EHS Coordinator & Program Lead – Europe

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an EHS Coordinator & Program Lead to drive health, safety, and environmental strategy across Europe. In this role, you will lead EHS initiatives, ensuring compliance and operational excellence. The position requires strong project management skills, EHS expertise, and the ability to engage cross-functional teams effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in program/project management focusing on EHS compliance.
• Ability to engage with regional and global teams to align with safety objectives.
• Proficiency in compliance tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Define, track, and monitor success metrics for EHS initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and corporate EHS policies.
• Support EHS training programs and employee engagement on safety matters.

Skills

Project Management

EHS Compliance

Communication

Organizational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Master’s Degree or MBA

PMP Certification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Project Management Software

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Client:

NRL

Location:

west london, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

04.06.2025

Expiry Date:

19.07.2025

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Job Description:

Location: UK

Department: EHS

Reports to: EHS Director Europe

About the Role

We’re looking for a strategic and detail-oriented EHS Coordinator & Program Lead to drive corporate environmental, health, and safety (EHS) strategy across Europe. This high-impact role will focus on EHS KPI tracking, continuous improvement, compliance, training, and program leadership, ensuring best-in-class environmental and safety practices.

You will play a key leadership role, driving EHS initiatives in the region, and ensuring operational excellence through effective project and program management.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management & Performance Reporting

• Define, track, and monitor success metrics, ensuring clarity on key program objectives.
• Own and facilitate operating rhythms for EHS initiatives, keeping teams on task, target, and timeline.
• Ensure effective cross-functional communication, managing project schedules, budgets, and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyze and report on overall program health, providing detailed insights on KPIs and project effectiveness.
• Keep management informed of key changes, challenges, and areas where additional support is needed.
• Support with developing, implementing, and drive EHS corporate strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory and business objectives.
• Facilitate, lead, and measure EHS KPI’s, ensuring continual improvement across global teams.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislative requirements, industry best practices, and corporate environmental policies.
• Monitor regulatory compliance through regular audits, inspections, and program tracking.
• Design and facilitate organizational EHS improvements, helping teams implement change initiatives that drive safety culture.
• Identify EHS best practices, providing lessons learned and recommendations for improvement across departments.
• Develop and maintain policies & procedures on key risk control systems.
• Ensure implementation of corrective and preventive actions from audits and investigations.

Training & Stakeholder Engagement

• Support EHS training programs, ensuring strategic alignment with business needs.
• Support delivery of toolbox talks, engaging employees on key EHS topics and responsibilities.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for coordinating and managing cross-functional EHS programs and projects.
• Support management in engaging employees on health, safety, and environmental matters, fostering a safety-first culture.

Qualifications & Experience

To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

• Experience in program or project management, with a focus on EHS compliance and improvement strategies.
• Experience owning program strategy, end-to-end delivery, and communicating results to senior leadership.
• Strong expertise in defining program requirements and using data and metrics to track performance and improvements.
• Proven ability to engage with regional and global teams, ensuring alignment with corporate safety objectives.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance competing priorities.
• Familiarity with process safety, asset integrity, audits, and inspections in hazardous industries.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, project management software, and compliance tracking tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP certification or project management expertise in a fast-paced operational environment.
• Master’s Degree or MBA, with a focus on business operations or organizational strategy.
• Experience liaising with regulators and steering EHS regulations at a policy level.
• Health & Safety Management experience, with exposure to upper-tier COMAH regulatory standards.