Global Head of Health, Safety and Environmental

Holt Executive are actively partnering with a market leader within the technology space who are looking for a Global Head of Health, Safety and Environemental to provide global leadership for the Health and Safety strategy and operational improvement including assisting with sustainability initiatives. This opportunity can offer some flexibility around working from home.

Our partner offers a number of life saving Connectivity/Communication services globally and investment over $3 billion in its latest network infrastructure. For the Global Head of Health, Safety and Environemental position, one of the key objectives is to work collaboratively across regions to lead and champion the companies strategy and plans to achieve a world class EHS performance.

Key Responsibilities for the Global Head of Health, Safety and Environmental:

Lead and direct all environmental and health and safety related activities for the organisation globally
Review and develop all aspects of health and safety policies and procedures and ensure that it is implemented consistently across the organisation
Initiate and oversee a Health and safety leadership change programme across the organisation with the support of staff, volunteers and other stakeholders
Provide effective team leadership to each business and global region on achieving world–class performance related to environmental, health and safety, coordinating all interaction with outside EHS resources in conjunction with current policies and regulations
Provide EHS consultation and information to support all company EHS efforts. Work cooperatively with all levels of management staff on all safety related issues as they impact other company functions
Monitor EHS metrics and provide management with feedback
Provide EHS consultation and support related to the company's commitment to world–class sustainability performance. Work with the Sustainability group and to champion, develop and implement enterprise policies and improvements
Lead and direct all legislative and regulatory compliance related matters. This includes developing and implementing a strategy for routinely auditing all facilities in order to ensure compliance with legislative, regulatory and corporate safety and health standards; and educate management during the process.
Constantly monitor and analyse laws and regulations for change (in multiple countries) and revise corporate procedures or provide direction accordingly
Build cross–functional relationships with key departments to foster support for continual safety improvement
Lead EHS sector directors to ensure proactive EHS engagement on all projects assigned to
Ensure that rigorous risk assessment and incident management systems are in place and followed across the organisation
Liaise with HR on health and wellbeing issues particularly where a risk assessment has identified a need, including supporting HR and line managers in carrying out individual risk assessments when required Key Experience required for the Global Head of Health, Safety and Environmental:

Environmental Health Safety experience with strong experience in an enterprise–wide leadership or supervisory capacity
Excellent knowledge of Field Operations
Creation and implementation of a Sustainability program
Demonstrated knowledge of international and local EHS regulatory requirements, industry trends, and ability to work effectively in a globally–matrixed organisation/team environment.
Proven ability to effectively work with all levels and different global cultural types of an organisation.
Bachelor's degree in safety engineering, or related discipline, (e.g. Engineering, Risk Management, Safety Engineering, or Safety Management etc.) or equivalent