EHS Lead - Data Centres - Norway

Capstone Property Recruitment; Skien; On-site; NOK 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Capstone Property Recruitment is seeking an experienced Project EHS Lead to oversee Health, Safety & Environmental leadership across major data centre construction programmes in Norway. You will partner with Project Directors, delivery teams and contractors to Foster a strong safety culture and compliance on site.

The role focuses on driving incident prevention, contractor audits, RAMS reviews, and ensuring highest safety standards on flagship hyperscale data centre projects while collaborating

Qualifications

• Extensive construction Health & Safety leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of construction legislation.
• Experience managing principal contractors and subcontractors.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualifications.
• Fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Lead project-wide Health, Safety & Environmental strategy
• Promote a proactive, behavioural safety culture
• Ensure compliance with legislation and client requirements
• Lead contractor audits, inspections and safety tours
• Review RAMS, permits and lifting operations
• Investigate incidents and drive continuous improvement
• Manage EHS KPIs and performance
• Deliver training and toolbox talks
• Partner with senior leadership to influence delivery and safety

Skills

EHS leadership

Stakeholder management

Construction law

English fluent

Education

NEBOSH IOSH qualifications

Job description

Project EHS Lead - Data Centres - Norway

Location: Norway

Lead Health & Safety on Some of Europe's Largest Data Centre Construction Projects.

We're recruiting an experienced Project EHS Lead to join a leading international engineering and construction organisation delivering major hyperscale data centre projects in Norway.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced Health & Safety professional who enjoys working on technically complex, fast-paced construction projects where safety leadership genuinely shapes project success.

If you've led EHS on data centres, mission critical facilities, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, industrial or large-scale infrastructure projects, we'd love to hear from you.

The Role

As Project EHS Lead, you'll be the senior Health, Safety & Environmental leader across major construction projects, partnering with Project Directors, delivery teams and contractors to create an industry-leading safety culture.

You'll drive compliance, improve contractor performance and ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest possible standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project-wide Health, Safety & Environmental strategy
• Promote a proactive, behavioural safety culture
• Ensure compliance with construction legislation and client requirements
• Lead contractor audits, inspections and senior leadership safety tours
• Review high-risk RAMS, permits and lifting operations
• Investigate incidents and drive continuous improvement
• Manage contractor EHS KPIs and performance
• Deliver training, toolbox talks and competency development
• Partner with senior project leadership to influence project delivery and safety performance

About You

You’ll likely have experience in one or more of the following:

• Data Centre Construction
• Mission Critical Projects
• Industrial Construction
• Pharmaceutical Facilities
• Energy Projects
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Major Infrastructure

You’ll also bring:

• Extensive construction Health & Safety leadership experience
• Strong knowledge of construction legislation
• Experience managing principal contractors and subcontractors
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualifications
• Fluent English

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to work on projects that are helping power the world's digital infrastructure.

You’ll benefit from:

• Working on flagship hyperscale data centre developments
• Long-term career progression
• Exposure to complex, high-value construction programmes
• A collaborative international project environment
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Relocation support to Norway where required