Head of Environment, Health, and Safety

JDL Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with an exciting developer in the data centre & logistics sectors, as they look to boost their leadership team with a Head of Health & Safety, to be based from Brussels, Belgium.

This opportunity offers a local Belgian contract with the package including a basic, bonus, shares, company car and healthcare.

Responsibilities;

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for all health and safety aspects of the CE scope.
• Lead the H&S strategy to ensure the highest standards over our CE portfolio.
• Promote and lead a safety-first culture across all stakeholder, ensuring adherence to company and our client’s safety standards.
• Engage with customer to understand their H&S expectations and requirements, ensuring these are integrated into project plans and execution.
• Maintain positive and collaborative relationships with customers, regularly communicating H&S updates, metrics, milestones, key decisions and improvement initiatives.
• Coordinate contractors.
• Communicate the client’s needs to the operational teams and motivate them to achieve the highest standards.
• Establish and maintain effective communication channels and a transparent escalation procedure for H&S matters.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to integrate H&S considerations in all life-cycle processes, including design development, procurement, pre-construction, construction, commissioning, handover, stabilised asset management, and deconstruction.
• Oversee the preparation and approval of safety plans, method statements, and risk assessments, in collaboration with local inhouse safety experts, and the correct implementation and effectiveness thereof.
• Coordinating and streamlining the reporting process.

Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in a Health and Safety management role, preferably including experience in the construction of data centers and other critical infrastructure (e.g. power plants, chemical production plants).
• Proven track record of implementing and managing H&S strategies on large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Strong leadership, decision-making, communication and commercial skills.
• Fluent in English.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Health and Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety certifications.