Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
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Your Role at Cabot
Cabot Corporation is seeking a senior, highly engaged Site Safety, Health & Environment (SH&E) Manager to lead SH&E strategy, execution, and culture at our Billerica Technology Center. This role is a key member of the site leadership team and serves as the primary on‑site authority for SH&E across a multi‑functional, R&D‑focused campus that includes laboratories, pilot‑scale operations, offices, and support functions.
Unlike a traditional manufacturing environment, the Billerica site requires an SH&E leader who can balance strong regulatory and management system ownership with hands‑on engagement in dynamic research and development activities. The Site SH&E Manager operates with minimal oversight, sets a clear vision for SH&E excellence, and acts as a visible, trusted advisor to site leadership and employees. The SH&E manager will have a direct line of reporting to the Facility General Manager.
This role is designed for an expert‑level SH&E professional who is energized by on‑site leadership, cultural impact, and hands‑on execution in a research‑driven environment.
This is an on‑site leadership role based in Billerica, MA, requiring regular presence in laboratories, offices, and operational areas to drive engagement, risk awareness, and disciplined execution.
How You’ll Make an Impact
As Site SH&E Manager, you will elevate safety performance and risk management by combining strategic leadership with day‑to‑day execution:
Serve as a core member of the site leadership team, partnering closely with the Facility General Manager and functional leaders to integrate SH&E into business, R&D, and operational decisions.
Define and lead the site SH&E vision and strategy, aligned with corporate goals and Responsible Care® expectations, translating strategy into clear priorities and actions.
Own and maintain the site SH&E management systems (including RC14001®), ensuring effective implementation, self‑assessments, corrective actions, and continuous improvement.
Drive a strong, visible safety culture through regular on‑site engagement, meaningful dialogue, and leadership by presence across labs, offices, and support areas.
Lead incident management and learning, including investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, trend analysis, and transparent communication of lessons learned.
Ensure full regulatory compliance across environmental, health, and safety requirements, including permitting, reporting, inspections, and interactions with regulatory agencies.
Provide clear SH&E performance insights to site and corporate leadership through metrics, dashboards, and regular updates that drive accountability and action.
Lead site risk management, including risk assessments, laboratory safety standards, contractor oversight, capital project reviews, and change management processes appropriate for an R&D environment.
Oversee SH&E training and capability building, ensuring robust onboarding, role‑based training, and sustained competence across employees, contractors, and visitors.
Represent SH&E on cross‑functional and sustainability initiatives, supporting data collection, reporting, and continuous improvement aligned with corporate commitments.
What You’ll Bring
We are looking for a confident, experienced SH&E leader who can influence, execute, and raise standards:
Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
7+ years’ progressive experience in SH&E leadership roles, ideally supporting R&D, laboratory, pilot‑scale, or multi‑use facilities.
Demonstrated success leading SH&E programs with minimal oversight, setting priorities, and driving results in complex environments.
Strong working knowledge of SH&E regulations, permitting, incident management, and management systems applicable to laboratory and technology center settings.
Proven ability to lead through influence rather than policy alone, building trust and accountability across diverse employee populations.
Comfortable acting as a thought partner and advisor to senior site leadership.
Excellent communication, coaching, and relationship‑building skills.
Strong organizational discipline, analytical capability, and bias for action.
How We’ll Support Your Success
At Cabot, we are committed to enabling our leaders to thrive: The pay range for this role is from $124,550 to $180,600. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.
Meaningful leadership role with visible impact on people, culture, and site performance.
Strong partnership with a global SH&E community and corporate resources.
Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits starting Day 1, and annual bonus eligibility.
Ongoing professional development, training, and peer support to expand your influence and career growth.
A collaborative, values‑driven environment focused on safety, integrity, sustainability, and continuous improvement.
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At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001
Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay
This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.
