Environment, Health and Safety Manager

My client is an MNC within IT industry, providing solutions for the Energy / Pharmaceutical space.

About the Role

Our client is looking for a HSE Manager, to build our safety function from the ground up across Singapore, Australia, Korea, Japan, and India. This greenfield role covers corporate offices, retail sites, customer environments, and live/construction data centres.

You'll partner with regional technical teams and the EMEA H&S team to align global standards, while staying hands-on at the site level.

Key Responsibilities

Governance & Compliance

• Build core H&S policies, procedures, and reporting frameworks for the region
• Develop country-specific action plans aligned to local legislation
• Implement incident reporting, risk registers, dashboards, and corrective action tracking
• Act as SME on risk management, injury prevention, drug & alcohol programs, return-to-work, and business continuity
• Monitor regulations across all five countries; liaise with client EHS teams and manage subcontractor compliance

Project & Site Support

• Guide PMs, engineers, and technicians on risk assessments, permits-to-work, and controls
• Conduct random site safety checks; create and review monthly inspection checklists
• Design toolbox talks and pre-start briefings for on-site delivery

Incident Management & Culture

• Lead incident/near-miss investigations and root-cause analysis
• Support return-to-work plans and oversee workers comp activity
• Maintain KPI reporting for APAC leadership; issue safety alerts regionally
• Build a regional training matrix and develop local safety Champions

Audit Readiness

• Prepare for and support internal/client/regulatory audits
• Maintain audit-ready documentation; track findings through to closure

Ideal Profile

• Minimum 10 years H&S experience in technical services, construction, MEP, data centres, or critical environments
• Proven track record building/maturing an H&S management system
• Strong grasp of APAC H&S legislation
• Hands-on with RAMS, permit-to-work, audits, and investigations
• Comfortable engaging clients, contractors, and regulators directly
• NEBOSH/IOSH/ISO 45001 certification, multilingual skills, digital safety platform experience, exposure to global audit programs

Please send across your most updated CV, only candidates with the relevant experience will be considered.

(Brunel International South East Asia Pte Ltd, Registration Number: 199603098R |Company License Number : 16S8067 | Eve Ng EAP Registration Number R2198025.)