EHS Senior Manager

Apto; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data centre company in Dublin seeks an EHS leader to drive safety strategies across European construction projects. The role entails overseeing compliance with EHS regulations, leading high-risk activity management, and ensuring robust safety culture. With a strong emphasis on risk assessment and contractor management, the position requires 8-15+ years of relevant experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to influence at all levels. Competitive salary and opportunities for professional growth are offered.

Qualifications

• 8-15+ years’ EHS leadership experience in data centre, construction, or similar environments.
• Strong capability in risk assessment and management of high-risk activities.
• Proven experience in managing contractors and large project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Environmental, Health & Safety strategy for European data centre projects.
• Drive a proactive safety culture through communication and engagement.
• Oversee high-risk activities and manage EHS compliance.

Skills

EHS leadership experience

Risk assessment

Incident investigation

Communication skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

Join us to help lead the next wave of the digital economy.

The world depends on the infrastructure that keeps us connected. From the way we work to how we live, every moment depends on it. Yet most of that infrastructure sits in the same crowded hubs, running up against constraints of space, power and permits. That’s where you come in.

At Apto, we design, build and operate hyperscale data centres where they’re needed most - in Europe’s fastest-growing markets, working with customers to unblock capacity bottlenecks. These are the places our customers need to be next, where land and power can be unlocked and where growth is possible - so the digital economy can thrive.

You’ll join a business formed to develop and operate the European data centre assets of global investment manager PIMCO and we benefit from the scale, resources and land sourcing capabilities of one of the largest real estate platforms in Europe.

We have the firepower to deliver - but it’s our people who make the difference: a leadership team behind some of the most ambitious data centre projects in the world, and colleagues who will push you, back you and bring you into the decisions that shape our future. From day one, we’ve been deliberate about the company we’re building - values-led, customer-obsessed and ambitious for each other’s success.

If you want to work somewhere you can see the direct impact of what you do, this is your moment. At Apto, we don’t just build data centres. We build careers, capabilities and a culture where everyone owns the outcome.

The role

• Lead Apto’s Environmental, Health & Safety strategy across all European hyperscale data‑centre construction projects.
• Drive a strong, proactive safety culture through communications, behavioural programmes, and workforce engagement.
• Govern EHS management systems aligned to ISO45001, ISO14001, and ISO9001, ensuring full legislative and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee all high‑risk activities (work at height, critical lifts, live energy, plant, confined space) and approve RAMS and permits.
• Lead construction site safety operations including audits, inspections, hazard identification, competency assurance, and KPI‑based performance monitoring.
• Direct incident investigations, root‑cause analysis, and close‑out of corrective and preventative actions; manage emergency response planning.
• Represent Apto to clients, regulators, contractors, and vendors; enforce contractor compliance and deliver clear EHS reporting.
• Develop and manage campus‑wide EHS master plans.
• Act as Apto’s senior EHS leader, influencing teams at all levels and embedding a consistent safety‑first culture across all projects and campuses.
• Responsible for appointing and managing external EHS Consultants.
  
  

Basic Qualifications

• 8-15+ years’ EHS leadership experience in data centre, construction, industrial, or mission‑critical environments.
• Strong capability in risk assessment, high‑risk activity management, and incident investigation.
• Proven experience managing contractors, vendors, and large multidisciplinary project teams.
• Deep knowledge of EHS systems aligned to ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and ISO 9001.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as CSP, NEBOSH, IOSH PSDP/PSCS, CIH, or equivalent.
• ISO Lead Auditor / Implementer qualifications.
• Experience managing SIMOPS, large campus environments, or mission‑critical infrastructure.
• Background in hyperscale data centre construction or heavy industrial sectors.
  
  

Location

Dublin. 40% travel across Europe.

Reporting

Construction Director at Apto.

Apto is an equal opportunities employer.

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