Chemical Regulations Project Manager
TR/078004
Posted: 11/06/2025
- $42 - $45 per hour
- United States, Illinois, Waukegan
- Contract
Location: Waukegan, IL
Contract Length: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $42/hr opting in to individual healthcare coverage. $45/hr opting out.
Chemical Regulations Project Manager
Background:
The Restricted Substances Management (RSM) function is responsible for compliance with country-specific chemical regulations impacting company products/components, or requiring registration of substances used in the manufacture of our products.
Primary Function/Primary Goals/Objectives:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Experience:
Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in science/engineering discipline or related technical field
Experience: Minimum 1-2 years demonstrated project management experience
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Contract Length: 12 Months
Pay Rate: $42/hr opting in to individual healthcare coverage. $45/hr opting out.
Chemical Regulations Project Manager
Background:
The Restricted Substances Management (RSM) function is responsible for compliance with country-specific chemical regulations impacting company products/components, or requiring registration of substances used in the manufacture of our products.
Primary Function/Primary Goals/Objectives:
- This position will be responsible for project management activities around developing and implementing restricted substances management (RSM) regulatory requirements such as EU REACH, US Conflict Minerals, US Prop. 65, EU Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), etc.
Responsibilities:
- Independently organize, develop, implement, and manage assigned aspects of existing- and novel RSM chemical regulatory projects. This includes outlining scope, time and resource management, communications, and risk mitigation throughout the project.
- Assigned aspects include interpreting regulatory requirements, creating an actionable business process, implementing the process, and demonstrating necessary compliance.
- Handle several small to medium size projects in parallel and/or assist on larger projects
- Develop, track, and communicate progress against program milestones and deliverables
- Interacts internally, across multiple functional areas, and externally, with Suppliers and Third Party Manufacturers, to obtain restricted substances supporting data to justify business and regulatory needs. Data must be well-organized and stored within existing systems.
- Ensures RSM compliance is considered as part of long-term and short-term planning, including lifecycle management and new product introduction
- Reviews and analyzes component and sub-assembly information, assessing for restricted substances impact
- Works collaboratively with appropriate organizations to facilitate RSM implementation and compliance through the communication of RSM issues and development of process and tools
Qualifications/Experience:
- Proven leadership ability, demonstrated initiative and excellent communication skills
- Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision; results oriented; strong workload organization- and problem-solving skills
- Desirable: knowledge of today’s key global restricted substances regulations (e.g. EU RoHS, EU REACH); familiarity with pharmaceutical R&D, pharma manufacturing/TPM, and supply chain activities
- Demonstrated team player with ability to work collaboratively with RSM team and functional counterparts in a global environment; ability to influence and solicit cooperation (internally and externally) to meet program objectives
- Strong program management skills and techniques (i.e. plans, schedules, presentations, etc.)
- Competency with Microsoft software suite (e.g. PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel, Outlook)
Education: Bachelor’s degree, preferably in science/engineering discipline or related technical field
Experience: Minimum 1-2 years demonstrated project management experience
Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.
Colin Murray-Bain
US Life Sciences
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