Project HSE Advisor

Van Oord; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Home office allowance

32 leave days per year

Bonus (variable)

Pension scheme

Health insurance (optional)

Rotation schemes & allowances

Development courses (GWO/BOSIET)

Employee communities

Job summary

Van Oord is seeking a Project HSE Coordinator to create a safe and healthy working environment across international projects. Rotation at different project locations and collaboration with global teams are key aspects of the role.

You will drive safety initiatives, balance stakeholder interests, and ensure day-to-day safety on site while supporting project success and wellbeing. An HSE degree and strong English communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree in Health, Safety and Environment.
• Strong interest in HSE; experience in a similar role is an advantage.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Genuine drive to improve safety performance.

Responsibilities

• Enhance safety awareness and safety culture across projects.
• Ensure safety policies and plans are communicated and adhered to by all project members and subcontractors.
• Report safety performance to management and address audit findings to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain strong communication with supervisors, clients, third parties and the QHSE department.
• Possibility to lead the project HSE team depending on experience.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Safety culture

English language

Education

HSE degree

Job description

Do you want to make a real difference in some of the world\'s most challenging maritime projects? As a Project HSE Coordinator at Van Oord, you help create a safe and sustainable working environment where people can perform at their best. You work closely with international project teams and turn safety into action every day.

The position

As a Project HSE Coordinator, you play a key role in creating a safe and healthy working environment across our international projects. Working on rotation at different project locations, you help project teams turn our safety ambitions into everyday practice. You build strong relationships with colleagues, contractors and clients, giving them the confidence to work safely and responsibly. You know how to balance different interests while keeping safety at the heart of every decision. With your practical mindset and positive approach, you help create solutions that support both project success and the wellbeing of everyone on site.

Your impact

• Constantly working on improvement in safety awareness and the safety culture within projects, encouraging project management to take responsibility
• Ensure that safety policies, objectives, procedures and plans are effectively communicated and adhered to by all project members and subcontractors
• Reporting on the safety performance to management, addressing audit and inspection findings and taking action on matters to prevent recurrence
• Maintaining a strong communication and collaboration relationship with supervisors, clients, third parties and the QHSE department
• Managing the project HSE team could be part of your role, depending on experience, and we encourage our employees to continue to develop and learn

These responsibilities collectively contribute to a comprehensive HSE management approach within the international projects.

Your workplace

At Van Oord, you will work on ambitious, technically challenging and globally significant projects.

We offer the opportunity to work on projects that matter, where innovation, dedication and teamwork help make the world safer and more sustainable.

As HSE Coordinator, you will be part of the QHSE department and work on our international projects worldwide.

About you

You enjoy working in an international environment and are happy to work on rotation at project locations around the world. You are eager to learn, build your HSE expertise and help create a workplace where everyone goes home safely. You communicate with confidence, build strong relationships and know how to inspire others to make safe choices. To succeed in this role, you bring:

• A relevant degree, preferably with a focus on Health, Safety and Environment
• A strong interest in HSE. Experience in a similar role is an advantage
• Professional proficiency in English
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• A genuine drive to make a positive impact on safety

We offer

Working in an international, high demanding and dynamic organization, with the possibility to truly have impact on our business, people and environment.

• Travel allowance (€0.31 per km) and home office allowance (€2,45 per day)
• 32 leave days per year
• Variable bonus
• Pension scheme
• Collective health insurance (optional)
• Excellent rotation schemes and allowances for working on rotation
• Extensive learning and personal development possibilities, including a wide range of courses, for example gaining your GWO or BOSIET certificate
• You can join communities, like Young Van Oord, Van Oord Women and the Van Oord staff association

‘At Van Oord, I don’t just work on projects, I get to see them come to life.’

Nicole, Discipline Engineer