Syngenta Group is one of the world’s leading sustainable agriculture innovation companies, with roots going back more than 250 years. Our 53,000 people across more than 100 countries strive every day to transform agriculture through tailor-made solutions for the benefit of farmers, society and our planet – making us the world’s most local agricultural technology and innovation partner.

Syngenta Group is committed to operating at the highest standards of ethics and integrity. This is a commitment that we are making to investors, customers, society and employees. Syngenta Group is also committed to maintaining a workplace environment free from discrimination and harassment.

Accountabilities:

• 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

Qualification

• 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