Regional Head of Health, Safety and Environmental - EMEA

Overview

In this role you will lead HSE across the EMEA region, partnering with leadership to implement the global HSE strategy and drive risk reduction. You will shape critical risk management, governance, and assurance while building capability across sites. You will influence senior stakeholders to advance safety and sustainability, tackling high-consequence risks and ensuring compliance with ISO standards. This is a high-impact role with regional scope, cross-functional collaboration, and visible leadership exposure.

Pay / Benefits

• salary up to 100k DOE
• up to 30% travel across the EMEA region
• international remit across multiple countries
• exposure to senior leadership
• opportunity to influence HSE performance globally
• supportive, inclusive culture

Responsibilities

• Act as regional HSE business partner to leadership, site, and operations across EMEA to implement the global HSE strategy
• Provide expert guidance on critical risks, process safety and critical control management
• Challenge traditional safety approaches and emphasize hierarchy of controls for risk reduction
• Support operations and field teams in managing high-potential risks (e.g., workplace transport, hazardous substances, electrical safety, confined spaces, working at height, pressurized systems)
• Conduct and support HSE audits, assurance activities, site engagements, risk reviews and incident investigations in the region
• Use HSE data and assurance findings to identify systemic risks and drive continuous improvement
• Coach and mentor local HSE professionals and operational leaders to build regional capability and consistency
• Build relationships with site and plant managers to influence and guide stakeholders
• Support HSE governance, reporting and management systems including ISO 45001, ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 and contribute to leadership and PLC board reporting
• Facilitate regional HSE networks, share best practice and liaise with customers, regulators and external stakeholders

Key requirements

• 10+ years' HSE experience in complex, high-risk or multinational environments
• Strong experience in critical risk management, process safety and high-hazard environments (oil & gas, chemicals, power, utilities, energy, heavy industry)
• NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent; experience with HSE management systems, ISO 45001/14001, assurance, auditing, incident investigation and risk assessment
• Excellent business partnering, influencing, coaching and mentoring skills with credibility across operational to board level
• Pragmatic, risk-based approach to HSE with ability to challenge thinking and travel up to 30% across EMEA

• business partnering
• influencing
• coaching
• critical risk management
• process safety
• ISO 45001/14001/50001

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