The role: Health and Safety Manager

Sector: Facilities Management – Retail Stores
Location: Amsterdam

Salary: €50,000 to €60,000

Languages: English and Dutch

A leading facilities management provider is seeking an experienced Safety Manager to support high-profile contracts operating within a retail environment.

This role requires someone who understands the pace, terminology and compliance expectations of safety related operations. You will play a key role in embedding a strong safety culture across hard services and engineering delivery, ensuring compliance, consistency and continuous improvement.

The Role

• Lead health & safety strategy across the contracts
• Ensure full compliance with EN ISO standards (45001)
• Act as the subject matter expert for safety within a live operational retail environment
• Conduct audits, inspections and risk assessments across multiple sites
• Support operational teams in safe delivery of services within regulated environments
• Investigate incidents, identify root causes and implement corrective actions
• Engage with client stakeholders, ensuring alignment with safety expectations and standards
• Deliver training, toolbox talks and ongoing safety briefings
• Drive continuous improvement in safety performance and reporting

About You

• Proven experience in a Safety Manager or senior HSEQ role within facilities management
• Working knowledge of EN ISO 45001 and EN ISO 9001 systems and compliance
• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent)
• Confident communicator, able to influence operational teams and senior stakeholders
• Proactive, detail-oriented and solutions-focused
• Comfortable working across multiple sites in a fast-paced, operational setting

Experience & Skills

• Experience managing safety within high-footfall, public-facing environments
• Strong audit, reporting and compliance management capability
• Ability to build relationships with both internal teams and external clients
• Experience driving behavioural safety and cultural change initiatives

This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile contract where safety is critical to operational success. The role offers real influence, autonomy and the chance to shape safety standards within a demanding and visible environment.

To be considered, please click apply.

You must be able to love and work in the EU without restriction and be willing to travel

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