Vacatures offshore Rotterdam

Senior Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Manager responsible for developing, implementing, and embedding HSSE policy within a large-scale CO₂ transport and storage infrastructure project. The role focuses on safe execution, testing, commissioning, and transition into operations, while fostering a strong, open, and learning safety culture across a growing project organisation.

• Support management in building and sustaining an open, healthy, and learning safety culture
• Develop, implement, and maintain HSSE policy throughout project execution and transition to operations
• Ensure HSSE management follows a structured PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) cycle, including reporting and continuous improvement
• Act as primary HSSE interface with regulatory authorities and supervisory bodies, including SodM
• Ensure project execution complies with:
  • Applicable legislation and regulatory frameworks
  • Internal HSSE policies and standards
• Prepare the organisation from an HSSE perspective for:
  • Testing phases
  • Commissioning
  • Start-up and operational readiness
• Further develop and expand the HSSE Leadership programme
• Maintain and update the project HSSE risk register
• Analyse safety data, identify trends, report findings, and implement improvement actions
• Lead and support incident investigations
• Communicate HSSE policy and performance internally and externally
• Collaborate closely with HSE advisors and the HSSE manager of the operating organisation

• Completed recognised safety training (HVK or MSc in Safety, Health & Environment or equivalent)
• Minimum 7 years’ experience leading HSSE in a project environment
• Proven experience in senior HSSE roles within:
  • Project-based organisations
  • Process industry and/or Oil & Gas sector
• Strong experience with complex projects in the execution phase
• Demonstrated ability to build and embed HSSE management systems
• Experience fostering a strong HSSE culture in growing or evolving organisations
• Solid knowledge and application of Dutch and European HSSE legislation (onshore and offshore)
• Experience working with regulatory authorities and supervisory bodies, including SodM
• Experience conducting and leading incident investigations
• Excellent communication skills in both Dutch and English (spoken and written)

• Experience setting up HSSE frameworks in a newly established organisation
• Experience with testing, commissioning, and start-up phases
• Knowledge of and experience with the Offshore Safety Directive
• Background in organisations transitioning from project execution into operations