Job Description

About Support Functions

A global organisation. It’s not just those in our industrial sites and technical centres that are vital to Umicore’s growth. Across our support functions we ensure that we continue to grow and evolve – whether it’s by making sure our decisions are commercially viable, enhancing our reputation, building new customer relationships or finding the right people who can build on what we’ve already achieved. The variety of our work means we cannot stand still. We need to find new ways to do things, discover new solutions and develop new ideas. Which is where you come in.

Your Key Accountabilities

As Head of Environment, you will play a key leadership role in shaping and delivering the environmental strategy for the Olen site.

Reporting directly to the Site Director, you will lead a team of environmental specialists and ensure the site remains compliant, sustainable and future-focused.

You will act as the statutory Environmental Coordinator (Type A) and serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders, authorities and corporate stakeholders.

• Define and drive the environmental vision, strategy and objectives for the Olen site.
• Lead, coach and develop a multidisciplinary team of approximately 12 employees.
• Ensure operational excellence across emissions control, waste management and wastewater treatment.
• Partner with Corporate EHS to deploy Umicore EHS and ESG objectives at site level.
• Lead the environmental permit renewal process and act as the primary contact for regulatory authorities.
• Serve as the legally appointed Environmental Coordinator in line with Flemish legislation.
• Provide expert environmental advice to management teams and support compliance and sustainability improvements.
• Support expansion and investment projects with environmental expertise and permitting guidance.
• Lead soil and groundwater remediation projects and manage stakeholder communication.

Who we are looking for

• Master's degree or PhD in Engineering, Science or Environmental disciplines.
• Certified Environmental Coordinator Type A.
• Strong knowledge of environmental legislation, permitting and environmental technologies.
• Proven experience dealing with environmental permits and regulatory authorities.
• Experienced people leader within an industrial environment.
• Native Dutch speaker with excellent English skills.
• Strong communicator able to influence and collaborate across all organizational levels.
• Hands-on, pragmatic and visible leader who enjoys being close to operations.

What we offer

We aim to lead the way. Not just for our customers, but for our employees too. That is why we strive to create a collaborative environment in which we can all succeed, and a culture through which we can all share ideas, develop our expertise and advance our careers. We engage in building an inclusive work culture that offers equal opportunities for all employees irrespective of their diverse backgrounds. As you would expect from a world-leading organisation, we will also reward your contribution with a competitive salary and benefits. With all this and more, imagine what you could do?