Health & Safety Specialist - O&M Projects

Are you an experienced and proactive Health & Safety Specialist? We're looking for a dedicated individual to ensure compliance with regulations across our offshore construction projects in the Nordics & Germany. As part of our team, you'll provide vital support to project teams, contributing to safety culture programs, conducting risk assessments, and overseeing emergency response planning. If you're ready to make a difference and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, apply now!

O&M projects are focused on large scale projects required within our existing offshore O&M sites, spread across Vattenfall’s core countries. These projects would include activities such as Main Component Exchanges, Cable repairs / exchanges and working with construction vessels to execute these scopes.

Our Vattenfall CEO has set world class Health and Safety as a strategic priority. Where Vattenfall sets the highest standards, never compromise, and have a strong culture of care for everyone working at, and for, Vattenfall. You will be an important ambassador to support this strategic priority across the board.

As H&S Manager – O&M projects within Offshore Wind you have the following key responsibilities:

• Provide ongoing support and advice to the project team to ensure compliance with relevant health and safety statutory obligations, codes and standards.
• Provide ongoing support and advice to the project team to ensure compliance with Vattenfall safety objectives, expectations, requirements and safety management system obligations.
• Provide support in executing the duties of the Client, Principal Contractor, and Principal Designer as required under the European Health and Safety Coordination regulations of each country and similar principles of the European Temporary Works Directive and UK Construction Design Management Regulations 2015.
• Contribute, support and where required lead in the implementation of the project safety culture program.
• Contribute, support and where required lead in carrying out safety studies, lift plans, tooling approval, assurance and risk assessment activities.
• Assist in the development of the Project Emergency Response Plan, Interface plans, High Voltage and Wind Turbine Safety Rules including emergency preparedness analysis and be part of the project emergency response team.
• Plan and Conduct drills/exercises to validate Emergency Response provisions across the project.
• Plan and execute Audit/Inspections to ensure that all activities under the project scope are assured.
• Oversee Incidents and safety observations and support in the satisfactory closeout of resultant actions.
• Investigate incidents and review external Investigation reports for acceptance, ensuring all resultant actions are closed satisfactorily.
• Contribute to health and safety in the selection and procurement of supply chain partners.
• Implement lessons learned, safety alerts and other health and safety aspects and learnings.
• Support the development and update of safety standards, instructions, codes and guidelines, and formalize them into company-documented practices as required. Ensure sharing and implementation of these across projects.
• Support Procurement, supply, transport, delivery and storage of components.
• Ensure maintenance of Health and Safety File information
• Ensure communication and cooperation between all parties and duty-holders.
• Communicate openly to actively engage with the wider Vattenfall community on health and safety.

Your profile / who are you? 

We are looking for a pro-active H&S Specialist for our O&M Projects, who is able to focus on both people and business and has demonstrable experience in coaching teams in challenging environments. Experience with Offshore Wind O&M operations would be beneficial, where affinity with the offshore wind sector is preferred.

• You have proven experience as a H&S professional, preferably in Offshore Wind, energy or oil and gas sectors.
• You have a degree level in health and safety and/or a related engineering discipline
• You have a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in an offshore project construction environment.
• You have a good understanding of applicable legislation, codes, and standards related to health and safety within offshore and onshore construction project environments.
• You must be able to demonstrate a flexible, practical and proactive approach to managing operational challenges.
• You have experience with H&S management systems and auditing.
• You have experience managing H&S in the supply chain.
• You have experience with Client / Contractor relationships & management.
• You have a strong command of the English language both verbal and written.
• Ability to interact productively within an offshore team across client, contractor, supplier, subcontractor and internal interfaces.

Why not start your journey to working for fossil freedom by applying now? We look forward to receiving your application! 

Location  Kolding or London

Our offer

Looking for a career with growth?

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

More Information 

For more information about the position you are welcome to contact hiring manager Chris Donn, [email protected]. For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Christian Pathuel, [email protected] 

We welcome your application in English no later than 10.04.2023. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation. Click here for further information. 

The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall and will be performed by a third party, Validata. 

We look forward to receiving your application!