Safety Manager

NESTE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading renewable energy company in Singapore is seeking a Safety Manager for its refinery team. You will implement safety strategies, guide safety measures across operations, and manage a dedicated team to enhance site safety performance. The ideal candidate has over 15 years of experience in process safety, strong leadership skills, and a master's degree in process safety management. This role offers the opportunity to make a real impact on environmental sustainability efforts.

Qualifications

• 15+ years experience in process industry setting, including process and project safety experience.
• Proven ability to develop organizations, adapting to cultural needs.
• Cooperation and influencing skills to shape safety strategy.

Responsibilities

• Implement Neste’s safety strategy across three refining areas.
• Provide guidance and advice to the commercial office and Innovation Center.
• Lead and develop a professional safety team.
• Maintain knowledge of contemporary safety practices.

Skills

Deep knowledge of safety for major hazard installations

Process safety compliance

Risk management

Incident investigations

Safety leadership

Behavioural safety

Operational discipline

Education

Master's degree in process safety management

Job description

Are you our next creator of change?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.

We are looking for you, Safety Manager to our Neste Singapore Refinery team in Tuas South.

Your purpose is to lead and develop deep functional Safety expertise, processes and outcomes enabling Neste Singapore high safety performance. Safety manager role is an important part of the refinery management and together with your team you create the cornerstone for site safety. The position requires close collaboration with other refinery departments, global safety organizations and external stakeholders including the authorities.

Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves.

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

More about the job

Your role in our team in creating a sustainable future

Job Responsibilities

• Implement Neste’s safety strategy, guide and enable safety in Neste’s Singapore major hazard installations across three refining areas with 400 employee and contractors
• Perform the Safety manager role in Singapore refinery site as well as providing guidance and advice to the commercial office in Suntec City and Innovation Center in Science Park
• Develop the organization and provide expertise in areas of responsibility and prioritize development areas.
• Drive continuous improvement and learning through incident investigation and risk identification
• Lead a highly professional, capable and motivated safety team as well as manage people related issues in the safety department including acquisition of resources and developing talent pipeline
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of contemporary safety practices in support of Neste’s Safety Strategy development
• Represent Safety in Singapore refinery site and report to the refinery's Site Director and act as a key member of the refinery Site Leadership Team to steer strategic direction and perform hands‑on leadership

Keys to success in this role / The best combination to succeed in this role

• Deep knowledge and expertise in safety for major hazard installations, process safety compliance, risk management, incident investigations and shaping safety leadership, behavioural safety and operational discipline in a process technical organisations
• 15+ years proven track record of in relevant process industry setting, including process and project safety experience
• Proven ability to development organisations, adapting organisational and cultural needs to concrete actions
• Co‑operation and influencing skills to shape safety strategy, influence stakeholders and build safety and learning culture to enable successful works with multiple stakeholders in a complex matrix organisation
• Master degree in process safety management is highly valued

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application (with a salary request) by 29th December 2025

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with [e-mail]

We will do our best to contact you after the application time has ended. The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The first interviews are preliminarily scheduled to take place as soon as the application period has ended. (The person selected for the position must pass a health examination. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.)

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high‑quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion.

Read more: neste.com