EHS Lead - Vasteras, Sweden

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Västerås kommun; On-site; SEK 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flights home

Accommodation provided

Educational Assistance, CPD, Charter-船

Job summary

Suir Engineering is seeking an EHS Lead for a Data Center project in Västerås, Sweden. The role focuses on managing Environmental, Health & Safety matters on site and leading EHS professionals to ensure safe operations and risk mitigation.

The candidate should have a relevant Health and Safety Diploma/Degree and a minimum of 5 years’ EHS experience in construction, with strong communication and leadership abilities to drive policy and site safety culture.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in EHS role within the construction industry.
• Relevant Health and Safety Diploma / Degree.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the EHS Manager to ensure full compliance with Health, Safety & Workplace Legislation on the project.
• Lead a team of EHS Professionals and ensure effective implementation of policy and procedure.
• Develop and implement Site-Specific EHS Plans and Site Safety Folders as per site requirements.
• Coordinate with Project Manager and Construction Team to communicate and manage EHS on site.
• Attend project meetings and act as SME in high-risk activities to ensure proper controls.

Skills

Leadership

EHS management

Audits & inspections

RAMS

IMS

Education

Health and Safety Diploma / Degree

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a EHS Lead to join Suir Engineering. This position will be based on a Data Center project in Vasteras, Sweden.

Here in Suir Engineering we are a leading international provider of innovative Mechanical, Electrical and Instrumentation Engineering Solutions. Our core sectors are Energy, Power and Renewables, Pharma, Food & Beverage, and Data Centres. We provide best in class contracting solutions with in-house, flexible resources capable of delivering a personable and consistent service to our customers. Over the past 40 years we have delivered projects for Irish and multinational clients across the globe. We are currently expanding significantly, and are delivering large scale projects across Ireland, the U.K, Germany, Denmark and Sweden.

Overall Role Objective

The EHS Lead is responsible for managing all matters relating to Environmental, Health & Safety on a Suir Project. The EHS Lead should also have the ability to lead a team of EHS Professionals in order to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all Suir employees and subcontractors by effective risk mitigation, communication and active management of company policy and procedures.

What you will be doing?

• Assist the EHS Manager to achieve Suir’s Critical Success Factor 1. ‘To ensure we are fully compliant in all Health, Safety & Workplace Legislation’ on their Project.
• Manage a team of EHS Professionals, ensuring effective implementation of company policy and procedure.
• Ensure the Site-Specific EHS Plans and Site Safety Folders are developed and implemented as per the site requirement.
• Liaise with the Project Manager and Construction Team to ensure that EHS is being effectively communicated and managed on site
• Attend daily and weekly meets are per the project requirements i.e. client and progress meetings etc.
• Become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in all of Suir’s High Risk Activities (HRA’s) and ensure that they are identified and effectively controlled on site.
• Become familiar with and promote the ‘Suir Way’ and its interfaces with Health & Safety.
• Ensure effective use of Flex on your Project
• Ensure the ISO Integrated Management System is effectively rolled out on your Project.
• Ensure regular audits and inspections are conducted on site as per the IMS.
• Ensure all employees and subcontractors are trained appropriately.
• Manage and maintain the RAMS process for development, submittal and approval effectively.
• Report in a timely manner and Investigate incidents when they occur and ensure root causes are identified, mitigated and communicated.
• Report to EHS Manager on the projects leading and lagging indicators.
• Any other reasonable and relevant duties required by the Project

Is this the job for me?

Suitable Candidates must have Relevant Health and Safety Diploma / Degree and Minimum of 5 years’ experience in EHS role within the construction industry.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to prioritise workload according to deadlines together with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to influence colleagues at all levels.
• Enjoy working as part of a high performing team.

In return from Suir Engineering

• 25 days annual leave
• Flights home, Accommodation provided.
• Educational Assistance, CPD, Chartership supports and upskilling opportunities

Our way of workingis called the Suir Way, designed to help us on a journey of continuous improvement.

• Our people are empowered to make changes to ensure a quality install through effective ways of working.
• Our people have a voice and feel empowered.
• We have an in-built culture of innovation, learning and continuous improvement.
• Value is delivered every step of the journey.Our efficient processes deliver value.
• We have a standard, consistent and fully integrated health, safety, environment, and quality system within the business.

Suir Engineering are an equal opportunities employer, we value our greatest asset …. our People