Regional EHS Manager – Data Centre Projects | Italy

Regional EHS Manager – Data Centre Projects | Italy

Flame Employment Polska Sp. z o.o. has been operating as an employment agency since 2006. We hold Employment Agency Certificate No. 2376. We are a trusted recruitment partner for candidates and clients across Poland and Europe and have successfully recruited more than 20,000 employees.

For our Client, a leading international engineering contractor delivering large-scale Data Centre, life sciences and industrial projects across Europe, we are currently recruiting for the position of:

Regional EHS Manager – Data Centre Projects

Location: Italy – regional responsibility
Work model: On-site, with regular travel between projects

Your responsibilities

As Regional EHS Manager, you will provide strategic leadership and oversight of Environmental, Health and Safety performance across multiple projects in Italy.

You will be responsible for driving legal and organisational compliance, developing a positive safety culture and ensuring the consistent implementation of the company’s EHS Management System throughout the region.

Your responsibilities will include:

• leading, supporting and developing EHS teams working across multiple projects in Italy;
• monitoring regional EHS performance, KPIs, audits, inspections, incidents and compliance activities;
• ensuring consistent implementation of the EHS Management System across all regional projects;
• providing strategic EHS support to regional operational leadership and project management teams;
• identifying EHS risks, trends and areas requiring improvement;
• leading investigations into serious incidents and high-potential events;
• overseeing the implementation and close-out of corrective and preventative actions;
• conducting regional audits and site inspections;
• supporting project teams in achieving and maintaining the required safety and environmental standards;
• advising operational leaders, employees, clients, subcontractors and other project stakeholders on EHS matters;
• developing and implementing regional EHS initiatives, training programmes and safety improvement campaigns;
• promoting continuous improvement and sharing best practices between projects;
• supporting tender submissions, client engagements and contractor prequalification processes;
• preparing regional EHS reports and presenting performance information to senior management;
• liaising with clients, regulatory authorities and other external stakeholders when required;
• travelling between projects across Italy to provide visible and effective EHS leadership.

Health, Safety and Environmental Leadership

You will be expected to lead by example and actively influence safety standards throughout the organisation.

Your responsibilities will include:

• promoting a proactive and positive safety culture across all regional projects;
• ensuring compliance with applicable Italian and European health, safety and environmental legislation;
• maintaining alignment with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 requirements;
• ensuring that EHS policies, procedures and standards are understood and applied consistently;
• coaching and supporting project leadership teams in managing EHS risks;
• challenging unsafe behaviours and ineffective working practices;
• ensuring that audit findings, incidents and non-conformities are properly investigated and closed out;
• driving measurable improvements in safety and environmental performance.

Requirements

We are looking for candidates who have:

• a degree or Level 8 diploma, or an equivalent qualification, in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Management or a related discipline;
• at least 10 years of EHS experience within construction, engineering, electrical, mechanical or a related industry;
• previous experience in a senior EHS leadership position;
• proven experience managing EHS performance across multiple projects, locations or construction sites;
• experience working on large-scale Data Centre, mission-critical, industrial or similarly complex projects;
• strong knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 management systems;
• a good understanding of construction safety regulations and CDM requirements;
• experience leading audits, serious incident investigations and corrective action programmes;
• strong knowledge of EHS management systems, risk assessment and compliance processes;
• excellent leadership, coaching and influencing skills;
• strong communication, stakeholder management and report-writing abilities;
• the confidence to advise and challenge operational teams at all levels of the organisation;
• good command of English, enabling effective communication in an international project environment;
• willingness and ability to travel regularly between projects across Italy;
• legal eligibility to work in Italy.

Professional membership of IOSH or an equivalent recognised organisation will be an advantage.

Knowledge of Italian health and safety legislation and the ability to communicate in Italian will also be highly desirable.

What we offer

• a senior regional leadership role supporting major Data Centre projects in Italy;
• long-term cooperation with an established international engineering contractor;
• responsibility for EHS performance across multiple complex construction projects;
• an opportunity to influence regional safety strategy, standards and organisational culture;
• cooperation with experienced operational, project and EHS leadership teams;
• involvement in technically demanding, large-scale mission-critical projects;
• opportunities for further professional development within a growing European project portfolio;
• a competitive employment package corresponding to the seniority and regional scope of the position;
• project conditions, including accommodation, travel, allowances, company vehicle and expenses, may form part of the package and will be discussed individually during the recruitment process;
• full support from Flame Employment Polska throughout the recruitment process.