H&S Deputy Manager - Training Manager F/H

VINCI Construction; Nanterre; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VINCI Construction seeks an experienced Deputy Health & Safety Manager & Training Manager (M/F) for an international project in Île-de-France. Reporting to the HSS Manager, you will support the Project HSS Management System across sites, camps and construction zones.

You will lead training programmes, manage competency, coach supervisors, and oversee investigations, risk assessments and audits. Fluent English is mandatory; this role involves camp-based, rotational work with multicultural teams.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Engineering degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Risk Management or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in Health, Safety and Security on major infrastructure or energy projects.
• Experience delivering training to multicultural international workforces.
• Strong communication, coaching and presentation skills.
• Proven knowledge of incident investigation, risk assessment and HSS auditing.

Responsibilities

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of the Project HSS Management System.
• Promote HSS culture across all locations, camps, and construction areas.
• Ensure compliance with client requirements, procedures and regulations.
• Develop and maintain the Project HSS Training and Competency Management Plan.
• Manage competency matrices for employees and subcontractors.
• Identify training needs and coordinate mandatory HSS training.
• Deliver or coordinate training on safety leadership, high-risk activities, emergency response, health awareness and security.
• Monitor training compliance and maintain records and databases.
• Coach supervisors on safety leadership and risk management.
• Support workforce development through mentoring and competency-building.
• Participate in incident investigations and integrate lessons learned.
• Support emergency exercises, inspections, audits, and safety observations.
• Prepare HSS training and competency performance reports.
• Act as Deputy HSS Manager when required.

Skills

HSS Leadership

Training Management

Competency Development

Incident Investigation

Risk Assessment

Safety Auditing

Coaching/Mentoring

Multicultural Teams

English Proficiency

MS Office

Education

Master's or Engineering in OHS/Risk Management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

To meet the ambitious goals of an international project in a challenging environment, we are recruiting an experienced

Deputy Health & Safety Manager & Training Manager (M/F)

Reporting to the Health, Safety & Security (HSS) Manager, your main responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of the Project Health, Safety and Security Management System.
• Promoting a strong HSS culture across all project locations, camps and construction areas.
• Assisting in ensuring compliance with Client requirements, project procedures and applicable regulations.
• Developing and maintaining the Project HSS Training and Competency Management Plan.
• Managing competency matrices for employees, subcontractors and local workforce personnel.
• Identifying training needs and coordinating the delivery of mandatory HSS training programmes.
• Delivering or coordinating training sessions related to safety leadership, high-risk activities, emergency response, health awareness and security procedures.
• Monitoring training compliance and maintaining training records, certifications and competency databases.
• Coaching supervisors and frontline leaders on safety leadership and risk management principles.
• Supporting workforce development and local content initiatives through mentoring and competency-building programmes.
• Participating in incident investigations and integrating lessons learned into training programmes.
• Supporting emergency preparedness exercises, workplace inspections, audits and behavioural safety observations.
• Preparing HSS training and competency performance reports.
  Acting as Deputy HSS Manager whenever required.

Master's degree or Engineering degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Risk Management or a related discipline.Minimum 8 years of experience in Health, Safety and Security roles on major infrastructure, construction, pipeline, mining, energy or oil & gas projects.Proven experience in training management, competency development and workforce capability programmes.Experience delivering training programmes to multicultural and international workforces.Strong communication, coaching and presentation skills.Solid knowledge of incident investigation, risk assessment and HSS auditing processes.Previous experience working on remote or camp-based projects is highly desirable.Ability to engage, influence and develop teams at all levels of the organisation.Fluent English is mandatory.Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.Resilient, adaptable and capable of living and working in a camp-based environment with rotational work schedules.