EHS Engineer

Environment, Health & Safety Engineer 

Location: Leiden, Netherlands (Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 WFH)

Duration: 12 months (with potential extension)

Hours: 40 hours per week

Imagine your next project powering the development of advanced therapies as part of a dynamic, close-knit team within a flexible work environment where your technical expertise directly drives critical safety standards, process improvements, and high-impact engineering projects.

At the Janssen Vaccines & Prevention site in Leiden, the Engineering-Validation-Maintenance (EVM) department powers the development of advanced therapies. As a dynamic and motivated team, we provide critical technical support across all utilities, production, and laboratory areas in a fast-paced, high-impact environment. Here, Engineering drives an extensive project portfolio dedicated to sustaining and upgrading the facility, while Compliance and EHS ensure rigorous safety standards and the qualification of GMP-critical systems. Alongside them, our specialized Maintenance teams—spanning Utilities & Buildings, Automation, and Equipment—oversee end-to-end asset management across the entire site.

Aim of this role: As an EHS Engineer within EVM, you will help shape and execute the EVM EHS strategy and provide EHS governance for engineering, maintenance and project activities. You will own and improve key EHS processes, strengthen contractor safety management and coach employees and contractors to identify and manage risks effectively. Through practical leadership, collaboration and continuous improvement, you will help embed strong safety ownership across EVM.

roles and responsibilities

• Strong stakeholder and contract management, ensuring safety compliance, translating policies into practical applications, process improvement, mentoring junior team members, and maintaining a hands-on approach.

• Help shape and execute the EVM EHS strategy, translating priorities, risks and standards into practical and measurable improvement plans.

• Own and continuously improve key EHS processes, including contractor management, PTW/ePTW, LOTOTO and other high-risk work processes.

• Provide strategic and practical EHS support for engineering, maintenance, projects and shutdown activities, including risk assessments, EHS plans and safe work preparation.

• Strengthen contractor safety from onboarding and work preparation through field verification, performance review and continuous improvement.

• Lead or support complex risk assessments, incident investigations and CAPAs, ensuring lessons learned result in sustainable improvements.

• Support audits, inspections and EHS assurance activities, using findings, trends and field observations to identify priorities and reduce risk.

• Coordinate EHS activities across EVM and influence, coach and support stakeholders to strengthen EHS ownership and safety culture.

how to succeed

Education, experience, and knowledge necessary for this function:

• Bachelor's degree in Safety, Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety or a comparable technical discipline.

• Relevant professional safety qualification such as HVK, or comparable qualification, preferred.

• Demonstrated experience in EHS within an engineering, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, chemical, utilities or similarly complex technical environment.

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional improvement initiatives and influence stakeholders without direct authority.

• Practical experience with contractor safety and safe systems of work.

• Strong working knowledge of Contractor management, Permit-to-Work and high-risk activities such as LOTOTO, hot work, working at height and lifting activities.

• Experience conducting or facilitating risk assessments and incident investigations.

• Experience supporting projects, maintenance activities or shutdown environments.

• Experience working with EHS management systems and audit processes. Behavioural profile:

• Move confidently between strategy, governance and practical field execution.

• Build credibility with engineers, technicians, contractors and management through technical knowledge and pragmatic advice.

• Challenge unsafe work constructively and promote practical, risk-based solutions.

• Distinguish isolated events from systemic process weaknesses.

• Take ownership, manage competing priorities and drive actions to effective closure.

• Communicate clearly, collaborate across functions and coach others to take ownership of EHS.

• Simplify unnecessary complexity while maintaining effective risk control.

benefits

This role offers a very competitive hourly rate. This contract will run for 12 months (with potential extension)

you are welcome here

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences are valued and each and every one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are.

about Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

Patients inform and inspire our science-based innovations, which continue to change and save lives. Applying rigorous science and compassion, we confidently address some of the most complex diseases of our time and unlock the potential medicines of tomorrow. Our diverse portfolio spans multiple therapeutic areas — Oncology, Immunology, Neuroscience, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Retina. We are continuously working to develop treatments, aspiring to find cures, pioneering the path from lab to life, and championing patients every step of the way.

application process

We are looking to process the first round of applications within the next 2 working days. We do not accept applications via email or LinkedIn InMail - you must apply direct to this advert.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

For more than 130 years, diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) have been part of our cultural fabric at Johnson & Johnson and woven into how we do business every day. Our commitment to respect the dignity and diversity of all is embedded in our Credo.We know that the success of our business depends on having the best talent in a workforce that reflects the diverse markets we serve around the world and an inclusive culture that values different perspectives and life experiences. That is why we are working to create an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued and each one of our people feels that they belong and can reach their potential. No matter who they are. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Johnson & Johnson means “You Belong”.