HSE Site Coordinator, Glomfjord

Nscale; Norway; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

Fast-growing tech startup

Clear progression plan

Job summary

Nscale is seeking an experienced HSE Coordinator to safeguard safety, health and environmental sustainability across our data center facilities in Glomfjord. You will lead a zero-harm culture, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive risk-based improvements in a high-visibility, high-voltage environment.

In this on-site role, you’ll conduct audits, manage incidents, deliver training, and collaborate with site managers, engineers and contractors to embed world-class safety practices while aligning

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated experience in HSE roles in heavy industrial environments.
• Degree or certification in Occupational Health & Safety or related field.
• Fluent in Norwegian; English proficiency required.
• Experience with digital EHS management systems; EcoOnline is a plus.
• Strong knowledge of local safety legislation and ISO 45001/14001.
• Willingness to work on-site at Glomfjord and occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Champion a zero-harm safety culture on-site and set clear expectations.
• Monitor regulatory compliance across health, safety and environment.
• Conduct safety walks, risk assessments, audits, and remediation.
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Lead training, onboarding, and LOTO governance for staff and contractors.
• Oversee environmental monitoring and ESG-aligned site operations.
• Collaborate with site managers, engineers, and external partners.

Job description

At Nscale, we are building the infrastructure for Europe’s AI revolution. Nscale are developing cutting-edge sovereign generative AI solutions, powered by a new generation of high-performance, sustainable data centres and GPUs built specifically for AI workloads.

The growth of artificial intelligence is driving unprecedented global demand for compute and GPU infrastructure. Nscale is positioned at the heart of this transformation — building platforms that will enable the next decade of innovation.

Nscale are working closely with the world’s most advanced AI technology providers, integrating next-gen compute hardware and GPU clusters in both partner and Nscale built facilities. This is an opportunity to join Nscale’s journey, play a key role in delivering transformative AI infrastructure, and help shape a company designed to scale rapidly across Europe and beyond.

About the Role

As the HSE Coordinator at Nscale, you will be the guardian of safety, health, and environmental sustainability across our data center facilities. Operating in a high-voltage, mission-critical environment, you will work closely with site managers, engineers, and contractors to build and embed a world-class safety culture. This role is crucial as we scale our pipeline—balancing fast-paced growth with absolute regulatory compliance and hazard mitigation. If you are a proactive HSE professional who thrives on operational discipline, clear expectation-setting, and transforming compliance standards into everyday workplace habits, this role is for you.

What You’ll be Doing

Your mission will be to maintain an incident-free environment, ensure robust regulatory compliance, and raise the bar on physical plant and personnel safety:

• Safety Culture & Expectation Setting: Actively champion and enforce a zero-harm safety culture on-site. Set crystal-clear expectations for all personnel, including local staff, visiting international specialists, and external contractors.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Monitor, interpret, and ensure absolute compliance with local and regional health, safety, and environmental laws (e.g. Arbeidsmiljøloven / Working Environment Act in Norway, FSE, and relevant ISO standards like 45001 and 14001).
• Audits, Inspections & Remediations: Conduct regular site safety walks, hazard identifications, and comprehensive HSE audits. Lead the cleanup and remediation of any legacy non-compliant solutions or physical risks identified on site.
• Incident Investigation & Reporting: Participate in the investigation of incidents, near misses, good catches, non-conformities, deviations and environmental events. Support root cause analysis, implement corrective and preventative actions, and maintain accurate records within the EcoOnline EHS management system and in line with regulatory requirements.
• HSE Training & Onboarding: Completing comprehensive site safety inductions, verifying Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) governance, and emergency response training. Confirm and document all managers and technicians possess deep, practical knowledge of workplace safety protocols.
• Environmental Monitoring: Oversee environmental compliance, tracking waste management, energy metrics, and sustainable site operations to align with both municipal requirements and corporate ESG goals.
• Training & Development: We are committed to investing in the right candidate. Where experience or qualifications are desirable rather than essential, Nscale will provide the necessary training and professional development to support success in the role.

About You (Skills / Qualifications)

• HSE Background: 5+ years of dedicated experience as an HSE Coordinator, Safety Officer, or working within health and safety management, ideally in a heavy industrial environment (e.g., data centers, oil & gas, construction, power generation, or maritime).
• Relevant Credentials: Degree or professional certification in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, or a related technical field (e.g., NEBOSH General, IOSH working Safely or country-specific equivalents).
• Advantageous Experience: Fire Marshal, First Aid, Mental Health and 40 Hour HSE
• Regulatory Competency: Deep working knowledge of regional occupational health and safety legislation, industrial environmental laws, and standard risk assessment methodologies.
• Systems Proficiency: Experience using digital EHS management systems for incident reporting, risk assessments, inspections, audits and corrective action tracking. Experience withEcoOnline EHSis highly desirable; training will be provided for the right candidate.
• Firm Yet Collaborative Communication: Fluent in Norwegian; strong proficiency in local language is required for supporting community relations and regulators. You must be comfortable addressing non-compliance directly but constructively. English is required to a decent standard.
• On-site role: Willingness to work on-site in Glomfjord.
• Conflict Resolution & Leadership: Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to influence behaviors at all levels—from giving clear directives to managers to training local technicians. Building a good Health and Safety Culture.
• Meticulous Eye for Detail: A sharp analytical mind capable of identifying subtle risks or procedural gaps before they lead to an ER case or compliance failure.
• Travel: This role is primarily based at our Glomfjord site; howeveroccasional travel may be required to support business needs, including visits to other Nscale locations, project sites, training courses, audits, or meetings.

What We Can Offer You

At Nscale, you'll find a collaborative, supportive, and innovative environment where your contributions spark real impact. We’re building something extraordinary, and we want you at the core.

• Highly competitive package
• Join the fastest-growing tech startup, your chance to push boundaries, collaborate with brilliant minds, and make your mark on cutting-edge AI.
• Expect a dynamic progression plan tailored to your ambitions. Grow by trying new things, leading, challenging the status quo, and owning your impact, always with our full support.

We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know.

The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role.

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