EHS Advisor - Data Centre Construction

Designer Group; Helmstedt; Vor Ort; EUR 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Designer Group is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Advisor to support major data centre projects in Germany. This site-based role involves working in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment with project management, construction teams and subcontractors to uphold health, safety and environmental performance.

You will contribute to EHS management, perform inspections, reviews of risk assessments and safe systems of work, and ensure compliance with DGUV regulations and

Qualifikationen

• Recognised qualification in Occupational Health & Safety or Environmental Health & Safety.
• Experience in construction or engineering environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction-site health and safety.
• Experience conducting site audits, inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Experience working with subcontractors and delivery teams.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge unsafe practices professionally and constructively.
• Strong organisational, reporting and documentation skills.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Aufgaben

• Support the implementation of the project EHS management system on the construction site.
• Conduct regular site safety inspections, audits and observations.
• Identify hazards and implement corrective actions with project teams.
• Ensure compliance with German occupational health and safety legislation and DGUV regulations.
• Review EHS documentation for subcontractors before mobilisation and during delivery.
• Coordinate with SiGeKo, client EHS teams and subcontractors as needed.
• Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks and EHS awareness programmes.
• Monitor high‑risk activities and manage Permit-to-Work processes.
• Investigate accidents and near misses and contribute to root-cause analysis.
• Maintain EHS registers and training records for the project.

Kenntnisse

OSH knowledge

Construction safety

Inspection & audits

Incident investigations

Communication & influence

Documentation & reporting

English proficiency

Ausbildung

Bachelor in OH&S or related

Jobbeschreibung

• Support and review project Gefährdungsbeurteilungen / risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.

Description

EHS Advisor (m/f/d) – Data Centre Construction

Location: Germany

Sector: Data Centres / Mission Critical Construction

Employment Type: Full-Time | Site-Based

The Role

Designer Group is seeking an experienced Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Advisor to support the delivery of major data centre projects in Germany.

This is a site-based construction safety role working within a fast-paced, highly regulated mission-critical environment.

You will work closely with project management, construction teams, engineers, subcontractors, client representatives and the wider EHS team to maintain high standards of health, safety and environmental performance throughout project delivery.

The role will suit an EHS professional with experience in data centres, M&E construction, building services, industrial, pharmaceutical, semiconductor or other technically complex construction environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the project EHS management system across the construction site.
• Conduct regular site safety inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations.
• Identify hazards, unsafe conditions and emerging risks and work with project teams to implement corrective actions.
• Support compliance with applicable German occupational health and safety legislation, construction-site requirements, DGUV regulations and client EHS standards.
• Support and review project Gefährdungsbeurteilungen / risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
• Review subcontractor EHS documentation before mobilisation and throughout project delivery.
• Support coordination between Designer Group, subcontractors, the client and relevant SiGeKo / safety coordination functions where applicable.
• Deliver site inductions, toolbox talks, safety briefings and EHS awareness programmes.
• Support the management of Permit-to-Work processes and high-risk construction activities.
• Monitor activities including work at height, lifting operations, hot works, confined spaces, temporary works and electrical/mechanical installation.
• Support safe energisation, isolation and LOTO processes where applicable.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions and support root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Maintain project EHS registers, inspection records, training records and statutory documentation.
• Monitor subcontractor safety performance and support corrective and preventative actions.
• Participate in daily coordination meetings, EHS meetings and project safety reviews.
• Support emergency preparedness, evacuation planning and incident-response arrangements.
• Track and report EHS KPIs, trends, observations and corrective actions.
• Promote positive behavioural safety and a proactive safety culture across the project.
• Support the preparation of EHS documentation required for project completion and handover.

Requirements

What We Are Looking For

Essential

• Recognised qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety or a related discipline.
• Previous EHS experience within construction or engineering environments.
• Strong practical knowledge of construction-site health and safety.
• Experience conducting site audits, inspections, risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Experience working with subcontractors and construction delivery teams.
• Strong communication and influencing skills.
• Ability to challenge unsafe practices professionally and constructively.
• Strong organisational, reporting and documentation skills.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, multicultural construction environment.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and digital EHS reporting systems.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Highly Desirable

• Previous data centre / mission-critical construction experience.
• Experience within a major M&E contractor, general contractor or specialist subcontractor.
• Experience with high-risk M&E construction activities.
• Knowledge of German occupational health and safety requirements including ArbSchG, BaustellV and DGUV regulations.
• German language capability.
• Previous experience working on construction projects in Germany.
• Knowledge of Gefährdungsbeurteilung, Permit-to-Work and LOTO systems.
• Experience working with SiGeKo, client EHS teams and multidisciplinary subcontractors.
• First Aid qualification.
• Train-the-Trainer or equivalent training qualification.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or comparable international safety qualification.
• Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit (Sifa) qualification or recognised German safety training would be advantageous where relevant to the project.

Benefits

You will have the opportunity to work on technically complex, high-profile data centre projects as part of an international engineering business experiencing continued growth across Europe.

Designer Group Offers

• Exposure to major international data centre projects.
• Long-term career and professional development opportunities.
• A strong safety-first culture.
• International and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Continuous learning and development.
• Opportunities for progression as our European operations continue to grow.
• A competitive remuneration package aligned with experience and project requirements.

Equal Opportunities

Designer Group is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.