This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Engenheiro(a) de Segurança do Trabalho (EHS) based in Brazil.
This role is responsible for leading EHS strategy and risk management across complex project environments.
You will identify, assess, and mitigate project-specific risks before and throughout execution, with particular focus on critical activities.
Working closely with project leadership, you will ensure compliance with legal requirements, corporate standards, and customer-specific EHS commitments.
The position combines technical expertise with strategic partnership, stakeholder management, and proactive safety planning.
You will help anticipate the EHS impact of changes to scope, schedules, and execution methods while protecting people and project integrity.
The role also involves planning EHS resources according to project complexity and representing the organization during customer meetings and site audits.
Frequent travel and potential relocation across Latin America make this an international role with broad project exposure.
Accountabilities:
- Identify, assess, and mitigate project-specific EHS risks before and during execution, going beyond standard operational routines and focusing on activities with elevated or unique risks.
- Develop, implement, and monitor contingency and mitigation plans for critical project activities.
- Ensure project activities comply with applicable legal requirements, corporate EHS standards, and customer-specific EHS requirements established through contracts.
- Act as a strategic EHS partner to the Project Manager, participating in project reviews, supporting decision-making, and helping manage customer expectations related to safety and environmental health.
- Represent the organization during customer meetings, construction audits, site audits, and other EHS-related engagements.
- Assess EHS resource requirements, including specialized training, specific personal protective equipment (PPE), and additional technical support, based on project schedules and the complexity of each phase.
- Evaluate the EHS implications of changes to project scope, schedules, or execution methodologies, ensuring safety considerations remain protected when balancing efficiency, cost, and deadlines.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety Engineering or a related field.
- Previous professional experience in an EHS or Occupational Safety Engineering role.
- Extensive knowledge of safety regulations applicable to large-scale construction, installation, assembly, or long-term maintenance projects.
- Strong ability to identify project-specific risks, develop mitigation strategies, and integrate EHS considerations into project planning and execution.
- Experience working strategically with project managers, customers, contractors, and other stakeholders in complex project environments.
- Strong communication, analytical, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills.
- Advanced Spanish proficiency.
- Intermediate English proficiency.
- Availability for frequent travel and potential relocation to countries across Latin America.
Benefits
- Full-time remote position.
- Opportunity to work in complex project environments with significant EHS scope and responsibility.
- International exposure through projects and potential assignments across Latin America.
- Strategic interaction with project leadership and customers.
- Relocation assistance is not provided.
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