Safety Manager (HS Lead)

Destia is seeking an experienced Safety Manager (Safety Manager / H&S Lead) to join the team for major infrastructure projects in Finland. The role involves acting as a key safety partner to project management, coordinating overall H&S activities on-site, and leading the H&S team.

Main Tasks

• Provide project management with reliable overviews of the safety situation, risks, incidents, and performance to support decision-making.
• Coordinate and continuously improve overall site safety activities.
• Lead the site's H&S Advisor team, overseeing day-to-day activities and ensuring effective resource allocation.
• Coordinate audits and inspections, compile safety observations and trends, and maintain the overall site safety picture.
• Monitor compliance with client safety requirements and participate in inspections.
• Support the development of the safety team's competence and working practices.
• Facilitate the practical handling and investigation of serious incidents and safety deviations.
• Monitor corrective actions and ensure lessons learned are translated into practice.
• Collaborate with the project organization to continuously develop the safety culture.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in site or project safety within the industrial, infrastructure, and/or construction sectors.
• Experience in safety leadership, coordination, and development at a project level.
• Experience in people management or the readiness to take responsibility for leading safety professionals.
• A relevant university of applied sciences or university degree (e.g., occupational safety, construction, or civil engineering).
• Good understanding of occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements in the infrastructure and construction sectors.
• Ability to identify significant risks and communicate findings to project management.
• Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.
• A firm, people-oriented, and solution-focused approach.
• Ability to work independently and make well-founded decisions in changing environments.
• Good command of English.
• Willingness to work on projects and travel to different locations.
• Experience in demanding project environments, safety development, audits, risk management, or incident investigation is considered an advantage.

Work Conditions and Benefits

• The role involves travel to various project sites, including the North Ostrobothnia region and other parts of Northern Finland.
• If regularly traveling from another town or city, agreed accommodation costs will be covered and work-related travel/mobility expenses reimbursed.
• Opportunity to work on diverse and challenging projects with the possibility of international career paths as part of the Colas Group.
• Full-time employment with a focus on a supportive and inclusive work environment.