HSE Manager

Do you take the lead with safety and environmental issues within our international projects? Safety is really important and you can make the difference as a HSE Manager at Van Oord!

The Position

As a project HSE Manager at Van Oord you will work on different project locations (rotation) to make sure that all the safety policies are adhered by your colleagues, contractors and third parties. You are creative in coming up with solutions that are both efficient and safe. It is up to you to take the lead in implementing safety and environmental excellence.

Your Impact

Your role involves balancing project interests, providing guidance, maintaining a safety-first culture and:

• Constantly working on improvement in safety awareness and the safety culture within projects, encouraging project management to take responsibility
• Ensure that safety policies, objectives, procedures and plans are effectively communicated and adhered by all project members and subcontractors
• Reporting on the safety performance to the management, addressing audit and inspection findings and taking action on the matters to prevent recurrence
• Maintaining a strong communication and collaboration relationship with the supervisors, client, third parties and the QHSE department
• Managing the project HSE team

These responsibilities collectively contribute to a comprehensive HSE management approach within the international projects.

Your Workplace

At Van Oord, we're at the forefront of executing ground-breaking projects that shape the world. Our projects are not just large; they're ambitious, technically challenging, and globally significant. We offer the opportunity to work on projects that matter, where innovation, dedication, and teamwork drive us to lead not only in execution but in making the world safer and more sustainable.

As HSE Manager you will be part of the QHSE department, located in Rotterdam & Gorinchem. During preparation you will work most of the time at our offices in the Netherlands. During execution you will work on or near the project location.

About You

As a HSE Manager you will have the possibility to work all over the world. This can be in rotational shifts. Furthermore you have:

• Relevant higher education, for example: (civil) engineering, safety and security management, or business administration, with a preference for additional studies in higher safety education or change management
• Previous experience in a similar position involving complex projects and project management
• Proficiency in English
• Strong people management skills or a demonstrated potential for growth into a management role
• Exceptional leadership qualities, decisiveness, and outstanding communication skills

We Offer

Working in an international, high demanding and dynamic organisation, with the possibility to truly have impact on our business, people and environment. Together we work on our mission 'building a better world for future generations'. In addition, we offer you:

• a salary that matches your responsibilities and experience
• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,40 per day)
• 32 leave days per year
• Variable bonus
• Pension scheme
• Collective health insurance (optional)
• Excellent rotation schemes and allowances for working on rotation
• Extensive learning and (personal) development possibilities, including a wide range of courses, for example gaining your GWO or BOSIET certificate
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association
• We organize several (sport) events, e.g. winter sport, weekend of sailing, cycling and a motorcycle tour

At Van Oord, I don’t just work on projects, I get to see them come to life.
Nicole Discipline Engineer