Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability Specialist

Are you a regulatory or sustainability professional driven to support sustainability initiatives and regulatory excellence in a global business?

Do you enjoy solving complex regulatory and sustainability challenges and want to build your career with a world-class energy technology company?

Join Our Team
Baker Hughes is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Our technologies and services help make energy safer, cleaner and more efficient while supporting the transition to a lower carbon future. We combine innovation, digital technology, and industry expertise to help customers improve operational performance, reduce environmental impact, and meet evolving regulatory requirements.

Partner with the best
As Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability Specialist, you will support global chemical regulatory compliance, product stewardship, and sustainability reporting activities across Baker Hughes' production chemicals portfolio. You will work with regulatory specialists, product line teams, sustainability leaders, and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable regulations while supporting the company's sustainability objectives and customer commitments.

As Regulatory Affairs and Sustainability Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the preparation, submission and maintenance of Tripartite Agreements for the maritime transport of production chemicals in compliance with MARPOL Annex II, the IBC Code and applicable IMO requirements.
• Supporting global regulatory compliance activities for production chemicals which could include chemical registrations, notifications, product stewardship activities and regulatory documentation.
• Support regulatory programs including biocides, SDS authoring, hazard communication and other global chemical management requirements.
• Managing regulatory and sustainability projects, including planning, milestone tracking, stakeholder engagement and progress reporting.
• Collecting, validating and analyzing sustainability and ESG-related data to support corporate reporting, customer requests, disclosures and sustainability initiatives.
• Supporting sustainability reporting initiatives aligned with corporate sustainability objectives and external reporting frameworks.
• Prepare responses for customer sustainability questionnaires, RFPs, supplier assessments and industry surveys.
• Developing and maintain dashboards, metrics and reporting tools that improve visibility of regulatory and sustainability performance.
• Monitoring emerging regulatory and sustainability requirements and communicate potential impacts to key stakeholders.
• Collaborating with global teams including Regulatory Affairs, HSE, Product Management, Supply Chain, Commercial and Sustainability functions.
• Providing regulatory and sustainability guidance to internal stakeholders while supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
• Interfacing with external regulatory authorities, industry associations, customers and third-party consultants as required.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a BSc in Chemistry, Environmental Science, Toxicology, Sustainability, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety or a related scientific discipline.
• Have experience within the chemical, energy, manufacturing or related industrial sector.
• Have experience supporting global chemical regulatory compliance, product stewardship or environmental regulations.
• Demonstrate strong project management and organizational skills.
• Have experience coordinating multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
• Possess strong analytical, problem-solving and data-management capabilities.
• Be detail-oriented with a commitment to high-quality and accurate deliverables.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across different functions and regions.
• Demonstrate proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word and business reporting tools.
• Have experience developing presentations, reports and performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Tripartite Agreements and the regulatory framework governing the bulk maritime transport of chemicals, including MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code.
• Experience using regulatory compliance databases and SDS authoring systems.
• Experience with REACH regulations and registrations.
• Experience supporting sustainability frameworks, ESG disclosures or customer sustainability reporting.
• Experience in data analytics, visualization or reporting platforms.
• Additional language capabilities such as Portuguese or French would be advantageous
  

Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working (Office locations in Sugar Land, Houston, USA or Kirkby, Liverpool, UK)
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

 
Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

·       Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

·       Comprehensive private medical care options

·       Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

·       Tailored financial programs

·       Additional elected or voluntary benefits

About Us

With operations in over 120 countries, we provide better solutions for our customers and richer opportunities for our people. As a leading partner to the energy industry, we’re committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and we’re always looking for the right people to help us get there. People who are as passionate as we are about making energy safer, cleaner and more efficient.

Why Baker Hughes?  

At Baker Hughes, we take energy forward making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet. You’ll work at the forefront of clean energy innovation, with the opportunity to make a real, measurable impact.  

This position requires valid work authorization in the country of employment. The employer is unable to sponsor work authorization for this role at any time.

You will be eligible to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k). You will have a choice of coverage options that best suit your needs. Coverage options and contribution amounts are related to your benefit elections, base salary level, and specific requirements of each of these plans.

This position is eligible for our comprehensive and competitive benefits package, which can be found here, and is further eligible for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies.