Health & Safety Engineer

About us Get on board with Damen Naval, along with more than 1,200 professionals based in The Netherlands, Romania, and Germany. Damen Naval designs and builds advanced naval vessels for customers all over the world. With a passion for technological innovation and sustainable solutions, we continue to push the boundaries in naval shipbuilding. You can be part of our team The role For this interim role Damen Naval is looking for a Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Engineer who can start on a temporary basis for the period of eighteen months. As Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Engineer you will be involved in the technical and process activities, ensuring timely delivery of OHS requirements and providing vital support to project teams. Your specialized knowledge and support in occupational health and safety are crucial for engineers, subcontractors, and project partners, ensuring adherence to OHS contract requirements between Damen Naval and our client. As OHS Engineer you provide guidance on mitigating risks, actively engage in (design) reviews, offer support throughout production, testing, and trials, and lead follow-up efforts in case of deviations, including coordination with (key) suppliers.
Be a part of our team to ensure occupational health and safety excellence throughout the project lifecycle
Key accountabilities As an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Engineer your key responsibilities will include:

Conducting assessments of hazard analysis, potential safety issues, and maintaining a hazard log.
Coordinating, analyzing, and collecting data from subcontractors and stakeholders, evaluating existing safety protocols, and identifying areas for enhancement.
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement effective safety measures into project, design, and execution phases.
Analyzing processes, equipment, and facilities to assess risks and recommend corrective actions.
Staying updated on changes in occupational health and safety laws and regulations and proactively adapting accordingly.
Coordinating and aligning internal stakeholders and ensuring proper integration with subcontractors regarding the outsourced scope, such as Hazard Assessment and Environmental Impact Analyses.
Coordinating and facilitating subcontractor (suppliers) contribution to the project during acquisition, preparation, and execution phases.
Skills & experience As an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Engineer, you should possess the following qualifications and qualities:

Bachelor or Master degree in occupational health and safety or a related field (in Dutch ARBO).
Proficient knowledge of occupational health and safety laws, regulations, and standards.
Experience as an occupational health and safety specialist, preferably within a complex technical environment.
Proficient in Dutch, German, and English all written and verbal.
Certification in relevant occupational health and safety standards (e.g., Permanent EU citizenship and passport are both required and candidates with NL/EU (work) visa or with both an EU and non-EU nationality and/or passport are not eligible in accordance with the requirements imposed by the military nature of our projects.
What we offer At Damen Naval, we value our interim team members and strive for a positive and successful collaboration. As an interim professional on secondment basis (detachering) or as a freelancer (ZZP), we offer you the following conditions:

Flexibility to work partially from home.
Other Are you interested in the interim position of [vacancy title], kindly submit your application along with your CV and motivation letter. Please state your preferred agreement, secondment (detachering) or freelance (zzp) along with an indication of:

Secondment: your monthly gross salary based on fulltime work.
Freelance: your hourly rate.
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