HSE Manager
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Mid
Bachelor's
Zeven, Germany
HybridUp to 2 days of mobile work per week; approximately 25% travel required.
Facilities OperationsEnvironmental Health & Safety
About the job
Requirements
- Completed engineering-related university studies or further training as a technician or master craftsperson.
- Successfully completed qualification as an occupational safety specialist (Fachkraft für Arbeitssicherheit, FASI/Sifa).
- Several years of practical professional experience in an operational HSE function with independent responsibility for occupational safety and HSE topics.
- Experience with operational or project-related HSE requirements, such as risk assessments, audits, accident investigations, HSE measures, management systems, or construction-site and project support.
- Professional background in a technical-industrial environment with comparable HSE risks and processes, such as plant engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial production, service and maintenance, energy, environmental engineering, or process engineering; equivalent production, construction-site, or plant experience is also acceptable.
- Practical experience with HSE management systems and the ability to translate legal and internal requirements into concrete operational measures.
- Practical experience with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001; knowledge of ISO 9001, SCC, or OSHA 1910 is relevant depending on prior work environment.
- Fluent German and English, both written and spoken, with the ability to independently conduct HSE requirements work, training, audits, investigations, and technical coordination in both languages.
- Ability to set priorities independently, consistently follow up on risks, and manage agreed measures through implementation while handling multiple operational, project-related, and system-related requirements in parallel.
- Ability to communicate clearly and reliably with employees, managers, international colleagues, and subcontractors.
- Willingness to work regularly in production, plant, and project environments and to travel approximately 25%.
Responsibilities
- Ensure and continuously develop effective HSE management at the Zeven site and support HSE topics in assigned companies and Renewable Gas projects.
- Maintain and further develop the local HSE management system and support related certification activities.
- Independently manage operational HSE topics, the management system, compliance, audits, and project-related requirements as the sole HSE function at the site.
- Work with the multinational HSE team to implement HSE best practices and further develop safety awareness.
- Ensure compliance with relevant statutory and internal HSE requirements and maintain the HSE register, HSE metrics, and statistics.
- Plan and conduct HSE audits, emergency exercises, and accident investigations; analyze root causes and derive improvement measures and lessons learned.
- Conduct regular site and project visits, verify compliance with HSE requirements, and develop safety awareness and required measures with responsible managers.
- Create and update work and procedural instructions, risk assessments or RAMS, and project-related HSE and emergency plans.
- Ensure that subcontractors are appropriately integrated into the HSE management system.
- Connect local site requirements with changing project conditions, subcontractors, and international HSE standards.
- Coordinate with managers, operational and technical departments, project teams, external partners, subcontractors, and the international HSE team.
Desired Qualifications
- Auditor qualification.
- Knowledge of ISO 9001, SCC, or OSHA 1910, depending on the previous work environment.
- Experience delivering training, safety discussions, audit and accident discussions, and practically communicating and enforcing HSE measures.
About the company
Etogas/HZI EtoGas designs and builds turnkey Power-to-Gas plants that convert surplus renewable electricity into storable gases such as green hydrogen and synthetic natural gas. The process starts with electrolysis to split water into hydrogen, which can be used directly or combined with carbon dioxide in a methanation step to produce SNG that works with existing gas infrastructure. The company provides design, construction, service, maintenance, and feasibility and operational studies, with the Werlte Audi e-gas plant as a notable industrial-scale example. After being acquired by Hitachi Zosen Inova, it operates as HZI EtoGas to leverage a global network for large projects, with the goal of supporting grid stability and long-term decarbonization by storing renewable energy as synthetic gas.
Company Size
1-10
Company Stage
Early VC
Total Funding
$7.5M
Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Founded
2007
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What believers are saying
- The September 14, 2026 BioValue acquisition expands Northern European biomethane scale immediately.
- Minnesota and Casablanca announcements show Kanadevia Inova winning projects beyond its core DACH market.
- Bigadan contracts and Sicily's 45.1 GWh plant prove repeat demand for standardized biomethane systems.
What critics are saying
- Italy's Sicily Biomethan and Minnesota projects depend on permits, interconnections, and commissioning discipline in 2026-2027.
- BioValue integration in 2026 can distract management and disrupt service quality across 17 plants.
- If biomethane subsidies tighten in Europe, Kanadevia Inova's project pipeline can stall quickly.
What makes Kanadevia Inova unique
- Kanadevia Inova pairs proprietary Wet AD technology with EPC, O&M, and asset management.
- Its September 2026 BioValue deal adds Dutch biomethane operations, engineering, and service depth.
- The company sells bankable, end-to-end circular-economy plants, not standalone equipment.
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- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Professional Development Budget