Senior HSE Manager - Onsite
Job ID
300419
Posted
14-Oct-2026
Service line
GWS Segment
Role type
Full-time
Areas of Interest
Health and Safety/Environment
Location(s)
Bellevue - Washington - United States of America, Redmond - Washington - United States of America, Seattle - Washington - United States of America
About the Role
As a CBRE Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Sr. Manager, you will be responsible for overseeing a portfolio of laboratories and other client facilities, supporting Lab, Facilities Management, and Engineering teams with a primary focus on safe, compliant, and efficient operations. This role serves as a key liaison with the client's EHS organization and ensures consistent alignment with client standards and applicable regulatory safety requirements across all assigned facilities and labs.
You will be accountable for the review, approval, and support of operating procedures requiring EHS authorization, partnering closely with operational teams to identify, assess, and mitigate risk across the portfolio. You will collaborate with site and regional operations to support Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), Permit-Required Confined Space activities, and other safety-critical work, proactively identifying hazards and implementing effective, scalable controls.
This position is part of the broader EHS function, which develops and executes programs and procedures designed to protect employees, clients, and surrounding communities. The EHS Sr. Manager acts as a trusted advisor for the assigned portfolio of labs and other facilities, providing subject matter expertise and collaborative guidance to enable safe, compliant, and high-performing operations.
What You'll Do
Promote a positive and proactive culture to influence stakeholders, and to ensure compliance.
Develop, implement, and review playbooks, and procedures. Ensure EHS initiatives drive program consistency and efficiency.
Manage initiatives to meet regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements.
Support diverse laboratory environments, including electrical, R&D, data processing, and access-controlled labs, ensuring hazards are identified and effectively controlled.
Track operational and safety risks. Develop and manage complex strategic risk management strategies to avoid potential incidents.
Respond to and monitor injury, illness, and incident reports. Identify root causes and corrective and preventative measures to reduce risk.
Work with high-profile stakeholders to identify potential concerns. Troubleshoot and suggest solutions.
Monitor EHS regulatory compliance within the account. Execute strategic solutions that improve and maintain compliance as required.
Ensure the assigned portfolio is meeting key performance indicators.
Apply a broad knowledge of the business, own discipline, and how your own discipline integrates with others to achieve team and departmental objectives.
Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Influence others to adopt a different point of view while being guided by policies and departmental plans.
Identify and solve technical and operational problems of complexity.
Understand and recognize the broader impact across the department.
Improve and change existing methods, processes and standards within job discipline.
What You'll Need
Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5 - 8 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
Additional certifications, such as CIH or CSP, are desirable.
Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations and handle problems.
Leadership skills to motivate the team to achieve broad operational targets with impacts on own job discipline, multiple job disciplines, and department.
In-depth knowledge of Google products and Chromebook devices. Examples include Google Sheets, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.
Ability to use AI tools for analysis and efficiency and research capabilities
Extensive organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.
Proven expertise in laboratory safety programs, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, chemical hygiene, hazardous materials management, contractor safety, and compliant waste handling and disposal.
Strong experience in high risk EHS program management, including Confined Space, LOTO, Work at Heights, and Electrical Safety.
Experience conducting laboratory and facility audits, performing risk assessments, and driving corrective action planning through completion.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to serve as a trusted advisor in complex or sensitive situations and reinforce a strong safety culture.
Proven ability to influence others and improve quality, compliance, and operational effectiveness without direct authority.
Experience with Benchmark Gensuite EHS Management system or other global, comprehensive information management system application.
Knowledge of Federal OSHA and WISHA.
Why CBRE?
When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values - respect, integrity, service and excellence - and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.
Applicant AI Use Disclosure
We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills, and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.
Disclaimers
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the USA without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Washington Residents: CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for this position is $130,000 annually and the maximum salary for the EHS Lab Manager position is $145,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. Successful candidates will also be eligible for a discretionary bonus based on CBRE's applicable benefit program. This role will provide the following benefits: 401(K), Dental insurance, Health insurance, Life insurance, and Vision insurance.
Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE has a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company's success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at recruitingaccommodations@cbre.com or via telephone at +1 866 225 3099 (U.S.) and +1 866 388 4346 (Canada).
About CBRE Group, Inc. CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com.
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| Location | Bellevue, WA |
| Industry | Real Estate/Property Management |
| Company Size | 10,000 employees or more |
| Year Founded | 1906 |
| Website | http://www.cbre.com/ |
CBRE Group, Inc., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (in terms of 2014 revenue). The Company has more than 70,000 employees (excluding affiliates), and serves real estate owners, investors and occupiers through more than 400 offices (excluding affiliates) worldwide. CBRE offers strategic advice and execution for property sales and leasing; corporate services; property, facilities and project management; mortgage banking; appraisal and valuation; development services; investment management; and research and consulting.
As an employee at CBRE, you have the freedom to make your own path. Your career is in your own hands; there’s no need to wait to be shown the way. "It’s about how well you perform, not just how long you’ve worked here and you're encouraged to take intelligent risks and explore new ideas and innovations. Our scale gives you mobility and a broader choice of opportunities. You'll always have a team behind you.
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