Auditor Ambiental Sênior

The primary mission is to ensure environmental compliance across Rede D'Or's healthcare units and its supply chain. You will conduct first, second and third-party audits at hospitals, clinics, laboratories and medical centres, as well as at external suppliers like waste management companies and laundries. This involves preparing audit plans, executing fieldwork, writing reports and following up on corrective actions. Beyond audits, you act as the focal point for your units and regions, monitoring environmental indicators such as waste generation, water and energy use, and emissions. You will critically evaluate performance, report findings to leadership and recommend improvements. Another key responsibility is building greenhouse gas inventories per unit, identifying the largest sources of CO2 equivalent emissions and proposing reduction strategies. You will also assess architectural projects, both greenfield and brownfield, to ensure infrastructure meets environmental standards and licensing conditions. This includes reviewing designs, construction plans and expansions under an environmental lens, and supporting the company's ISO 14001 certification and hospital accreditation processes.

You will deepen your expertise in ISO 14001 auditing across a large, multi-site healthcare network, moving between first, second and third-party audits. The role offers hands-on experience with environmental legal compliance at federal, state and municipal levels, which is valuable for any senior environmental professional. You will also gain practical knowledge of healthcare waste management, a specialised area with few experts in Brazil. Greenhouse gas inventory work will build your skills in emissions accounting, data management and reduction planning, likely using tools like Power BI and Copilot. Assessing greenfield and brownfield projects will expose you to environmental design criteria and licensing processes, broadening your understanding of how infrastructure decisions affect sustainability performance. You will also learn how a leading healthcare group integrates environmental management with hospital accreditation and quality standards. Exposure to Rede D'Or's training academy and internal knowledge-sharing could support your continuous development. The hybrid format and interaction with multiple regions may strengthen your stakeholder engagement and project management abilities.

The ideal candidate has a degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental management, biology or a related field, with solid experience in environmental auditing. You should hold an ISO 14001 internal auditor certification and have led or participated in first, second and third-party audits. Experience with healthcare waste management in a hospital environment is highly relevant, as is familiarity with greenhouse gas inventories and emission management. You need working knowledge of Brazilian environmental legislation at all levels, environmental management systems, licensing and permitting, and the preparation of audit reports and technical opinions. Experience in supplier homologation and auditing, as well as reviewing projects and expansions from an environmental perspective, is expected. Familiarity with hospital accreditation processes and environmental certification is a plus. On the technical side, intermediate Office skills, Power BI and Copilot are required. Soft skills matter too: you must be able to communicate clearly with clinical and operational teams, handle multiple priorities, and write precise reports. A proactive, detail-oriented and collaborative profile will fit well in Rede D'Or's purpose-driven culture.

Tailor your CV to highlight hands-on environmental auditing experience, especially in healthcare or similar complex service environments. Quantify your audit record: number of audits conducted, types (first, second, third party), and results such as non-conformities identified and corrected. Explicitly mention ISO 14001 internal auditor certification and any work with healthcare waste management, greenhouse gas inventories and supplier audits. In your cover letter, connect your motivation to Rede D'Or's purpose of caring for people and its scale in Latin America. Explain how environmental compliance supports patient safety and operational excellence, showing that you understand the link between healthcare and sustainability. Avoid generic statements; reference specific elements of the job, such as evaluating greenfield projects or managing indicators across multiple units. Prepare for interviews by reviewing Brazilian environmental legislation relevant to hospitals and the basics of ISO 14001 and GHG accounting. Be ready to discuss how you would handle resistance from operational teams or incomplete data. If you have experience with Power BI or Copilot, bring examples of how you used them to improve environmental reporting. Show that you can balance rigor with collaboration in a fast-paced healthcare setting.

The role centres on environmental compliance across Rede D'Or's hospital network, with a strong operational focus. You will likely spend most of your time on ISO 14001 system audits, healthcare waste management, and legal conformity assessments at the unit level. The greenhouse gas inventory work connects directly to the company's carbon footprint, helping identify the largest emitters among hospitals and clinics. Supplier audits extend your reach to third-party waste handlers and laundries, which are material to the group's environmental impact. By evaluating greenfield and brownfield projects, you also influence how new infrastructure is designed and built, ensuring environmental criteria are considered from the start. Social and governance aspects are present through patient safety, regulatory compliance and the company's commitment to quality care, but the role's core is environmental performance. You will be a key contributor to Rede D'Or's ability to demonstrate environmental responsibility to regulators, investors and the communities it serves.

A key challenge is the scale and diversity of Rede D'Or's operations. With more than 70 hospitals and 60 clinics across Brazil, each unit may face different environmental risks, regulatory requirements and operational constraints. You will need to prioritise audits and indicators effectively, often with limited time and resources, while maintaining a consistent standard across the network. Healthcare waste management is particularly complex, given strict regulations and the volume of infectious and hazardous waste generated daily. Ensuring proper segregation, storage and disposal at every unit, and verifying that suppliers comply, requires persistent attention and the ability to influence behaviour in clinical environments where patient care always comes first. Greenhouse gas inventories in a hospital setting also present methodological challenges, as data on energy, anaesthetic gases, fleet and waste can be fragmented or incomplete. You may need to build credibility for the inventory process and convince operational teams to improve data collection. Balancing audit findings with constructive support, rather than a purely policing approach, is an ongoing skill to develop.

Your day likely starts with reviewing environmental indicators from the units under your responsibility, checking alerts and preparing summaries for regional managers. You might then join a virtual meeting with hospital operations teams to discuss waste segregation performance or water consumption trends, followed by an on-site audit at a hospital or clinic in the São Paulo area. After lunch, you could analyse data for the greenhouse gas inventory, updating spreadsheets or Power BI dashboards and cross-checking emission factors. You may also review architectural plans for a new wing or clinic, verifying that environmental requirements are embedded in the design. Supplier audits or follow-up calls with waste management vendors often fill the late afternoon. The rhythm varies: audit weeks involve more travel across units, while reporting weeks are heavier on data analysis and stakeholder alignment. You will balance planned audits with unplanned requests from regional directors or compliance issues that need immediate attention.

Within Rede D'Or, a senior auditor can deepen expertise and potentially move into coordination or management roles in environmental compliance or sustainability. The company's size and geographic spread create opportunities to take on regional or corporate responsibilities, lead strategic projects or specialise in areas like climate accounting or waste management. High-visibility work on greenhouse gas inventories and greenfield projects could position you as a reference inside the organisation. Lateral moves into related functions such as quality, hospital accreditation, infrastructure or ESG reporting may also be possible, given the interconnected nature of these areas. The company invests in training through Academia Rede D'Or, which can support certifications and leadership development. As environmental requirements for healthcare evolve, professionals who combine auditing rigor with project and data skills will likely find expanding career paths. Demonstrating impact on compliance indicators and emissions reduction could accelerate progression. The role also builds a strong external profile, since ISO 14001 auditing and GHG accounting are transferable skills valued across industries.

You will interact daily with hospital and clinic managers, regional directors and operational teams who own the environmental indicators you monitor. These relationships are collaborative but require you to challenge data and push for improvements, so clear communication and diplomacy are important. You will also work closely with the corporate sustainability or environmental team, sharing best practices and aligning on group-wide targets. External stakeholders include waste management suppliers, laundry service providers and other vendors subject to environmental audits. You will engage with them to verify compliance, discuss non-conformities and agree on corrective action plans. During project reviews, you will interface with engineering, architecture and construction teams, as well as licensing authorities when environmental permits or conditions are involved. Depending on the region, you may also support hospital accreditation bodies and interact with regulators on environmental compliance matters. The role is a bridge between operations, corporate sustainability and external partners, so building trust across these groups is essential.