Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) Sub-regional Lead

As a business of around 112000 people in more than 80 countries with many more contractors and vendors working under our direction JLLs Workplace Management business line has substantial and diverse HSSE responsibilities and obligations. These apply in our own workplaces and in the portfolio of client space we manage.

We employ more than 1000 HSSE specialists globally within our HSSE vertical. Our primary areas of safety focus are on our Facilities Management and Project & Development Services. Until now our HSSE management has been built around local and regional structures. However with the increasing globalization of our client base we are now seeking to centralize our HSSE teams and create a strong HSSE platform to provide strategic and operational direction for our HSSE performance and drive the global consistency and excellence our clients and shareholders demand and our people deserve.

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Role Purpose

The HSSE Sub-regional Lead will manage the implementation of JLLs HSSE management systems across client sites in a designated sub-region (Italy). The most important objective of this role will be ensuring that our employees and contractors return home safe and healthy at the end of their working day and we minimize our Environmental impact. Delivery of this will require a focus on incident reduction consistent and proactive client engagement and close alignment across sub-regions.

This key account role provides tactical HSSE leadership ensuring that all sites in their sub-region are compliant with JLL client and local regulatory requirements. You will be the primary HSSE point of contact for Italy responsible for deploying EMEA strategies at the local level managing risk and driving a strong health safety and environmental culture. This role will need to be highly visible and the work is fast paced. The successful candidate must ensure that critical stakeholders including employees and client teams receive timely relevant information and appropriate advice on HSSE matters. The role holder must have an acute eye for HSSE risks and be able to foster a strong culture of health safety & environmental management delivering world class results improved productivity and flawless execution.

This position reports to the JLL Global & EMEA HSSE Director and will work closely with the Account Workplace Management Sub-Regional Leads with regular reporting on HSSE performance. Other key stakeholders include Engineering Quality & Compliance Finance & HR team leads. Domestic and international travel will be required expected to be 20-25% of working time.

What this job involves

Tactical Implementation

• Implement account objectives and annual plans at sub-regional level aligned to client expectations.

• Manage and reduce HSSE risks by providing guidance and advice on risk management at all levels.

• Implement contractor compliance monitoring and performance reviews in your assigned region.

• Deliver localized training programs blending live and eLearning formats to meet country-specific requirements.

• Complete prioritized site inspections coaching site facility managers addressing HSSE concerns and driving improvement.

• Provide technical advice on relevant HSSE issues and communicate changes in legislation that will impact on service delivery and/or client operations as the first point of contact for sites in your sub-region.

Monitoring Response & Reporting

• Support site teams in incident reporting and investigation processes ensuring timely reporting compliance.

• Perform regional audits and maintain local legal registers to ensure compliance.

• Support development of emergency plans and business continuity planning activities.

• Collect sub-regional performance data and prepare reports for management reviews.

• Participate in operational management meetings and hold regular update meetings with client site leads and other stakeholders.

Program & Culture Development

• Actively support and implement key HSSE programs focused on Culture Development Health & Wellbeing and High-Risk Work Management.

• Proactively develop and manage client relationships ensuring expected service levels are achieved.

• Establish effective relationships and work co-operatively with the wider account team and 3rd party vendors.

• Promote a strong safety culture through programs like One Team S.A.F.E.R Together leadership training and proactive communications.

• Identify innovations and improvement opportunities to drive best practices across the account.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in HSSE management preferably with experience across multiple sites or regions.

• A degree in occupational safety and health safety engineering or a related subject along with recognized professional HSSE qualifications.

• Experience in the implementation and auditing of environmental health and safety management systems like ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.

• Experience in Life Sciences manufacturing GxP regulated environments laboratories or logistics environments is highly desirable.

• Expertise in managing high-risk work such as working at height electrical work and working in confined spaces.

• Fluent in English and Italian with proficiency in other languages an advantage.

Other Personal Characteristics:

• Positive proactive energetic approach to health safety & environmental management.

• Evidence of strong interpersonal skills to establish credibility with colleagues and senior management and to foster effective working relations with internal and external contacts.

• Strong cultural awareness: Unwavering ethical standards; drives excellence and is innately collaborative.

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