EH&S Senior Specialist - Environmental

About this role

Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security

At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond. 

Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor — a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures. EH&S SENIOR SPECIALIST - ENVIRONMENTAL  - Indianapolis, IN

The EH&S Senior Specialist - Environmental is a highly specialized technical expert with ownership responsibility for environmental compliance, monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting. This position will drive improvements in electricity usage, waste to landfill, and water consumption as well as play a key role in driving engagement on environmental topics with Allegion's teammates. The EH&S Senior Specialist - Environmental will have ownership of the wastewater treatment plant operations, and waste management programs. This position will create, manage, and lead projects across multiple teams and reports to the site Environmental, Health and Safety Manager. Based on level of experience, this role could be an individual contributor position or a people leader with up to four (4) direct reports.

What You Will Do: • Environmental Program Ownership • Own and administer the site’s environmental programs including creating procedures, maintaining records, reporting internally and externally, and developing teammate training • Lead the onsite wastewater treatment operations including directing daily work of the wastewater treatment operators, implement projects to improve efficiency and reduce the potential for system upsets • Devise strategies to meet corporate environmental and sustainability objectives.  Develop targets and monitor performance, using established metrics and KPIs (leading/lagging); proactively identify and manage projects to reduce the site’s impacts on the environment.

• Cross-Functional Project Leadership • Lead and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to promote EHS excellence and drive risk reduction.    • Create, manage and lead environmental projects across multiple departments and teams • Perform risk assessments and impact and aspects analyses; identify priorities; and drive risk reduction projects in the spirit of continual improvement

• Technical Leadership and Systems Management • Own ISO14001 and 45001 systems and serve as a lead auditor for EHS Management Systems • Lead investigations into environmental incidents • Analyze data and drive improvements to programs and processes • Serve as technical subject matter expert for wastewater treatment operations including resolution of upset conditions and innovative treatment technologies

• Compliance and Regulatory Leadership • Lead site’s involvement in Indiana’s Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) and Partner’s for Sustainability efforts by attending meetings, implementing best practices, and sharing information. • Conduct internal compliance and ISO inspections/audits • Prepare and submit regulatory reports, applications and plans as required • Maintains comprehensive knowledge of environmental legislation and initiatives

• Operational Excellence • Drive workplace organization, 5S, and TPM throughout the wastewater treatment department • Provide technical guidance and oversight of wastewater treatment technician(s); including day-to-day support

What You Need to Succeed: • A degree in a relevant discipline, e.g., Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Chemistry • Five or more years of experience in an industrial setting • Preferred knowledge of Indiana and US environmental regulations and ISO 14001 Standards • Preferred Indiana Waste Water Treatment Operator License or the ability to obtain one in the first six months • Preferred experience with air permitting and reporting and hazardous waste management • E xtensive experience in wastewater treatment plant operations, specifically metal hydroxide precipitation • Demonstrated experience in environmental program development and ownership • Passion for people and the environment • Ability to work in both a team and individual setting • Resiliency and ability to adapt quickly • Effective listening, time management and creative problem-solving techniques • Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) • Ability to use a variety of software applications to analyze, monitor data, conduct reports, and presentations. • Ability to climb stairs, ladders, extensive walking, confined spaces, wear a respirator and handle exposures to hot/cold environments.

Why Work for Us?

Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:   • You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.  With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”. • You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.  As we grow, we want you to grow with us.  • You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.  Our employees enjoy generous paid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!  • You want to work for an award-winning company that invests in its people. Allegion is proud to be a recipient of the   Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award   for the second year in a row, recognizing our commitment to employee engagement, strengths-based development, and unlocking human potential.

What You’ll Get from Us: • Health, dental and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healt

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