Senior Construction Safety Lead, Novonesis, Avedøre

Novonesis (Novozymes); Roskilde; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Novonesis is seeking a Senior Construction Safety Lead to shape and drive the European CAPEX construction safety strategy. You will establish governance, standards, and best practices ensuring a world-class approach across project sites and across multiple countries.

The role requires strong independence, data-driven insight, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders across Europe.

Qualifications

• Independence in leading safety agenda and ability to translate data into actions.
• Experience building stakeholder relationships across sites and countries.
• Strong problem-solving and data-driven improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive safety standards and GMR EHS adoption across European projects.
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated through all project phases.
• Support safe planning and execution of construction activities including permit-to-work.
• Communicate clearly with multi-site teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate across local and global project environments.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk identification

Adaptability

Stakeholder management

Job description

Interested in a career that matters?

Do you want to help shape and strengthen construction safety across CAPEX projects in Europe?

As Senior Construction Safety Lead, you will play a key role in shaping and driving Novonesis’ construction safety strategy across CAPEX projects in Europe. You will establish the frameworks, standards, governance, and best practices that ensure a consistent and world-class approach to construction safety across our sites.

You will become part of a small, specialized team of 3 people that works closely across production sites, with regular weekly virtual touchpoints and monthly face‑to‑face collaboration. Together, the team contributes to the growth of Novonesis by strengthening safety in our projects and helping build compliant, high‑quality solutions.

The role & your impact

As Senior Construction Safety Lead, you will be responsible for shaping and driving Novonesis’ construction safety agenda across our European CAPEX portfolio. You will establish and continuously improve the standards, governance frameworks, and strategic initiatives that ensure a consistent, compliant, and high‑performing approach to construction safety across all project sites. The role requires a high degree of independence, as you will serve as the primary subject‑matter expert within your field. Success depends on your ability to build strong stakeholder relationships, translate safety performance data into actionable insights, and drive strategic improvements across multiple sites, countries, and project organizations.

Your key responsibilities in this role

• Drive the implementation of project safety standards, procedures, and Global Minimum Requirements (GMR EHS) across European projects.
• Ensure safety requirements are integrated and clearly communicated throughout all project phases.
• Support safe planning, execution, and completion of construction activities, including high‑risk work and permit‑to‑work processes.
• organizational skills, attention to detail, and sound analytical/problem‑solving abilities.
• Ability to work effectively in cross‑functional local and global project environments.

Additional skills & interests we value

• Experience developing corporate standards, procedures, or governance frameworks
• Experience working on construction sites as an HSE assistant, safety officer, site foreman, or in a similar role with a strong safety focus.
• Ability to build alignment across diverse cultures, regions, and professional disciplines
• A proactive and observant approach to identifying risks and following through on corrective actions.
• The ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic project environment.
• A collaborative mindset and project experience that supports close cooperation across stakeholders.
• A self‑motivated way of working with the ability to prioritize tasks and drive initiatives independently.

What we offer you

We offer you the opportunity to join and help shape a newly established specialist team within Engineering Europe. In this role, you will work on CAPEX projects that support Novonesis’ growth while strengthening safety across project execution. You will be part of a collaborative team environment with regular knowledge sharing through weekly Teams meetings and monthly face‑to‑face sessions. The position provides broad exposure to project stakeholders, sites, and safety challenges across Europe, combined with the flexibility to work remotely when possible while maintaining strong professional collaboration within the team.

Working conditions

You will work across various project sites on Sjælland, with work connected to site‑based project activities in locations such as Avedøre and Kalundborg. We prioritize face‑to‑face meetings and close collaboration within the team, while also offering remote work when possible. Some travel in Europe may be required.

Application deadline

30 September 2026.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact Christine Pilsgaard at 23639702 or Ole Højgaard at 53390159.

Our purpose guides the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we’ve gotten so far. And it’s how we’ll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

Opportunities for everyone

We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and equal opportunity for all applicants. Therefore we ask you to apply without a cover letter or photo and instead include a few sentences in your CV explaining your motivation for applying.

We make all employment decisions based on business needs and welcome candidates with a wide range of backgrounds, including ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status.

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If this position isn’t the right fit, you may still find other opportunities with us. You’re welcome to explore open roles or create a job agent to stay connected with future opportunities at novonesis.com/Career

Location

Avedøre

Additional location

• København N
• Kalundborg, Juelsmindevej
• Kalundborg, Hallas Allé
• Roskilde