EHS Project Manager – HVDC (m/f/d)

The Project EHS Manager HVDC (m/f/d) is GE Vernova’s lead Environment, Health & Safety representative on during the planning and execution on a Dutch HVDC project team and the main HVDC contact to our customer.

The role is responsible for development and driving all EHS aspects within the project scope, ensuring full compliance with applicable legal, customer, and GE Vernova requirements, and promoting a strong safety culture across the whole project, including integration of EHS aspects with our partners. The Project EHS Manager works in close partnership with the project leadership, the site EHS managers and the EHS roles of our consortium partners and subcontractors to prevent injuries, control risks, protect the environment, promote the health for everyone involved in the project and ensure disciplined implementation of project EHS plans, procedures, and standards.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

EHS Management

Act as the primary EHS manager and focal point for the entire project including the EHS interface to the customer.

Provide visible EHS management and proactive support to the Project Management, consortium partners and subcontractors

Build and promote a strong safety culture and ensure EHS is embedded across all project activities

Support the implementation of GE Vernova EHS strategy, standards and programs,

Serve as the key EHS interface for customer, consortium partner and subcontractors

Understand regulatory changes and trends and forecast business impacts.

Perform and coordinate the delivery of EHS trainings, ensuring the competency of personnel within their scope.

Support project management to implement, monitor and continuously improve the project’s EHS management and performance in line with GE Vernova requirements and applicable standards

Conduct and facilitate risk assessments and hazard analyses; define, track and verify corrective and preventive actions

Plan and perform EHS audits, inspections and site walks; follow up on findings and support closure in a timely manner

Support the application of “Design for EHS” in projects (e.g. engineering controls, safe work methods, layout and access concepts)

Promote Safety as the first priority for all actors in the project - communicating pro-actively and leading by exemplary behavior

Report to EHS Functional Leader as well as project organization (dotted line)

EHS Reporting, Incident Management & Learning

Conduct EHS reporting in line with GE Vernova processes and timelines (KPIs, dashboards, monthly/quarterly reports)

Ensure accurate and timely registration, classification and escalation of incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions in the designated EHS tools

Coordinate together with the regional EHS leader and the project management team the incident investigation and reports, ensure that investigations of accidents and compliance incidents are conducted, documented, and reported as required.

Track action implementation and effectiveness; share lessons learned and best practices across projects, sites and teams

Safety Culture, Training, and Workforce Engagement

Lead and support project EHS meetings and campaign activities

Coordinate and reinforce GE Vernova safety culture programs across the project

Ensure EHS expectations are clearly communicated to employees, contractors, and visitors

Promote workforce engagement and encourage active participation in hazard reporting, observations, and continuous improvement

Subcontractor EHS Management

Verify EHS competency, qualifications, and readiness of subcontractors mobilized to site

Monitor subcontractor compliance with approved EHS plans, legal requirements, and project rules

Support onboarding, performance reviews, and interventions where subcontractor EHS performance is below expectations

Qualifications / Requirements

Education & Professional Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Safety Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety or related field

or technical/vocational qualification with substantial relevant professional EHS experience

Diploma in Advanced Safety Engineering (HVK) or equivalent level

Proven experience in lead EHS role, ideally in construction, installation or industrial project environments in HV electrical environments

Solid knowledge of international occupational health & safety and environmental regulations as well as environmental management on construction sites and permit-to-work and control-of-work systems

Experience in multi-national projects and work environments

Language & IT Skills

Fluent English & Dutch (spoken and written)

Confident user of MS Office; experience with EHS management systems and digital EHS tools is an advantage

Personal Attributes

Strong communication, influencing and advisory skills at all organizational levels

Structured, hands‑on and solution‑oriented working style, with the ability to prioritize in a multi‑project environment

High degree of personal accountability, integrity and resilience

Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively in a diverse, international team environment

This role requires a high flexibility to travel, which may include domestic travel depending on the project location and business priorities

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

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