Country QHSE Manager

The Health & Safety Country Manager provides strategic and operational leadership to drive a proactive, risk-based Health & Safety culture across the country, aligned with SGS global standards and business objectives. The role is accountable for embedding effective risk management, strengthening operational discipline, and ensuring that Health & Safety is integrated into all business activities to support sustainable and safe growth. Acting as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and leadership teams, the role influences decision-making and ensures strong governance, leadership accountability, and continuous improvement across all locations.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide strategic leadership by translating global and regional H&S strategy into a clear and actionable country roadmap aligned with business priorities. Drive a risk-based approach focusing on identification, assessment, and control of critical risks, ensuring effectiveness of controls rather than simple compliance. Lead the development of a strong safety culture, reinforcing leadership behaviors, accountability, and employee engagement across all levels of the organisation. Ensure robust incident reporting, investigation, and learning processes, with a focus on root cause analysis and prevention of recurrence. Build organisational capability through coaching, training, and development of H&S personnel and operational leaders. Ensure compliance with local regulations and SGS standards, and support integration of H&S into acquisitions, projects, and operational changes.