European HSE Lead – ISO 45001 & Multi-Country

Verdian; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdian seeks a Health & Safety Associate to establish and mature its H&S framework across Europe, ensuring legal compliance and strong governance. You will own H&S systems, reporting, training, and contractor oversight, growing autonomy over time to embed H&S as a core capability across projects.

The role demands independent risk prioritisation, incident escalation, and policy design in a multi-country setting, with focus on protecting people, assets, and continuity.

Qualifications

• Experience in Health & Safety management within infrastructure, energy, construction, or industrial environments.
• Knowledge of H&S regulations across Spain, Italy, and EU frameworks.
• Experience managing H&S in multi-project, multi-country environments with contractor exposure.
• Ability to design and implement H&S policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks.
• Knowledge of ISO 45001 or equivalent H&S management frameworks.
• Capability to manage training programmes, records, and compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain H&S reporting to the fund, including KPI frameworks and governance cadence
• Own H&S KPIs, reporting, and performance tracking across the organisation
• Ensure H&S responsibilities are clearly defined, understood, and embedded across teams
• Review and improve the H&S policy and documentation framework
• Implement and scale a management system that evolves from minimum viable to mature and fully integrated
• Ensure alignment with internationally recognised best practices and ISO 45001 principles
• Map applicable legislation across jurisdictions and maintain a dynamic H&S risk register
• Define employer H&S obligations and ensure documentation and adherence (including coworking or remote structures)
• Embed H&S risk management across full project lifecycles
• Establish incident reporting, escalation protocols, and investigation processes
• Develop and execute assurance frameworks, including site presence, contractor verification, and audits
• Build and manage a fully functioning assurance programme at IPP level
• Review EPC and contractor H&S obligations and ensure compliance
• Implement robust contractor prequalification, onboarding, and performance monitoring processes
• Oversee H&S performance across construction sites and operational assets
• Define and implement mandatory baseline H&S training requirements and maintain training records
• Own and manage the annual H&S training calendar
• Enhance organisational H&S knowledge and ownership through progressive capability building
• Support transition from externally supported H&S model to fully internalised capability
• Drive continuous improvement toward best-in-class H&S maturity and independence
• Ensure H&S systems and practices scale with project pipeline and geographic expansion

Skills

H&S management

Risk assessment

Incident management

Contractor oversight

ISO 45001 knowledge

Job description

Verdian seeks a Health & Safety Associate to establish and mature its H&S framework across Europe, ensuring legal compliance and strong governance. You will own H&S systems, reporting, training, and contractor oversight, growing autonomy over time to embed H&S as a core capability across projects.

The role demands independent risk prioritisation, incident escalation, and policy design in a multi-country setting, with focus on protecting people, assets, and continuity.