HSE Manager

About the role

As an HSE Manager, for region Charleroi, you are responsible for ensuring health, safety, and environmental compliance on our construction projects. You ensure that all employees, subcontractors, and visitors on site can work safely and healthily, and that environmental regulations are respected.

For the duration of a specific project, you act as the main point of contact and are responsible for implementing policies that meet the expectations of Jan De Nul, legal requirements, and any specific client demands regarding Health, Safety, and Environment.

You lead one or more team members who are also assigned to the project and are responsible for the practical implementation of the HSE policy. As HSE Manager, you serve as a bridge between Jan De Nul’s QHSSE team, the on-site execution team, and the client.

What you’ll do

Some of your duties:

• You are the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) matters towards the client and communicate with them regularly about the HSE situation on site.

• You communicate with subcontractors about safety aspects and ensure they comply with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.

• You are familiar with the client’s contractual HSE expectations and ensure these are fully met.

• You develop a policy, process, and structure to meet the HSE requirements and ensure these are followed. Where possible, you aim to apply Jan De Nul’s QHSSE policy, including that of temporary partners within a Temporary Association (TM).

• You monitor the implementation of the HSE policy and process, ensuring full compliance with all procedures. You are able to identify what is needed to maintain successful HSE performance.

• You manage one or more project team members who carry out tasks such as site inspections, safety rounds, administrative duties, etc., to ensure all HSE requirements are met.

• You follow up on client HSE audits and ensure proper closure.

• You conduct proactive audits to continuously improve our EHS (Environment, Health, Safety) standards.

• You organize coaching sessions for workers on critical or problematic topics.

What do you need?

• You hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental management, safety management, construction, mechanics, or a related field.

• You have at least 10 years of experience as a Prevention Advisor (HSE professional) in construction.

• You have a good command of English and French. Dutch is an added value.

• You are communicative and socially skilled. You are able and willing to engage with anyone in an appropriate and respectful manner. You can coach and guide others effectively.

• You are able to set priorities and plan efficiently to meet deadlines.

• You are assertive and confident. When you see an unsafe situation, you speak up and investigate it thoroughly. You stand your ground and are not afraid to push back appropriately when facing resistance.

• You are flexible and able to adapt to changing conditions on site.

• You enjoy collaborating with the site management team, while maintaining a practical and critical perspective.

Why working for us

Working at Jan De Nul means contributing to solutions for some of the greatest challenges of our time: from the energy transition to smart mobility and rising sea levels. It means learning every day and working together with the goal of ensuring the global quality of life for future generations.

What we offer:

• Thanks to our JDN Academy, we provide you with a continuous training program.

• A caring company culture: through our FIT program, we take care of your well-being, focusing on movement, healthy nutrition, and various team-building activities.

• A permanent contract with 42 paid vacation days (20 statutory days, 12 ADV days, and 10 public holidays – depending on your work schedule).

• You follow the rhythm of the project team in terms of working hours and (collective) vacation periods.

• An attractive salary package including a 13th month and double vacation pay, complemented by:

  • Meal vouchers and eco vouchers

  • A company car with a Belgian fuel card

  • A fixed expense allowance (depending on your work schedule)

  • The option for bike leasing (within the Flex Reward program)

  • Group insurance and hospitalization insurance

  • Option for an iPhone with a phone and data subscription (with contribution)

  • Various employee discounts

• The chance to make a difference alongside your colleagues in a stable and growing family business.

The world is what you make itJan De Nul shapes water and land worldwide. We support the transition to renewable energy through offshore energy infrastructure. We focus on nature-inclusive dredging solutions to build harbors and protect our coastlines. We realize innovative construction projects for smart mobility and sustainable buildings. And we redevelop our planet by giving polluted sites a new purpose. At Jan De Nul, the world is what you make of it.

Jan De Nul Group promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are an equal opportunities and anti-discrimination employer.