European HSSE Coordinator

viryaenergy; Halle; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Strategic European position

Collaborative work environment

Professional growth opportunities

Competitive salary package

Résumé du poste

Virya Energy in Belgium is seeking an experienced European HSSE Coordinator to harmonize HSSE governance across Belgium, France, and Poland. The role focuses on developing and monitoring policies, ensuring compliance with European and national legislation, and driving a strong safety culture.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years of HSSE experience in multi-site settings, familiarity with ISO 45001/14001, and excellentStakeholder engagement skills. Willingness to travel across sites is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years HSSE experience in international or multi-site environments.
• Strong understanding of European HSSE legislation and policy alignment.
• Experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence across all levels.
• Willing to travel regularly; based in Belgium preferred.

Responsabilités

• Oversee European HSSE governance, ensuring consistency of policies across Belgium, France and Poland.
• Advise local HSE teams and promote proactive HSSE culture.
• Monitor changes in European and national HSSE legislation and translate into internal policies.
• Coordinate audits, reviews, risk assessments, and report HSSE performance and actions.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing and best practices across sites and countries.
• Lead cross-country projects on health, safety, security, environment and compliance.

Connaissances

HSSE governance

Stakeholder influence

ISO management systems

Analytical mindset

Travel readiness

Outils

ISO 45001

ISO 14001

Description du poste

Virya Energy, founded in 2019 through the strategic partnership of Colruyt Group and its majority shareholder Korys, is a Belgian pioneer in sustainable energy solutions. Our activities span the complete energy value chain, from renewable energy development in Europe and Asia to energy distribution through DATS 24. Our portfolio encompasses our consolidated wind activities (formerly Eoly in Belgium and Eurowatt in France), solar energy projects, sustainable hydrogen development, and strategic investments in specialized energy industry services providers like GeoXYZ, DotOcean, and Marlinks.

Building on over two decades of wind energy expertise and pioneering work in sustainable hydrogen, we continue to expand our capabilities. At our headquarters, a growing team of professionals drives our development across all renewable energy sectors, delivering tailored energy solutions that accelerate the energy transition.

We are currently looking for a European HSSE Coordinator who will be responsible for the coordination and harmonization of the HSSE strategyn governance and standards across our European sites. In this strategic and coordinating role you will ensure that HSSE policies, frameworks and best practices are consistently developed, implemented and monitored across the different countries while fostering a strong and unified safety culture throughout the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You oversee the European HSSE governance framework, driving consistency, compliance, and continuous alignment of HSSE policies, procedures, standards, and corporate requirements across Belgium, France, and Poland
• You act as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert for local HSE teams, and promote a proactive HSSE culture.
• You monitor changes in European and national HSSE legislation and translate these into practical internal policies and procedures.
• You coordinate internal audits, compliance reviews, and risk assessment activities, while monitoring and reporting on HSSE performance, KPI’s, trends and corrective actions to ensure compliance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• You facilitate knowledge sharing and the exchange of best practices across sites and countries.
• You lead and coordinate cross-country projects related to health, safety, security, environmental management, and compliance.

• You have a minimum of 10 years of relevant HSSE experience within an international or multi-site environment, preferably within a high risk sector (petrochemicals, oil& gas…)
• You have a solid understanding of (European) HSSE legislation, and have demonstraed experience in coordinating an aligning policies, procedures and standards.
• You have experience working with ISO management systems, preferably ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• You communicate effectively, build strong relationships, and are able to influence stakeholders at all organizational levels
• You combine an analytical mindset with a structured and results-oriented approach.
• You are willing to travel regularly between our European sites located in Belgium, France, and Poland. You are preferably willing to be based in Belgium.

OFFER:

• A strategic European position with significant influence on HSSE performance and culture, and the.opportunity to work closely with key stakeholders across multiple countries.
• A collaborative and innovative work environment focused on operational excellence where continuous improvement and personal development are encouraged.
• Professional growth opportunities and the possibility to further develop your expertise within a fast-growing energy player that is actively shaping the energy transition
• A competitive salary package aligned with your experience and expertise.