Health And Safety Manager

Job Specification – Health & Safety Manager (Data Centre Project)

Location: Frankfurt, Germany (project-based)

Salary: €90,000 – €110,000 + flights + accommodation + performance bonuses

Sector: Hyperscale Data Centres / Mission-Critical Construction

Overview

A leading data centre general contractor delivering large-scale hyperscale facilities across Europe is seeking an experienced Health & Safety Manager for a major new-build data centre project in Frankfurt. This role is essential to ensuring safe delivery of a fast-paced, highly technical construction programme involving significant M&E, complex logistics, and multiple trade contractors.

This is a site-based role with full rotation support including flights, accommodation, and additional bonuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all site Health & Safety functions on a large-scale data centre construction project
• Develop, implement, and maintain project-specific H&S plans, procedures, and method statements
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and risk assessments, ensuring compliance with local German regulations and company standards
• Support construction and MEP teams in safe planning of high-risk activities, including lifting operations, electrical works, hot works, and commissioning
• Deliver toolbox talks, safety briefings, and training sessions for direct staff and subcontractors
• Investigate incidents, near misses, and non-conformance, producing reports and implementing corrective actions
• Manage subcontractor H&S performance, ensuring safe systems of work are in place and adhered to
• Liaise with local authorities, client representatives, and internal leadership on all safety-related matters
• Promote a proactive safety culture across the project

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven Health & Safety Manager experience on major construction or mission-critical / M&E-heavy projects (data centres, pharma, industrial, large commercial, energy)
• Strong working knowledge of European H&S regulations (German experience beneficial but not essential)
• Recognised H&S qualification (NEBOSH, equivalent European certification, or degree-level HSE qualification)
• Experience managing safety across large, multi-contractor sites
• Strong communication, leadership, and influencing skills
• Ability to work internationally on a rotational or project-based basis
• Competency with incident management, reporting systems, and risk assessment tools

What’s on Offer

• €90,000 – €110,000 salary depending on experience
• Flights and fully-funded accommodation in Frankfurt
• Opportunity to work on one of Europe’s leading hyperscale data centre builds
• Strong career progression within a fast-growing general contractor