SHEQ & Safety Excellence Leader

Page Executive; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Senior leadership role

International networks

Leadership development

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Page Executive is seeking an experienced SHEQ leader to guide a significant safety, health, environment and quality transformation across a major industrial site in Northwestern Europe. You will lead a high-performing team, embed behavioural safety, and ensure regulatory compliance across operations.

The role requires strong people leadership, influence with executives, and robust process safety expertise, with a focus on sustainable improvements and governance across audits, inspections, and

Qualifications

• Significant SHEQ leadership experience in an industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of process safety management and risk controls.
• Experience leading change and culture transformation in safety.
• Ability to influence stakeholders at all organisational levels.
• Experience with regulatory audits, inspections and governance processes.
• Understanding of Belgian SHE legislation and local requirements is advantageous.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the site's Safety, Health, Environment and Quality function.
• Lead and develop a team of approximately eight SHEQ professionals, creating a high-performing and sustainable organisation.
• Drive a cultural transformation focused on safety ownership, behavioural safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a highly visible leader across the site, building credibility and relationships with employees, contractors, leadership teams, and external stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legal, regulatory, permit, and corporate SHEQ requirements.
• Strengthen the implementation and practical application of existing SHEQ systems, procedures, and life-saving rules across the operation.
• Develop and execute programmes that increase SHEQ awareness, engagement, and behavioural change.
• Lead process safety management activities, including risk management, permit-to-work systems, management of change, and operational safety programmes.
• Oversee incident investigations, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and organisational learning initiatives.
• Manage internal and external audits, regulatory inspections, and certification processes.
• Build strong partnerships with operational leaders to integrate SHEQ priorities into business and production activities.
• Chair relevant safety committees and represent the organisation with regulatory authorities and industry bodies.
• Drive performance monitoring, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives using SHEQ data and KPIs.
• Partner with corporate SHEQ teams to align local strategy with broader organisational objectives.
• Support major projects, shutdowns, turnarounds, and future site development activities from a SHEQ perspective.

Skills

SHEQ leadership

Change management

Stakeholder influence

Process safety

Regulatory compliance

Audits & governance

People leadership

Job description

Page Executive is seeking an experienced SHEQ leader to guide a significant safety, health, environment and quality transformation across a major industrial site in Northwestern Europe. You will lead a high-performing team, embed behavioural safety, and ensure regulatory compliance across operations.

The role requires strong people leadership, influence with executives, and robust process safety expertise, with a focus on sustainable improvements and governance across audits, inspections, and