Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Manager

Ilerwork; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

International environment

Competitive salary and benefits

Job summary

Ilerwork, a specialist turnkey construction company, seeks an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental initiatives across construction projects in data centre, energy, and infrastructure sectors.

You will ensure compliance with local legislation and client requirements, conduct audits and incidents investigations, deliver inductions and training, and promote a strong safety culture while supporting sustainable practices and environmental management.

Qualifications

• Degree, diploma, or professional qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience as an HSE Manager within the construction, infrastructure, energy, or data centre sectors.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation and environmental regulations.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and promote a strong safety culture across multiple projects.
• Fluent Spanish and professional-level English.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor Health, Safety & Environmental policies, procedures, and management systems.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation, company standards, and client-specific HSE requirements.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and safety assessments across all active projects.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Deliver safety inductions, toolbox talks, and HSE training.
• Monitor environmental compliance, waste management, and sustainability initiatives.
• Support project teams and subcontractors in maintaining safe working practices.
• Prepare HSE reports, safety statistics, and performance metrics.
• Ensure appropriate emergency response and evacuation procedures are established and maintained.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Safety culture promotion

Communication

Risk assessment

Planning

Attention to detail

Influencing

Education

OH&S or Environmental Mgmt or Engineering degree

Job description

Our client is a specialist turnkey construction company delivering complex projectsacross the data centre, energy, defence, and advanced technology sectors. Theyprovide end-to-end design, construction, and project management services,partnering with industry-leading clients to deliver high-quality, innovative, and safeconstruction solutions.

The Role

We are seeking an experienced HSE Manager to lead health, safety, andenvironmental initiatives across our construction projects. The successfulcandidate will be responsible for ensuring compliance with HSE regulations,promoting a strong safety culture, minimizing workplace risks, and supporting thesafe delivery of complex projects within the data centre, energy, and infrastructuresectors.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor Health, Safety & Environmental policies,procedures, and management systems.
• Ensure compliance with local legislation, company standards, and clientspecific HSE requirements.
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and safety assessments across all activeprojects.
• Investigate incidents and implement corrective actions.
• Deliver safety inductions, toolbox talks, and HSE training.
• Monitor environmental compliance, waste management, and sustainabilityinitiatives.
• Support project teams and subcontractors in maintaining safe workingpractices.
• Prepare HSE reports, safety statistics, and performance metrics.
• Ensure appropriate emergency response and evacuation procedures areestablished and maintained.

Requisitos

• Degree, diploma, or professional qualification in Occupational Health &Safety, Environmental Management, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Proven experience as an HSE Manager within the construction,infrastructure, energy, or data centre sectors.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation andenvironmental regulations.
• Experience conducting audits, inspections, and incident investigations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence and promote a strong safety culture across multipleprojects.
• Fluent Spanish and professional-level English.

Key Competencies

• Leadership and decision-making.
• Risk assessment and problem-solving.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong organisational and planning skills.
• Influencing and communication abilities.
• Commitment to safety excellence and continuous improvement.

Ventajas

• Opportunity to work on large-scale, technically complex projects.
• Dynamic and collaborative international environment.
• Professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

If you want to help us create safer, smarter, and more sustainable constructionenvironments, join our team!

At Ilerwork, we are committed to inclusive recruitment processes based on equal opportunities and non-discrimination, regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, or any other personal or social characteristic.

We also guarantee the highest level of confidentiality throughout the entire recruitment process.