Digital Realty

Health and Safety Manager, Design and Construction.

Digital Realty  •  Republic of France (Onsite)  •  11 days ago
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Job Description

The Health and Safety Coordinator plays a pivotal role in fostering a safe working environment by implementing and maintaining health and safety frameworks throughout the organization. This position collaborates with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with regulations and standards, focusing on data center operations nationwide. The coordinator manages certifications, oversees audits and investigations, and provides essential administrative support to the health and safety function. Effective communication and organizational skills are crucial for success in this mid-level role.

Step into a pivotal role where your leadership will shape safety culture at some of Europe's most cutting-edge construction sites, including prominent data centers in Paris.
As the Health & Safety Manager, you'll be the driving force for ensuring visible, effective safety standards and continuous improvement. Champion best practices and empower teams to mitigate risks, collaborating with passionate professionals dedicated to compliance, innovation, and excellence.

Reporting Structure

  • Reports directly to the Regional Health and Safety Director.
  • Collaborates across internal departments & the international Health & Safety community.
  • Engages externally with contractors, customers, auditors, and consultants.

Your Mission

  • Lead and evolve health and safety management systems in accordance with ISO 45001.
  • Serve as a trusted partner to general contractors and project managers, ensuring safety is at the forefront.
  • Shape processes and tools that proactively control high-risk activities, keeping every site mission-safe.
  • Drive awareness, deliver engaging training, and foster a high-performing safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Site HSE Supervision
    • Embed and deploy Health & Safety Policy onsite
    • Analyze daily operations and high-risk activities (HRA)
    • Conduct frequent site safety visits and generate actionable reports
    • Identify safety gaps, propose solutions, and track corrective actions
    • Build key safety performance indicators, drive preventive and corrective strategies
    • Cultivate feedback channels and participate in site safety meetings
    • Recommend innovative technical improvements in partnership with contractors
    • Investigate accidents, formulate corrective measures, and drive field awareness
  2. Project Management
    • Collaborate with legal, technical, and procurement teams to integrate safety into project designs and processes
    • Develop and update HSE specifications for site launches
    • Lead risk analysis and deploy targeted action plans from project inception
    • Ensure full compliance throughout project life cycle
    • Support HSE protocols during site reception
  3. Communication, Training & Awareness
    • Drive safety communication via newsletters, intranet, and field sessions
    • Lead creative training and awareness campaigns, assessing team skills and readiness
    • Develop and maintain guides/FAQs for basic site safety (evacuation plans, layout, fire safety)
  4. Management Systems
    • Enforce Information Security and Integrated Management System protocols
    • Report and respond to security incidents with agility
    • Continually optimize management systems—delight internal and external clients

Essential Skills & Expertise

  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in Health and Safety within construction environments
  • Excellent command of French and English
  • Advanced skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Deep knowledge of EMEA health and safety regulations, audit techniques, risk analysis & ISO 45001
  • Membership with IOSH or EMEA equivalent, striving towards chartered certification

Core Competencies

  • Inspirational safety leader with a proactive, can-do attitude
  • Strong commitment to compliance, professionalism, teamwork, and customer-centricity
  • Natural authority, hands-on mindset, meticulous attention to detail
  • Exceptional communicator and collaborator
  • Self-driven, pragmatic, able to juggle multiple projects and priorities
  • Resilient and adaptive in dynamic environments

Qualifications

  • Degree or diploma specialized in health and safety


4-7 Years proven experience in health and safety management
Valid qualification in occupational health and safety
Deep understanding of legal health and safety guidelines
Ability to produce reports and analyse data
Excellent organizational and motivational skills
Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Multi-site experience is ideal
Fluency in English (written and oral)

Digital Realty

About Digital Realty

Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data "meeting place". Digital Realty enables its customers with the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300+ facilities in 50+ metros across 25+ countries on six continents.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Austin, TX
Year Founded
Unknown
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