HSSE Site Manager – Data Centre (Contract)

Location: Linz, Austria
Rate: Approximately €80 per hour (Negotiable depending on experience) 

About the Role

Are you an experienced HSSE Site Manager looking for your next opportunity?

Technical Resources is partnering with a specialist engineering contractor delivering a major data centre construction project to hire a HSSE Site Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing all health, safety, security and environmental activities on site, ensuring construction and M&E installation works are carried out safely, compliantly, and in line with project requirements.

This is an ideal opportunity to join an established organisation with a strong reputation for delivering high-quality critical infrastructure solutions across European projects.

Key Responsibilities

• HSE Management: Manage and oversee all Health, Safety, Security and Environmental activities across a live data centre construction site, ensuring full compliance with Austrian legislation and client requirements.
• Documentation & Safe Systems of Work: Develop, implement and maintain site-specific HSE plans, procedures, permits to work and safe systems of work; review and approve Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
• Site Inspections & Audits: Conduct regular site inspections, safety audits and risk assessments, with particular focus on high-risk activities including working at height, electrical installations, lifting operations and commissioning works.
• Stakeholder & Contractor Liaison: Work closely with site managers, supervisors, subcontractors and client representatives to maintain a consistent and positive safety culture across all disciplines on site.
• Training & Briefings: Deliver toolbox talks, safety inductions, briefings and training to site personnel, promoting proactive engagement with HSE procedures at all levels.
• Incident Investigation & Reporting: Investigate incidents and near misses, implement corrective actions, and maintain accurate HSE records, compliance documentation and regular safety reports in support of emergency response planning.

Experience & Qualifications Required

Essential:

• Experience: Demonstrable Health & Safety management experience within M&E construction or major engineering/infrastructure projects, with a proven track record on large-scale construction sites.
• Technical Skills: Strong working knowledge of construction safety procedures, RAMS, permit-to-work systems, and the management of high-risk activities including working at height, lifting operations and electrical installations.
• Project/Operational Scope: Experience managing HSE activities across complex, multi-discipline construction environments with multiple subcontractor packages.
• Qualifications: NEBOSH qualification, TechIOSH professional status or an accepted equivalent.
• Soft Skills: Confident communicator with strong leadership, organisational skills and the ability to engage effectively with clients, contractors and senior project stakeholders.
• Language & Eligibility: Strong professional English is essential. Candidates must hold an EU passport or have the legal right to work in Austria at the time of application.

Desirable:

• Sector Background: Previous experience on Data Centre, Mission Critical or large-scale M&E commissioning projects.
• Certifications: VCA, VOL-VCA or other relevant European construction safety certification.
• Regional Experience: Prior experience working on construction projects in Austria or elsewhere in Europe.
• Language Skills: German language skills would be a distinct advantage.
• Operational Scope: Experience managing multiple subcontractors across varied engineering disciplines on a single project.

What We Offer

• Competitive Hourly Rate: Approximately €80 per hour, negotiable depending on experience
• Private accommodation provided near the project site in Linz.
• Flights covered for the duration of the contract.
• Long-term contract opportunity on a high-profile critical infrastructure project.
• Initially 40 hours per week, with the opportunity to increase to approximately 50 hours as the project ramps up.

How to Apply

To apply for this HSSE Site Manager position, please submit an up-to-date CV.

Note: Applicants must hold an EU passport or valid right to work in Austria at the time of application.

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