Senior Operations & Maintenance Health & Safety Specialist - Offshore

Health and Safety is our number one priority within Vattenfall. As Senior O&M Health & Safety Specialist you advise on safety protocols and act as a trusted coach towards our colleagues.
Would you like to shape the future and be part of a great H&S team?

Business Area Wind is responsible for Vattenfall’s Onshore and Offshore Wind and Solar PV & Battery activities. Today we develop, construct and operate wind & solar generation in Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, France, the Netherlands and UK.

We are operate one of the largest offshore wind park in Europe - Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) - which is operated from our office in IJmuiden. In order to make sure that we have a safe transition between the construction phase and the operational phase of this wind park we have set up an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) team where we need additional resource to our H&S team, that you will be part of.

Qualifications

As Senior O&M H&S Specialist you provide independent, authoritative advice, support & assistance to the line organization covering the function of Health and Safety. Quite an important role, when you look at the safety of our offshore teams.
To ensure the company meets its statutory obligations and achieve operational excellence, you will implement Vattenfall procedures and good practice in order to achieve high site safety performance.

This job shall be at the Hollandse Kust Zuid site. At times travel to other Vattenfall Offshore Wind Farms and office locations throughout Europe may be required.

Your main responsibilities:

• Facilitate HIRA/HAZOP and support the development of Risk Assessments / Method Statements;
• Monitor compliance on safety controls agreed to reduce the risk of the activities;
• Assess contractor HSE plans, performance and compliance to Vattenfall requirements;
• Report and investigate incidents, ensure close out of actions and implement learnings;
• Support the behavior based safety program and coach site personnel in safety awareness;
• Keep in close contact to offshore crews and the Site & O&M managers when it comes to the planning;
• Work together in the health and safety team and improve our performance in general by standardizing working methods across all offshore wind farms in Europe.

We are looking for a pro-active Senior H&S Specialist, who is able to focus on both people and business and has demonstrable experience in coaching teams in challenging environments. Experience with Offshore Wind O&M operations would be beneficial, where affinity with the offshore wind sector is preferred.

Location  
Office location is IJmuiden. You will need to be flexible and travelling will be necessary on a regular basis.

• MVK / NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent)
• Familiar with safety management system in compliance with ISO45001
• Experience managing contractors as client and/or principal contractor
• Experience in auditing and in incident investigation
• Familiar with behavior based safety programs
• A professional level of Dutch and English, both verbally and written
• You recognize the skills of being open, positive, solution oriented, objective and collaborative as your key strengths.

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, no later than, January 11th 2026. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you refrain from submitting a cover letter with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV.
 
For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via [email protected]

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. 
 
We look forward to receiving your application!