EHS Project Manager – HVDC (mfd)
Rijswijk - Netherlands
Job Summary
The role is responsible for development and driving all EHS aspects within the project scope ensuring full compliance with applicable legal customer and GE Vernova requirements and promoting a strong safety culture across the whole project including integration of EHS aspects with our partners. The Project EHS Manager works in close partnership with the project leadership the site EHS managers and the EHS roles of our consortium partners and subcontractors to prevent injuries control risks protect the environment promote the health for everyone involved in the project and ensure disciplined implementation of project EHS plans procedures and standards.
Key Responsibilities
EHS Management
- Act as the primary EHS manager and focal point for the entire project including the EHS interface to the customer.
- Provide visible EHS management and proactive support to the Project Management consortium partners and subcontractors
- Build and promote a strong safety culture and ensure EHS is embedded across all project activities
- Support the implementation of GE Vernova EHS strategy standards and programs
- Serve as the key EHS interface for customer consortium partner and subcontractors
- Understand regulatory changes and trends and forecast business impacts.
- Perform and coordinate the delivery of EHS trainings ensuring the competency of personnel within their scope.
- Support project management to implement monitor and continuously improve the projects EHS management and performance in line with GE Vernova requirements and applicable standards
- Conduct and facilitate risk assessments and hazard analyses; define track and verify corrective and preventive actions
- Plan and perform EHS audits inspections and site walks; follow up on findings and support closure in a timely manner
- Support the application of Design for EHS in projects (e.g. engineering controls safe work methods layout and access concepts)
- Promote Safety as the first priority for all actors in the project - communicating pro-actively and leading by exemplary behavior
- Report to EHS Functional Leader as well as project organization (dotted line)
EHS Reporting Incident Management & Learning
- Conduct EHS reporting in line with GE Vernova processes and timelines (KPIs dashboards monthly/quarterly reports)
- Ensure accurate and timely registration classification and escalation of incidents near misses and unsafe conditions in the designated EHS tools
- Coordinate together with the regional EHS leader and the project management team the incident investigation and reports ensure that investigations of accidents and compliance incidents are conducted documented and reported as required.
- Track action implementation and effectiveness; share lessons learned and best practices across projects sites and teams
Safety Culture Training and Workforce Engagement
- Lead and support project EHS meetings and campaign activities
- Coordinate and reinforce GE Vernova safety culture programs across the project
- Ensure EHS expectations are clearly communicated to employees contractors and visitors
- Promote workforce engagement and encourage active participation in hazard reporting observations and continuous improvement
Subcontractor EHS Management
- Verify EHS competency qualifications and readiness of subcontractors mobilized to site
- Monitor subcontractor compliance with approved EHS plans legal requirements and project rules
- Support onboarding performance reviews and interventions where subcontractor EHS performance is below expectations
Qualifications / Requirements
Education & Professional Experience
- Bachelors degree in Safety Engineering Environmental Engineering Engineering Occupational Health & Safety or related field
or technical/vocational qualification with substantial relevant professional EHS experience - Diploma in Advanced Safety Engineering (HVK) or equivalent level
- Proven experience in lead EHS role ideally in construction installation or industrial project environments in HV electrical environments
- Solid knowledge of international occupational health & safety and environmental regulations as well as environmental management on construction sites and permit-to-work and control-of-work systems
- Experience in multi-national projects and work environments
Language & IT Skills
- Fluent English & Dutch (spoken and written)
- Confident user of MS Office; experience with EHS management systems and digital EHS tools is an advantage
Personal Attributes
- Strong communication influencing and advisory skills at all organizational levels
- Structured handson and solutionoriented working style with the ability to prioritize in a multiproject environment
- High degree of personal accountability integrity and resilience
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a diverse international team environment
- This role requires a high flexibility to travel which may include domestic travel depending on the project location and business priorities
Relocation Assistance Provided: No
Required Experience:
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