HSE Manager (m/f/d)

The Company Established in London in 1998, JSM Group is a leading provider of integrated utility infrastructure solutions. Its combination of end-to-end technical expertise, decades of industry experience, and unlimited fresh thinking make the group a trusted partner for the implementation of next-generation connectivity in energy and communications. Its focus is on building for tomorrow, by delivering every day for clients right across the UK, Europe and beyond.

Our collective goal is to become the leading utility infrastructure services provider.

JSM Utility Services (EU) GmbH, whilst supported by the wider JSM Group, is a startup business seeking to expand rapidly to service both existing and new clients and is at the forefront of JSM European expansion.

SCOPE OF ROLE As HSE Manager Germany, you will play a key role in establishing and developing JSM's Health, Safety and Environmental function in Germany.

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on HSE professional with around 3–5 years of experience who is ready to take ownership, broaden their expertise and grow with the business.

You will work closely with the Group SHEQ Director and the UK SHEQ team while taking increasing ownership of HSE activities in Germany. You will have the opportunity to develop your expertise across HSE, quality, compliance and risk management, with a clear development path towards future leadership responsibility.

As the German business grows, you will have the opportunity to build and develop the local HSE team and potentially progress into a future Head of HSE Germany role.

We will support your development through a structured development plan and access to our Leadership Academy, providing training and development opportunities to help you grow into your future responsibilities.

HOW YOU`LL SUCCEED

• Focus on impact, ownership and development — what success looks like in the role.
• Take ownership of HSE activities across Germany and act as a visible HSE champion.
• Build strong relationships with project teams, subcontractors, clients and the wider JSM team.
• Bring a hands-on, flexible and solutions-oriented approach to challenges.
• Proactively identify risks and opportunities to improve HSE performance.
• Collaborate closely with the UK SHEQ team while developing increasing autonomy in Germany
• Take ownership of your personal development through JSM's development plan and Leadership Academy.
• Grow your technical and leadership capabilities with the long-term opportunity to become Head of HSE Germany.

What You'll Be Doing

• Focus on the actual responsibilities and day-to-day work.
• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of JSM's HSE Management System in Germany.
• Ensure compliance with German legislation, client requirements and JSM standards.
• Support risk assessments, method statements, emergency plans, inductions and toolbox talks.
• Conduct and support site inspections, audits and proactive HSE monitoring.
• Support the selection, assessment and monitoring of subcontractors.
• Investigate accidents, incidents and utility damages, identifying root causes and corrective actions.
• Monitor and report HSE KPIs and performance.
• Work with project and construction teams to ensure HSE requirements are embedded from pre-construction through to delivery.
• Support the development of the German HSE function as JSM's European business grows.
• Over time, take on greater leadership responsibility and contribute to building the German HSE team.

What It Takes

• 3–5 years of experience in HSE or EHS or a related field.
• Experience in construction, utilities, infrastructure, energy, electrical, data centres or another high-risk environment.
• Good knowledge of German HSE legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional qualification in HSE, Engineering, Environmental Management or a related field.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
• Experience with risk assessments, audits, inspections, incident investigations and corrective actions.
• Experience working with subcontractors, contractors or external stakeholders.
• Comfortable with digital tools and systems; experience with Procore or similar platforms is a plus.
• Fluent German and English, both written and spoken.
• A hands-on, flexible, resilient, team-oriented and ownership-driven personality, with the ambition and potential to develop into a future HSE leader.

Why join us? This is more than a traditional HSE Manager position. You'll be joining at the beginning of JSM's German growth journey, giving you the opportunity to shape how HSE is done in Germany from the start.

You'll have the support of an established international SHEQ team, while having the freedom and responsibility to build your own expertise, take ownership and develop the German function.

For the right person, this role can be the first step towards becoming JSM's future Head of HSE Germany.

At JSM Group, we are a leading specialist infrastructure engineering company. We design and install the complex power networks, digital infrastructure and specialist systems a future-focused worldwide marketplace needs. From High-Power grid connections to Critical Utilities. Data Centres to Renewable Energy, our full turnkey solution teams manage the full scope to help advise and deliver complex infrastructure projects at speed, on time and with reduced legislation, technical and commercial risks.