HSE Director

CBRE; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in commercial real estate is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Director in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This role involves overseeing the health, safety, and environmental programs for clients, while ensuring compliance with regulatory needs. The successful candidate should have 8-12 years of relevant experience, strong leadership and organizational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. CBRE offers a collaborative culture that values respect, integrity, and excellence, providing opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in staffing and performance management preferred.
• Ability to handle complicated information and problems.

Responsibilities

• Supervise employees and conduct performance evaluations.
• Coordinate daily team activities and manage schedules.
• Review operational and safety risks.

Skills

Leadership skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree preferred

Job description

CBRE is the global leader in commercial real estate services and investments. With services, insights and data that span every dimension of the industry, we create solutions for clients of every size, in every sector and across every geography. CBRE is the place where talented people who want to do impactful work can realize potential in every dimension.

CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)

As one of CBRE's core global businesses, Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) provides end-to-end services to occupier clients across the entire lifecycle of a building.

Our teams help companies improve their operations and reduce costs, through expert facilities management, project management, real estate and energy and sustainability services. Our dedicated teams work across all industries, and support clients ranging from the Fortune 500 global companies to single, iconic buildings.

About the Role

As a CBRE Health, Safety and Environment Director, you will be responsible for the oversight of the department responsible for creating and implementing health, safety, and environmental programs for clients.

This job is part of the Environment Health and Safety function. They are responsible for organizational programs and procedures to safeguard employees and surrounding communities.

What You’ll Do

• Provide formal supervision to employees. Monitor the training and development of staff. Conduct performance evaluations and coaching. Oversee the recruiting and hiring of new employees.
• Coordinate and manage the team's daily activities. Establish work schedules, assign tasks, and cross-train staff. Set and track staff and department deadlines. Mentor and coach as needed.
• Approve all playbook, and procedure changes. Ensure Health, Safety, and Environmental initiatives drive program consistency and efficiency.
• Review operational and safety risks. Execute all strategic risk management strategies to avoid potential incidents.
• Point of contact for government agencies, professional health, safety, and environmental organizations, community advisory boards, company health, safety, and environmental officers, and all internal safety efforts.
• Provide information to senior management about health, safety, and environmental issues, compliance, trends, performance, and concerns.
• Ensure all regulatory compliance needs are being met across all accounts.
• Apply a robust knowledge of multiple disciplines, the business, and key drivers that impact departmental and cross-functional performance.
• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with CBRE RISE values. Persuade managers and other colleagues to act while being guided by the organization's functional business plans. Negotiate with external partners, vendors, and customers of divergent interests to reach a common goal.
• Identify and solve multi-dimensional, complex, operational, and organizational problems leveraging the appropriate resources within or outside the department.
• Significantly improves and changes existing methods, processes, and standards within job discipline.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 8-12 years of relevant experience. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.
• Experience in the areas of staffing, selection, training, development, coaching, mentoring, measuring, appraising, and rewarding performance and retention is preferred.
• Ability to lead the exchange of sensitive, complicated, and difficult information, convey performance expectations, and handle problems.
• Leadership skills to set, manage, and achieve targets with a direct impact on multiple departments results within a function.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.
• Expert organizational skills and an advanced inquisitive mindset.

Why CBRE

When you join CBRE, you become part of the global leader in commercial real estate services and investment that helps businesses and people thrive. We are dynamic problem solvers and forward-thinking professionals who create significant impact. Our collaborative culture is built on our shared values—respect, integrity, service and excellence—and we value the diverse perspectives, backgrounds and skillsets of our people. At CBRE, you have the opportunity to chart your own course and realize your potential. We welcome all applicants.

We value human interaction to understand each candidate's unique experience, skills and aspirations. We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to make hiring decisions, and we ask that candidates disclose any use of AI in the application and interview process.

If the above interests you, we would love to hear from you!