STANDARDS ELEVATED. SAFETY ENSURED
Join our HSE team and shape how environmental and chemical management is embedded across our global headquarters. You will turn complex regulatory and technical requirements into practical concepts, drive measurable improvements, and build stakeholder support so that new solutions are understood, accepted, and implemented effectively. This role combines strategic development with hands-on implementation. You will strengthen our environmental organization, improve chemical and hazardous-substance management, and translate improvement opportunities into sustainable operational results.
This full-time position is based at our global headquarters in Schaan, Liechtenstein. The required travel is limited and aligned with project needs.
What You'll do
- Lead the introduction and assessment of new chemicals through the defined approval process, ensuring compliance with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
- Own and continuously improve hazardous-substance data and processes in the chemical management system GeSi³ for the Hilti Headquarters, including chemical safety instructions, labels, and related documentation.
- Develop robust environmental and chemical-safety concepts, including storage, warehouse, wastewater, firewater-retention, and emergency-response solutions, and drive their practical implementation with internal and external partners.
- Assess environmental, chemical, and exposure risks, define proportionate controls, and translate findings into clear standards, priorities, and improvement roadmaps.
- Create commitment for change by communicating the value of improvements, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and delivering effective training and awareness programs.
- Ensure environmentally compliant disposal of wastewater and chemicals, monitor key environmental indicators, and provide accurate reporting to the Office of Environment.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, or a comparable technical discipline.
- Sound professional experience and strong expertise in chemical and hazardous-substance management, including the ability to interpret regulatory requirements and turn them into workable concepts.
- Proven ability to develop environmental management strategically, while remaining hands-on and driving implementation through to measurable results.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to explain complex topics clearly and build support for organizational improvements.
- Fluent German and English are required.
What’s In It for You
At Hilti, you'll join a family-owned company that thinks long term, invests in its people, and empowers individuals to make a real difference. From day one, you'll take on meaningful responsibilities, contribute to business growth, and have the opportunity to shape your own development through structured career paths and strategic growth opportunities. Some of the benefits of building your career with us include:
- Diverse global headquarters community of over 2,100 colleagues from 70 nationalities.
- Early responsibility and the opportunity to make a visible impact on business success.
- Long-term career growth supported by transparent development framework and career opportunities across functions, regions, and roles.
- Flexible and trust-based working model including remote work, workation, and sabbaticals.
- Relocation and family support including childcare services and integration assistance.
- Opportunities to contribute to social impact initiatives both locally and globally.
- Inclusive culture supported by more than 60 employee-led activity networks.
- Modern campus with onsite gym, restaurants, mobility benefits, and outdoor activities.
Why Hilti
Hilti is a global leader in construction innovation, with more than 34,000 team members across 120 countries. Guided by our purpose, Making Construction Better, we’re driven to keep learning, growing, and finding new ways to make a lasting impact. Here, you’ll be empowered to use your strengths, work with a global and inclusive team, and take on meaningful challenges. At Hilti, you’ll have the chance to make your ideas, achievements, and growth real through purpose, passion, and teamwork.
At our global headquarters in Schaan, Nendeln, Buchs, and nearby hubs, we shape Hilti’s digital strategy and enterprise platforms worldwide. Our cross functional teams in product IT, data & analytics, cybersecurity, ERP, and digital customer platforms work side by side with business leaders to design, build, and run solutions at global scale. HQ offers a collaborative environment where architecture decisions, platform reliability, and secure-by-design engineering translate into real impact for our customers and teams.
Learn more about our recruitment process: https://careers.hilti.group/en/candidate-interview-preparation/
Commitment to Inclusion
At Hilti, inclusion is a key focus in how we work, lead, and grow together. We are committed to embracing diversity of thought and creating an environment that is inclusive of everyone, everywhere. We continuously strive to ensure every voice is valued and every team member feels empowered to contribute. By building on this foundation, we strengthen our teams, our innovation, and our impact, making construction better together.
For further questions, please feel free to contact Thomas Rauch, Team Lead Health, Safety & Environment or Ivana Kiesewetter, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, [email protected].
For non-EU/ EFTA citizens: Please state your eligibility status to work in Switzerland/ Liechtenstein and note that if you do not own a valid Swiss/ Liechtenstein work permit, Hilti cannot guarantee your final employment due to authority regulations.
