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Head of EHS – UK & Europe

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Degree or professional qualification in Environment, Health Safety, Engineering, or a related discipline
  • Significant EHS leadership experience within energy storage, renewable energy, construction, utilities, infrastructure, or other high-risk industries
  • Strong knowledge of UK and European EHS legislation and management systems (including ISO 45001)
  • Proven experience developing EHS strategy, governance frameworks, and organizational capability

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the UK Europe EHS strategy, policies, management systems, and governance framework
  • Provide strategic EHS leadership and advice to senior management
  • Coordinate EHS activities during project execution and service
  • Lead and coordinate regional EHS resources, including internal personnel, external consultants, and specialist service providers

Key facts

Other skills

  • Governance
  • Training And Development
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Coaching

About the company

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Trina Solar

Renewable Energy

Founded in 1997, Trinasolar (688599. SH) is the world-leading PV and smart energy total solution provider. The company engages in PV products R&D, manufacture and sales; PV projects development, EPC, O&M; smart micro-grid and multi-energy complementary systems development and sales, as well as energy cloud-platform operation. On 10 June 2020, Trinasolar issues first A-Shares on Shanghai Sci-Tech Innovation Board, becomes the first PV product, PV system and smart energy company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange Science and Technology Innovation Board, also known as the STAR MARKET. In 2019, Trinasolar was rated the World’s Top “Bankable” PV Module Manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Trinasolar won the China Industry Awards in 2018, became the first PV company received this honor. Trinasolar highly values and invests in environment, health, and safety. The Company has been ranked as one of the top 3 PV module manufacturing companies in the world. Trinasolar was awarded two successive Gold Level ratings in the Corporate Social Responsibility performance survey conducted by EcoVadis, an independent rating agency in Europe, due to its outstanding record of protecting the environment and employee rights. Today, Trinasolar is actively accelerating its pace of globalization and the development of its global management team. Building on the global development strategy and international talent team established in the company’s early years, Trinasolar has been able to attract and retain an international team of senior managers and researchers from more than 30 countries and regions. Trinasolar’s business footprint extends to more than 100 countries and regions, including regional headquarters in Zurich, San Jose, Tokyo, Singapore, sales offices in Madrid, Mexico, Milan, Sydney, Chile, Dubai, and manufacturing facilities in Thailand and Vietnam.

Company details

Company typeXLarge
IndustryRenewable Energy
Company size10001

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Job description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the UK & Europe EHS strategy, policies, management systems, and governance framework in line with applicable legislation, industry standards, and company objectives. 
  • Provide strategic EHS leadership and advice to senior management, supporting business decisions, operational planning, and risk management. 
  • Coordinate EHS activities during project execution and service 
  • Review customer EHS requirements during tendering and commercial negotiations and ensure appropriate EHS obligations are incorporated into project execution plans. 
  • Establish and maintain effective management systems for identifying, assessing, managing, mitigating  and monitoring EHS risks during project execution. These systems should cover not only activities and employees of Trina but also contractors, cross-border work teams and any other third-party service providers.
  • Develop and maintain a consistent regional emergency response and management system. Lead incident management, investigations and corrective actions.
  • Establish and oversee EHS assurance programs, including audits, inspections, compliance reviews, performance reporting, and management reviews. 
  • Drive a strong safety culture through leadership engagement, training, coaching, communication, and continuous improvement initiatives. 
  • Maintain relationships with regulators, clients, certification bodies, industry organizations, and other external stakeholders on EHS matters. 
  • Lead and coordinate regional EHS resources, including internal personnel, external consultants, and specialist service providers. 
  • Support the implementation of corporate ESG and sustainable development strategies.
  • Provide regular EHS performance reporting and strategic recommendations to executive leadership. 

Requirements

  • Degree or professional qualification in Environment, Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related discipline. 
  • Significant EHS leadership experience within energy storage, renewable energy, construction, utilities, infrastructure, or other high-risk industries. 
  • Strong knowledge of UK and European EHS legislation and management systems (including ISO 45001). 
  • Proven experience developing EHS strategy, governance frameworks, and organizational capability. 
  • Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead EHS performance across multiple countries and complex projects. 
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. 

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