Group HSE Manager,Audit and Improvement

NKT; Sweden; Hybrid; SEK 995,024 - 1,326,699; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong safety culture

Global company & Scandinavian culture

Hightech industry environment

Job summary

NKT is seeking a Group HSE Manager,Audit & Reporting to advance audit and reporting frameworks across Europe. You will build governance, drive safety culture, and ensure compliance with ISO standards while delivering insights from data analysis and audits.

The position involves 30–50% travel to manufacturing locations across Europe. The role reports to the Director, Head of Group HSE, and is based in Europe with the flexibility to be based at any NKT office location.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in a technical or industrial environment.
• Knowledge of HSE management systems including ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001.
• Experience establishing and managing HSE reporting processes.
• Experience with business intelligence tools is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the HSE audit framework and audit plans across NKT locations.
• Execute audits, communicate findings and follow up on corrective actions.
• Coordinate HSE maturity roadmap activities, including safety culture initiatives.
• Collect, analyse and report HSE data, KPIs, dashboards and incident trends.
• Facilitate HSE Council activities and contribute to global HSE standards implementation.

Skills

HSE management

Auditing

Data analysis

Reporting

ISO 45001

ISO 14001

ISO 50001

HSE governance

Safety culture

Education

BSc/MSc in Safety or related

HSE related degree

Tools

BI tools

Power BI

Analytics software

Job description

Function: Quality, Safety & Sustainability

Develop HSE audits, reporting and safety culture

Are you interested in shaping how health, safety and environmental performance is measured and improved across an international organisation? As Group HSE Manager, Audit & Reporting, you will work closely with teams across Europe to develop audit and reporting frameworks that support NKT’s journey towards zero injuries and healthy working conditions. Do you want to contribute to the green transition while collaborating with colleagues across multiple locations?

Advance HSE governance, auditing and reporting excellence

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining HSE audit and reporting frameworks across NKT locations. You will support HSE maturity development, ensure compliance with internal requirements, and provide valuable insights through data analysis, audits and reporting. Working across functions and sites, you will contribute to creating consistent HSE standards, governance processes and continuous improvements throughout the organisation.

Your responsibility will be to:

• Manage and develop the HSE audit framework and audit plans across NKT locations
• Execute audits, communicate findings and follow up on corrective actions
• Coordinate HSE maturity roadmap activities, including safety culture initiatives
• Collect, analyse and report HSE data, KPIs, dashboards and incident trends
• Facilitate HSE Council activities and contribute to global HSE standards implementation

The position reports to the Director, Head of Group HSE. The role is based in Europe, and can be based in any of our office locations, and includes approximately 30–50% travel to manufacturing locations, primarily across Europe.

Experienced HSE professional with collaborative approach

You bring a structured approach and like working with people from different teams and backgrounds. You communicate clearly, build constructive working relationships and approach challenges with a practical mindset. You are comfortable taking initiative and working with stakeholders across a range of organizational levels. In addition, you have a genuine commitment to health, safety and environmental improvement and appreciate the value of accurate reporting, governance and continuous development.

You also have:

• BSc or MSc degree in Safety, Quality, Production, Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Knowledge of HSE management systems including ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001
• 5–8 years of experience from a technical or industrial environment
• Experience establishing and managing HSE reporting processes
• Experience with business intelligence tools is an advantage

Help shape a safer and greener tomorrow

We aim to create a workplace where people of all backgrounds are valued, supported, and able to do their best work. We are dedicated to increasing gender diversity at NKT and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We welcome varied backgrounds and career paths—even if you don’t meet every single requirement. We believe inclusive teams contribute to positive results and create a better everyday work environment.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your career within an international organisation committed to the green transition. You will collaborate with experienced colleagues across Europe, contribute to HSE governance and safety culture programmes, and broaden your knowledge of auditing, compliance, reporting and operational improvement while working with a diverse network of stakeholders.

"As a leader, I value people who combine sound judgement, curiosity and collaboration. In this role, you will help create consistency across our HSE practices, support our safety culture journey and work closely with colleagues throughout Europe to make a meaningful contribution to how we operate," says Hiring Manager, Peter van Hoorn.

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We will review applications continuously, but we recommend you apply no later than 27th of July 2026. Be aware that personality and cognitive tests might be included in the recruitment process. If you have any questions about the role, you are very welcome to contact Hiring Manager Peter Van Horn at [e-mail] . For inquiries about the recruitment process, please reach out to Leo Jude at [e-mail] . Please note that due to the GDPR regulations we cannot accept any applications via e-mail.

We collect confidential candidate experience feedback to improve our recruitment process. Your responses are for quality development only and do not affect hiring decisions.

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About NKT
NKT connects a greener world with high-quality power cable technology and takes centre stage as the world moves towards green energy. NKT designs, manufactures and installs low-, medium- and high-voltage power cable solutions enabling sustainable energy transmission. Since 1891, NKT has innovated the power cable technology building the infrastructure for the first light bulbs to the megawatts created by renewable energy today. NKT is headquartered in Denmark and employs 6,500 people. NKT is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and realised a revenue of EUR 3.6 billion in 2025. We connect a greener world. www.nkt.com

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What we offer:

Strong safety culture

Global company & Scandinavian culture

Hightech industry environment

Ulrica has been working at NKT for 8 years and leads a global team that works with health, safety and environment in different customer projects. Because of our complex business she can learn new things every single day even after such a long career at NKT.

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