Take ownership of HSE procedures and permitting in Arnhem. Lead risk assessments, safety improvements and incident investigations across industrial, laboratory and production settings.
The role
The position is based in Arnhem, Gelderland. As HSE & Permitting Officer, you will take responsibility for permitting matters and for developing and implementing internal HSE procedures. You will strengthen safe working practices and the safety culture, and lead compliance and improvement programmes across industrial installations, laboratory and production activities. You will work with a broad range of specialists, including scientists, engineers, technicians and operators.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate the HSE team and its improvement agenda.
- Lead risk assessments and provide expert HSE advice.
- Develop and explain procedures, train employees, and ensure that safety tools, personal protective equipment and procedures are managed effectively.
- Manage permit applications and follow up related actions on time, including safety studies such as QRA and ATEX assessments, documentation and compliance.
- Coordinate consistent standards for personal protective equipment and emergency response across installations, laboratory and production.
- Coordinate near-miss and incident reporting and follow-up, and lead investigations into personal and process safety.
- Provide support on HSE and permitting matters.
What you bring
- At least five years of experience implementing HSE policies in the chemical or industrial-gas sector, or in a comparable industry with high safety standards.
- Thorough knowledge of environmental permits, their scope and application procedures, and permitting procedures in other countries.
- Experience with BRZO / Seveso III and ATEX.
- Fluent written Dutch and fluent spoken and written English.
- A BSc or MSc in environmental studies, chemistry, or chemical/process engineering is an advantage.
- MVK or HVK certification is an advantage. Experience leading internal audits and incident investigations, emergency response and BHV training, HSE in a laboratory or production environment, and QRA risk modelling is also valuable.
- An entrepreneurial mindset, organisational awareness and the ability to work with specialists from different disciplines.
- A positive, flexible and proactive approach, with an uncompromising focus on personal and process safety. You communicate with tact and persistence, lead by example and are ambitious about bringing HSE to a world-class level.