EHS Manager: Construction Safety Leader

Exyte; Paris; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Exyte is seeking an EHS Manager to lead the EHS program for the GSK Low Carbon Ventolin project in Evreux. The role requires directing a small EHS team, ensuring adherence to Exyte and GSK standards and French regulations, and delivering strong EHS leadership on site.

You will oversee RAMS, permits, high-risk activities, audits and incident investigations, while driving KPI analysis and ongoing improvements. Daily field presence and mobility across France may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of construction-site EHS experience including leadership.
• Fluent French; professional English (B2).
• Proficient in MS Office and digital EHS management systems.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and lead the project EHS team, including EHS Advisors ensuring clear task allocation, adequate coverage and effective field presence.
• Implement and maintain the Construction Safety Plan, Exyte EHS standards, GSK requirements, Life Saving Rules and applicable legal obligations.
• Oversee the preparation, review of RAMS, work permits and daily SPA / LMRA before activities start.
• Lead the EHS review and field control of high-risk activities, including work at height, lifting, excavation, electrical work and LOTO, scaffolding, hot work, temporary installations and traffic interfaces.
• Verify the competencies, authorisations and qualifications of contractor personnel and supervision before entering on site.
• Plan and conduct audits, inspections, SBOs and site walks; assign, track and verify the closure of corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead incident and emergency management, investigations, root-cause analysis, reporting and follow-up of corrective actions.
• Monitor, analyse and communicate EHS KPIs and trends arising from audits, inspections, observations and incident data.
• Organise EHS communications, inductions, training, awareness sessions, toolbox talks and project safety moments.
• Participate in Daily Activity Briefings and construction coordination meetings to anticipate simultaneous operations, high-risk work and daily EHS priorities.
• Act as the operational EHS interface with GSK, the Project Director, Construction Manager, CSPS, Exyte supervisors and contractors.
• Apply Stop Work authority whenever a GSK Life Saving Rule, Exyte Life Saving Rule, critical control, RAMS, permit or SPA is not complied with.
• Ensure effective control of access, barricading, traffic, storage, housekeeping, waste, scaffolding, equipment, temporary facilities and collective protection measures.
• Prepare project EHS reporting and immediately escape any serious situation, major deviation or uncontrolled risk.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

Leadership

EHS team management

Stakeholder management

Construction safety

Risk management

Regulatory knowledge (France)

MS Office

English (B2)

French (fluent)

Education

Bachelor or Master in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) or equivalent

Tools

EHS management systems

Job description

Exyte is seeking an EHS Manager to lead the EHS program for the GSK Low Carbon Ventolin project in Evreux. The role requires directing a small EHS team, ensuring adherence to Exyte and GSK standards and French regulations, and delivering strong EHS leadership on site.

You will oversee RAMS, permits, high-risk activities, audits and incident investigations, while driving KPI analysis and ongoing improvements. Daily field presence and mobility across France may be required.