QHSE Risk Management Specialist

Are you a problem solver with a collaborative mindset with a passion for Risk Management? If you're passionate about harmonizing and integrating processes and want to help drive the transition to a fossil-free future, we want to hear from you! 

We’re looking for passionate people to help us harness the power of the wind to change the world for the better. As a Risk Management Specialist in our QHSE team you can make your impact.

Be in your element with BA Wind

The QHSE Risk Management Specialist will be responsible for managing the overarching Risk Management process for Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, Sustainability and Security in Business Area Wind in alignment with the Risk Management Policy.

The Risk Management Specialist reports to the QHSE Excellence Lead within the Operational Standards team, and is part of the People, Culture and Standards staff functions within Business Area (BA) Wind.

Your key responsibilities:

• Harmonise and manage the Risk Management process within QHSE for BA Wind
• Integrate the QHSE Risk Management process with the BA Wind Risk Management process
• Support the QHSE operational standards team to ensure that processes are developed in compliance with the BA Wind Process Framework, and that all Integrated Management System (IMS) requirements are met.
• Collaborate with other Risk Management specialists within BA Wind and Vattenfall
• Collaborate with other Process Excellence roles to ensure that the total QHSE process landscape is cohesive and harmonised, and that all value streams work together seamlessly.
• Actively support and represent Operational QHSE in improvement project to move into an integrated BA Wind process landscape.
• Support the development of Process Performance Indicators (PPI) and conduct performance evaluations for the QHSE Risk Management processes
• Support the continued development and implementation of the ongoing strategic project to manage the Fatality prevention program using Bowtie methodology
• Train the users in the QHSE Risk Management process as required
• Set-up and collect performance and compliance data to support efficient decision making within the identify improvement opportunities and drive continuous improvement activities that optimise stakeholder value and increase overall business performance.

Your main stakeholders and interfaces

• Internal:
  • Risk Managers in BA Wind
  • Operational Standards Team
  • IMS & Process Governance Department
  • People, Culture and Standards Organisation
  • QHSE Function Heads and their respective departments
  • H&S specialists in wider Vattenfall
  • Risk, Project and Legal Governance team in BA Wind
  • Line Managers in Business unit Onshore wind, Offshore Wind and Solar & Batteries
• External:
  • Industry bodies (e.g. ISO and Energy Institute)
  • Other wind and/or renewables developers

Your profile

You will feel comfortable quickly in this position if you bring:

• Master degree in a relevant field such as Fire Safety and Risk Management Operations Management, Quality Management, Engineering
• 3-5 years of experience in QHSE risk management and process improvement, process design, and process implementation.
• Knowledge of management systems standards, such as ISO 31001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 and the integration of these standards.
• Lean Six Sigma or similar industry recognised qualification in process excellence or quality management is a benefit.
• Ability to work collaboratively, including in a facilitator capacity, with cross-functional teams and to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
• Experience of fire safety is seen as beneficial
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in both written and spoken English.

Location  

The group is organised internationally; the employees are located across all our core operating countries (NL, UK, DK, SWE and DE). The office location can be any of Amsterdam, Hexham, London, Kolding, Solna, Hamburg or Berlin.

Our offer

Looking for a role where your superpowers can be leveraged to the maximum and with limitless opportunities for growth?

The scale and ambition of our wind, battery and solar business means you can really find your element with us. We’ll also provide you with all the learning and development you need to expand your horizons.

We strive to be the best place to work in the industry with highly competitive pay and conditions and an open, supportive culture. A commitment to a healthy work-life balance aims to ensure everyone plays to their strengths, whatever their background and experiences.

You will be part of a growing team of 1,700+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities where our positive approach to diversity is reflected in the fact that more than a quarter of staff are women.

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 

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Jurriaan Rang via [email protected]  

We welcome your application in English as long as the vacancy is published on this careerpage. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website. 

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to building a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be a 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. Click here for further information. 

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 and will be performed by a third party, Validata. 

We look forward to receiving your application!