon, UK, Chandler, Arizona, and other Specs locations as business needs evolve. The role may be based in either London or Abingdon, UK. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a strong operational presence within the business through regular and significant time spent in Abingdon, partnering closely with site leadership, engineering, manufacturing, facilities, and workplace teams. The role also requires occasional international travel to Chandler, Arizona and other Specs locations to support operational initiatives, audits, expansion projects, leadership engagement, and program implementation activities.

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