• Job Description

  Req#: REF4975X

  Job Description

  
  

  Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind as well as other non-hydro Renewable activities. Today we develop, construct and operate wind generation in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.

  Do you want to Integrate Safety into the largest Renewable Projects?

  We are looking for a Health & Safety Specialist to support Wind Farm Design and Market Development to enable Safety by Design of Products that can be deployed in an Offshore Wind development, namely;

  • Wind Turbine Generators and associated products,
  • Logistics and installation products and vessels
  • Operations and Maintenance products

  The right candidate will join our team of H&S specialists who are already working the following product areas;

  • Foundations and associated products
  • Transmission systems (Substations, and associated products),
  • Cables, pipelines and associated products
  • Energy Systems (Convertors, Hybrid solutions, Hydrogen and other power to X processes)

  The Market Development function of Vattenfall Offshore Wind seeks out opportunities in the Market and develops them to ensure Vattenfall has a future pipeline of projects to deliver and operate.

  The Wind Farm Design function of Vattenfall Offshore provides technical input, engineering, procurement and project management to realise the Market Development ambitions.

  The overall purpose of the role is to ensure all H&S related design aspects are considered and addressed by the organisation and ensuring Vattenfall meets its statutory and other H&S obligations during project development by implementing good practices to achieve high standards of Health and Safety management from concept, consent through to decommissioning.

  Key Responsibilities include the following:

  • Ensure Safe Design through implementation of the Vattenfall Process Landscape
  • Support Product and Project Teams to achieve Roadmap milestones in product development.
  • Develop and maintain H&S, Emergency Response and H&S Activity plans to pass Project Tollgates;
  • Support Projects in achieving compliance with relevant health & safety frameworks and requirements;
  • Support Projects and Colleagues in Business Area Wind HSE to pursue our ambition of zero incidents;
  • Monitor and support the H&S aspects within the different design streams;

  • Support and participate in design risk assessment activities and take-up discussions with the contractors;
  • Deliver the H&S part of procurement for product contracts;

  • Implement Lessons Learned, Safety Alerts and other H&S code of practices within your area of control;
  • Communicate openly and actively engage with the Wider Vattenfall community on H&S.
  • Facilitate handover of Safe Products to Project Delivery teams for integration and execution.
  • Model acceptable conduct and Safe behaviour when representing the H&S team in Vattenfall.

  Location Amsterdam or Hamburg/Berlin

  
  

  Qualifications

  
  

  Candidate profile as H&S Specialist within Offshore Wind

  • Educated to degree level within Health and Safety
  • A minimum of 5 years relevant work experience in an international organisation, preferably with a number of Offshore Wind Farm Projects, Marine Construction or other;

  • Success in a Project H&S role to lead Project H&S performance to the next level;
  • Experience of design standards/ codes (ISO, NORSOK, DNV, EN, BS etc.);
  • Full and detailed understanding of applicable H&S related construction and design legislation, codes, standards and practises (including IMCA, G+);
  • Experience with H&S management and start-up of projects;
  • Experience Coordinating H&S with contractors as client, principal designer and/or principal contractor;
  • Experience of safety management systems and H&S auditing (ISO 45001, 9001 etc);
  • Experience with Client /Contractor /Supplier relationships, Engineering, procurement & construction;
  • Your command of English is strong, both verbally and written.
  • Competence in IT packages including Microsoft Office suite
  • Experience of Root Cause Incident Investigation and implementing continual improvement

  We are looking for a communicative and influential Health & Safety professional who is able to focus on both people and business and has demonstrable experience in managing projects in changing and challenging environments.

  
  

  Additional Information

  
  

  Our offer
  Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.
  
  More Information
  We welcome your application in English (CV and cover letter), no later than, 30th of January 2024. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website as we cannot guarantee that we will be able to process applications that are not made via our website.
  
  For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Teri-Anne Brink, teri-anne.brink@vattenfall.com

  At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

  The security of Vattenfall and its employees is essential. For that reason, a pre-employment screening will be part of your recruitment process. The screening is based on the role you will fulfill within Vattenfall. The screening will be performed by a third party, Validata.
  
  We look forward to receiving your application!

  
  

  Company Description

  
  

  Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 20 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We now want to make fossil-free living possible within one generation. To be able to reach this ambitious goal we are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

  
  

• About the company

  Vattenfall is a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Swedish State.

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