EHS Specialist - Benelux

Vertiv; Breda; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The EHS Specialist at Vertiv Breda coordinates Health, Safety and Environmental activities for Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg within Vertiv Services EMEA, supporting services, projects and offices while ensuring compliance with legal, corporate and ISO requirements.

Key duties include maintaining VCA audits, implementing ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, conducting site audits, leading risk analyses, delivering training, and reporting incidents to improve EHS performance across client sites and

Qualifications

• 3 years’ experience in the EHS field.
• Experience with construction, electrical, UPS, thermal or generator projects is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of safety and environmental legislation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage EHS activities for Benelux within Vertiv Services EMEA control.
• Maintain the annual VCA audit including documentation preparation.
• Implement and manage ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Audit on engineers and manage EHS requirements on client sites.
• Conduct accident/near-miss investigations and reporting.

Skills

EHS management

Audit management

Incident investigation

Education

Middelbare Veiligheidskunde (or equivalent)

NEBOSH Certificate (or local equivalent)

VCA VOL (Mandatory)

Job description

Job Description

The EHS Specialist is responsible for coordinating and managing Health, Safety, and Environmental activities for Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg for all Services, Projects and Offices within Vertiv Services EMEA control. The role supports service operations, projects, and office environments while ensuring compliance with legal, corporate, and ISO requirements.

Direct Responsibility

• Support for Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg for all Services, Projects and Offices within Vertiv Services EMEA control
• Maintenance of the annual VCA audit including documentation preparation
• Implementation & management of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
• Ability to work regularly with clients, attend site meetings and manage their EHS requirements from Vertiv.
• Completion of audits on engineers to company specific requirements, on various client sites throughout the Benelux region (with ad hoc. Support in Germany/Austria)
• Work with our projects department to audit and advise on EHS requirements during construction works & CDM management on various sites.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and corporate requirements in H&S and Environmental areas.
• Thorough investigation and reporting of accidents/near misses.
• Contribute to external accreditations.
• Develop and maintain internal audit schedule for EHS management system according to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

Other Responsibilities Within EHS

• Implementation of legal, corporate and other requirements, standards and processes related to H&S and Environment (EHS) in line with VCA, ISO14001 and ISO 45001
• Perform tasks related to Environmental aspect and impacts.
• Collaboration with management, identification and implementation of preventive and corrective actions to ensure compliance with all EHS requirements to eliminate all existing or potential nonconformities from EHS internal and external audits.
• Identifying hazards and threats, evaluate the risks of injuries and health, develop and regularly update risk analysis
• Perform inductions for all Vertiv employees, refresher and specific trainings for employees. Methodologically and continually support managers to deliver safety training to their subordinates.
• Manage accident and incident investigation, including analysis with managers, employees and witnesses. Manage internal communication of measures, monitoring of the implementation of measures and external communication to the authorities and insurance companies.
• Manage the creation and updating of internal EHS documentation.
• Collect, maintain, manage, reports and store the data and prepares the records - in particular on accidents at work, measurements and assessments of the working environment, waste, energy consumption, emissions, sewage quality, hazardous substances.
• Perform regular compliance audits on Vertiv facilities, focusing on compliance with legal, corporate and specific requirements, policies and procedures.
• Support EHS EMEA Directors with communication related to EHS EMEA-wide topics.
• All other activities related to the agreed type of work under the orders of the Senior management.

Preferred Education

• Middelbare Veiligheidskunde (or equivalent)
• NEBOSH Certificate (or local equivalent)
• VCA VOL (Mandatory)

Experience

• 3 years’ experience in the field
• Construction, Electrical, UPS, Thermal or Generator experience an advantage.

Languages

• English
• Dutch (An advantage)
• French (An advantage)

About The Team

Work Authorization

Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.