Environment, Health and Safety(EHS) Lead

Summary

In Places, we don’t sit back and let things happen, we make things happen, and we do this in service to all Apple employees and customers. Our team is a diverse and nimble group that manages Apple’s retail stores, workplaces, and workplace services.

We develop and manage Apple’s global real estate portfolio, lead all related capital construction projects, provide outstanding facilities and site services, develop and lead sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of all Apple facilities, including commute and renewable energy programs, and do everything we can to ensure the health and safety of all Apple personnel, facilities, and customers in our facilities around the world.

The Apple Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) team is committed to protecting the environment, health, and safety of our employees, contractors, customers, and the global communities where we operate. We partner across Apple to anticipate, assess, and control workplace hazards, support occupational health, and uphold rigorous environmental compliance across our facilities. By embedding proactive safety standards and environmental protections into dynamic environments, we empower our teams in their mission to develop extraordinary products responsibly.

We are seeking an inventive, collaborative, and highly organized professional to join our team as an EHS Lead to provide comprehensive EHS support and foster operational excellence across a diverse portfolio of workplace environments, including corporate offices, event spaces, logistics hubs, facilities and infrastructure, and research and development laboratories.

The successful candidate will be dedicated to delivering an extraordinary level of service to business partners. They are a self-directed problem solver who can anticipate operational needs, take initiative to drive continuous improvement, and communicate effectively across technical disciplines in a fast-paced environment.

About the role

The EHS Lead will drive operational excellence across environmental, health, and safety programs within a diverse portfolio of workplace environments. They will facilitate comprehensive hazard evaluations and risk assessments, maintain environmental permits and safety procedures, conduct proactive inspections, support root-cause investigations, and coordinate emergency response efforts. Working collaboratively with a team of local EHS Leads and cross-functional partners, they will champion a strong safety culture, protect employee health, and ensure total environmental compliance across assigned facilities.

Responsibilities

• Perform EHS inspections and comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential hazards and ensure compliance with all applicable EHS regulations and global company standards.
• Coordinate and support chemical inventories, emergency evacuation drills, new equipment/chemical reviews, operational risk assessments, and regulatory agency inspections.
• Support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and develop corrective action plans to prevent recurrence.
• Partner in the review of operations, processes, and equipment at the design phase and throughout implementation to control and reduce EHS hazards.
• Support construction projects of varying complexity reviewing job hazard analyses, method of procedures, lift plans, life safety plans, site logistics, and permitting requirements.
• Manage EHS compliance documentation and record-keeping, ensuring all required permits, filings, and reports are completed accurately and on time.
• Act as a primary point of contact for EHS-related inquiries and concerns from employees, business partners, and onsite contractors.
• Coordinate and respond to onsite emergency response efforts and participate in the EHS on-call rotation.
• Stay current on regulatory requirements and industry best practices, driving continuous improvements to site procedures and programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify and execute EHS initiatives.
• Deliver guidance and training to personnel to cultivate a proactive, human-centered safety culture.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an EHS-related field.
• 3 years of progressive EHS experience within high-tech, R&D laboratory, or complex facility environments.
• Exceptional interpersonal, problem-solving, and cross-functional communication skills across all organizational levels.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master Degree or higher in an EHS related field.
• 4+ years of progressive EHS experience within high-tech, R&D laboratory, or complex facility environments.
• Nationally recognized professional credentials: CSP (Certified Safety Professional), CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist), or CHMM (Certified Hazardous Materials Manager).
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA (29 CFR 1910) and relevant state-level programs, EPA, fire codes, and other applicable regulatory touchpoint.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI or digital workflow tools to enhance program efficiency, incident analysis, or data-driven decision-making.