Health and Safety Manager

Do you want to support initiatives that ensure a safe and compliant workplace? Can you implement effective health and safety programs while navigating regulatory requirements? And are you an experienced professional with a solid background in health and safety management? Then, join us and promote quality in workplace safety!

COWI is a global consulting group creating value for customers, people, and societies across the globe. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, we are constantly looking to strengthen our internal competencies to best support the challenges we face every day.

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow.
We’re looking for a Health and Safety Manager to join our team in Denmark and ensure further development and integration of all aspects of our health and safety practices.

In COWI, we aim to play a significant role in shaping a sustainable and liveable world. The same goes for our workplace; our employees are our core assets, and their health, safety and wellbeing is part of the core of COWIs business. The Danish part of COWI’s business has 4,000 employees and became ISO 45001:2018 certified in 2020 as a part of our Group certificate.

Daily, you will:

• Develop and maintain the H&S Management System per ISO 45001 and identify areas for improvement.
• Create and promote programs and campaigns to enhance the management system and integrate it throughout the organization.
• Advocate a positive safety culture focused on learning rather than blame.
• Investigate and address incidents, turning them into learning opportunities while maintaining safety performance.
• Align with COWI International's initiatives and develop programs to ensure safety at operational sites.
• Organize and assess H&S drills

Your skills. Our team. Together, we design the future
The first step to success in this role is you be eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• 5 years of work experience in a similar role in a large-size company.
• Experience with risk-based operations and balancing “work as described” with “work as is.”
• Knowledge of H&S legislation and experience with ISO 45001, including change management.
• Ability to work across borders, share knowledge, and build positive relationships and experience navigating a large, matrix-structured organization.
• Comprehensive communication skills for interacting with management, project managers, and colleagues.
• Excellent English skills oral and written
• Broad experience in on-site or field engineering, training, and introductions with deep experience with ISO standards and their implementation.

A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100 percent of our revenue come from activities that move our customers toward sustainability.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and home.

With offices primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America, and India, we are currently 7,300 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy, and environment into play.

Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Global Talent Acquisition Specialist: Mette Gutte at [email protected]

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve, and what life is like at COWI.

We do our utmost to ensure that our recruitment process is as fair and unbiased as possible. You can help us by not including a photo in your CV when you apply.

Diversity is fundamental to COWI, inclusion is key.
We are committed to creating a respectful and fair work environment where all employees have a sense of belonging and equitable opportunities to thrive and grow. We ensure that our leaders are role models for inclusive leadership by cultivating a culture where diverse perspectives and thoughts are seen as strengths. We take diversity and inclusion into account in all relevant decisions and processes and when setting teams and fora. We do it because it is part of our values and because it is simply the right thing to do.

Location: Lyngby