Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

JOB SUMMARY

Develop and implement company environmental policies and safety programs to comply with local environmental, health, and safety regulations. Investigate accidents, near misses and environmental incidents. Report on KPIs on a monthly basis. Support EHS onsite audits, maintenance of the 14001 and 45001 ISO Standards and conduct various EHS related trainings.

Direct responsibility:

• Contribute to compliance & management of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001
• Completion of EHS audits on site engineers (10%) to company specific requirements on various client’s sites in France.
• Completion of Internal ISO 14001 and 45001 Management System audits
• Report on various EHS related KPIs on a monthly basis
• Communicate closely with EMEA EHS directors and EHS EMEA team
• Work with our projects department to audit and advise on EHS requirements during construction works & large projects on various sites.
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and corporate requirements in EHS areas.
• Thorough investigation and reporting of accidents/near misses/incidents

Other Responsibilities within EHS:

• Implementation of legal, corporate and other requirements, standards and processes related to H&S and Environment (EHS) in line with ISO14001 and ISO 45001
• Perform tasks related to Environmental aspect and impacts
• Collaboration with management, identification and implementation of preventive and corrective actions to ensure compliance with all EHS requirements to eliminate all existing or potential nonconformities from EHS internal and external audits
• Identifying hazards and threats, evaluate the risks of injuries and health, develop and regularly update risk analysis
• Perform inductions for all Vertiv employees, refresher and specific trainings for employees. Methodologically and continually supports managers to deliver safety training to their subordinates
• Manage accident and incident investigation, including analysis with managers, employees and witnesses. Manage internal communication of measures, monitoring of the implementation of measures and external communication to the authorities and insurance companies
• If needed, supporting various EHS initiatives within different countries of EMEA region
• Manage the creation and updating of internal EHS documentation
• Collect, maintain, manage, reports and store the data and prepares the records - in particular on accidents at work, measurements and assessments of the working environment, waste, energy consumption, emissions, sewage quality, hazardous substances,
• Perform regular compliance audits on Vertiv facilities, focusing on compliance with legal, corporate and specific requirements, policies and procedures
• All other activities related to the agreed type of work under the orders of the superior

Job Specification: 

Preferred Education: 

• EHS university degree
• NEBOSH Certificate

Experience:

• 3 years’ experience in a Health, Safety & Environmental Role 
• Construction, Electrical, Thermal or Generator experience an advantage

Languages

• French (Written and Verbal - business level)
  • English (Written and Verbal - business level)