Health and Safety Lead Water & Maritime

We are looking for an experienced Health, Safety & Wellbeing Lead to strengthen and embed a proactive safety and wellbeing culture across our global Water & Maritime business. In this role, you will work closely with leaders and project teams to drive continuous improvement and deliver safer, more sustainable outcomes worldwide. What you will do as Health & Safety Lead?

The Business Line HS&W Lead is responsible for embedding a proactive, people-centred Health, Safety and Wellbeing culture across the business line and ensuring Health, Safety & Wellbeing plans, processes, tools and communications are effectively integrated into project delivery, leadership behaviours, culture and compliance activities.  You will thrive in this role if you enjoy working alongside project teams, technical specialists and leaders to improve how work is delivered.

You bring a practical, coaching-oriented approach and are motivated by helping teams translate requirements into better ways of working. You are comfortable influencing without direct authority, working across functions, countries and disciplines, and building strong relationships that improve performance, accountability and continuous improvement. Rather than acting as a compliance enforcer, you see Health, Safety & Wellbeing as an integral part of leadership, project delivery and organisational culture.

1. Operational HS&W Management
- Oversee implementation of HS&W policies, procedures, and risk management frameworks within projects and offices.

- Support project teams in hazard identification, risk assessments, and development of safe work methods.

- Provide subject‑matter support for complex field, environmental, and construction supervision activities.

- Ensure lessons learned and best practices are captured, shared, and embedded.

- Drive consistent application of HS&W standards across regions, ensuring alignment to a common delivery approach.

- Promote safe design principles and support project teams in identifying, eliminating and reducing risks at the earliest stages of project development and design.  
2. Assurance, Compliance & Governance
- Support implementation and monitoring of internal health & safety standards, legal and regulatory requirements across multiple geographies.

- Lead or support incident investigations, ensuring root‑cause analysis and corrective actions.

- Track and report health & safety performance metrics, trends, and risk indicators.

- Prepare governance updates for business line leadership and global HS&W committees.

- Ensure health & safety performance is visible and linked to overall project performance, supporting continuous improvement across margin, quality and delivery outcomes
3. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration
- Act as the primary HS&W partner for the business line, supporting leaders, project managers, and field staff.

- Coordinate with global and regional HS&W teams to ensure consistency and knowledge sharing.

- Coordinate Business Line Health, Safety & Wellbeing communications, learning and improvement initiatives.

- Act as a key partner to the Technical Director in embedding HS&W into the broader technical delivery agenda.  
4. Wellbeing & Psychological Safety
- Promote wellbeing initiatives relevant to high‑pressure project delivery environments.

- Integrate physical and mental health considerations into HS&W planning and risk assessments.  
5. Capability Building
- Facilitate and support HS&W training and coaching for leaders, project managers, and site teams.

- Enhance competence in safety leadership, hazard awareness, incident reporting, and wellbeing.

- Support onboarding processes to ensure new employees understand HS&W expectations.

- Build capability to ensure HS&W is proactively integrated into project delivery, not treated as a separate activity.

- Support leaders in building ownership of Health, Safety & Wellbeing and creating a proactive learning culture. Where you will work

At Haskoning, you will join an independent, employee-owned international consultancy that combines engineering, design, and consultancy services with software and technology. Our mission, "Enhancing Society Together," drives us to create a positive impact on the world. We offer purpose-driven and challenging work in diverse international projects, leveraging our 140+ years of expertise. With over 6,800 employees in more than 25 countries, we work together to turn challenges into opportunities and make a real impact on society.

The Water & Maritime Business Line…