French Guiana HSE Manager M/F

Voltalia; Guyane; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Voltalia, a global Independent Power Producer active in solar, wind, hydro, biomass and storage, seeks an Health, Safety & Environment Manager to promote and ensure the health and safety of workers and subcontractors, and to ensure legal compliance within the local organization.

You will implement Voltalia policies, lead a skilled team, develop training programs, and drive continuous improvement through audits and KPI reporting across projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in management or engineering; postgraduate HSE studies.
• 5+ years experience in similar HSE roles.
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Promote and ensure health and safety of workers and subcontractors.
• Ensure compliance with Voltalia requirements and applicable laws.
• Implement local HSE policies and monitor regulatory documents.
• Lead and manage HSE technicians and contractors.
• Develop and approve Health & Safety Plans for productive activities.
• Define and implement training programs.
• Establish annual HSE audit program and conduct safety audits.
• Report HSE KPIs on a corporate basis.

Skills

Results orientation

Resource management

Initiative and autonomy

Planning and organizing

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written expression

Decision making

Adaptability

Resilience

Negotiation

Innovation

Education

Degree in Management or Engineering

Postgraduate studies in Health, Safety and Environment

Job description

As an Independent Power Producer,Voltalia operates in over 20 countries, developing, building, and maintaining renewable energy projects and services across five key technologies: solar,wind, hydro, biomass, and storage. Backed by the AFM Group, a globallyrecognized, family-owned investment group, we benefit from long-term stability and a shared commitment to sustainable growth.

By the end of 2024, our operational and under-construction capacity reached 3.3 gigawatts—a 14% increase since 2023. With 1,500 employees worldwide, we thrive in a fast-moving environment driven by adaptability, innovation, and collaboration.

In our company, your work directly contributes to a more sustainable world. Whether you're driving projects forward, optimizing operations, or leading strategic initiatives, you're contributing to our mission to improve the global environment and foster local development.

At Voltalia, we welcome individuals from all backgrounds, whatever your race, ethnicity, gender, nationality, age, disability, sexual orientation, and experience. In our company, diversity drives innovation and contributes to a workplace where everyone can thrive.

Ready to make an impact? Bring your energy—let’s power a sustainable future together!

YOUR MISSIONS

The Health, Safety & Environment Manager is responsible for promoting and ensuring the health and safety of Voltalia workers and subcontractors, the compliance with the Voltalia requirements and the Law to satisfy stakeholders and ensuring legal compliance.

• Implementation in the local organization of the HSE Policies defined by Voltalia Group;
• Monitoring of rules and other national and European normative documents;
• Compliance with local law;
• Leading and management of a Team and ensuring the functional management of Health, Safety and Environment Technicians, whether of the Voltalia, or the subcontracted to external entities;
• Motivation and familiarization of all employees and subcontractors regarding the importance of complying with Company system procedures and all Safety equipment provided;
• Development, approval of Health & Safety Plans for productive activities which are Voltalia responsibility, in coordination with the concerned directions;
• Support to management in the HSE policy and guidelines issue, in the organization roles and responsibilities definition;
• Safeties related engineering input into new projects and modification programs;
• Preparation of Health and Safety documentation for new tenders;
• Definition and implementation of a training program;
• Definition of an annual audit program for Health, Safety & Environment matters; Performance of safety audits on Sub-contractors;
• Reporting of Health, Safety & Environment KPI´s in a Corporate basis;
• Database maintenance on HSE incidents and their treatments;
• Development and internal validation of the emergency plans;
• Involvement and supervision of the implementation and effectiveness of the action plans (corrective and preventive actions);
• Search for continuous improvement through audits and monitoring of internal processes.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCES

• Education: Degree in related areas like Management or Engineering (Post Graduate studies in Health, Safety and Environment);
• Professional Experience: Experience greater than 5 years in similar positions;
• Knowledge/Specific Training:

• Training in Health and Safety at Work and/or Environmental;
• Training in Management Systems (Quality, Safety and/or Environmental);
• Training in Audits;
• Excellent knowledge of the law, regulations and norms of Health and Safety Work;
• Excellent numeric ability;
• French: native
• English: good level (conversation, writing, reading)
• Portuguese is a plus

KEY SKILLS

• Results and Customer Orientation;
• Resource management (human and material);
• High level of initiative and autonomy;
• Ability to planning and organizing teams and activities;
• Coordination and motivation abilities;
• Excellent interpersonal relationship;
• Excellent domain of verbal and written expression;
• Facility in decision making;
• Adaptability, including cases of highly complexity;
• Resilience;
• Networking and negotiation skills;
• Innovation ability (disruptive and incremental).