HSE Manager/ Responsable Santé, Sécurité & Environment H/F

For more than 80 years, we have created better indoor environments by bringing daylight and fresh air into homes and other buildings all over the world. Our key products are roof windows, flat roof skylights and modular skylights for commercial buildings as well as accessories like blinds, and roller shutters, plus solutions for operating them, including sensor-driven, remote controlled and smart-home systems.

The VELUX Values guide our everyday work. As VELUX employees, the values are our compass for decision-making in both good and challenging times. They represent ‘the how’ behind our Model Company Objective, purpose and strategy. The values respect the Model Company Objective and help us advance in line with our purpose. VELUX Values bring our Model Company Objective, our Purpose and our Strategy closer to our everyday work. Your bright future awaits.

We’re looking for a HS&E Manager for France to join our team. The person will be based in our Morangis office.

Purpose of the role: You will lead the development and effective implementation of HSE culture, policies, procedures and assist in a sustainable culture of HSE across France reporting to our Customer Service Director.

What you will do:

Risk Management

• Conduct and review risk assessments, method statements, and safe systems of work.

• Identify hazards, evaluate risks, and recommend effective control measures.

• Support managers in implementing corrective actions and monitoring their effectiveness.

Policies & procedures

• Establishing a process and policies of active health and safety monitoring and support of local H&S programs and ensuring compliance with local legislative requirements across the region

• Ensure adherence to policies, procedures and standards.

Incident & Emergency management

• Serve as primary contact for injury and incident notification,

• investigation / root cause analysis, and incident management, including implementation of lessons learned.

• Support emergency planning, fire safety arrangements, and first aid provision

Training & awareness

• Assist and deliver HSE training to staff

• Assist HSE induction to new starters and existing employees

• Evaluate new safety technology and monitor the distribution of safety equipment.

• Promote and facilitate key safety initiatives per management requests

Audit, Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Assist in the HSE internal and external audit program (as required)

• Prepare reports on safety performance, trends, and improvement opportunities.

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aligned with VELUX values and sustainability goals.

• Collaborate with different internal stakeholders to drive HSE agenda topics (Global, region, P&O, CSSCT, Facilities, wider management teams),

• When required, champion as needed, HSE initiatives across Southwest region

Required skills, qualifications and experience:

• Have a minimum of 5 years of experience from working with HSE, preferably in an international environment

• Good communication skills both in French and fluent in English

• Able to encourage and coach others, when it comes to compliance with legislation and VELUX standards

• Analytical mindset with strong problem‑solving abilities.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions

• Able to work across multi-cultural environments and matrix environment

• Effective administrator, well organized and methodical

• Computer literate, experience with MS office packages

• Able to travel up to 30 days per year.

Qualifications

• University Degree Qualifications in related discipline preferred

• NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum) or equivalent.

• Experience with ISO 9001, 14001 / or 45001 will be a plus

• Have the CSST (Certificat de Compétences en Santé et Sécurité au Travail) is desirable.

• Additional fire safety, first aid, or environmental qualifications are an advantage

Ready to apply?

Learn more about the VELUX Group online at where you can read more about working at our company and what to expect of our recruitment process.

We look forward to receiving your application and CV as soon as possible. We are conducting interviews on an ongoing basis until we have the right match.

All inquiries will be treated confidentially.

About VELUX

In the VELUX Group, we offer you a world of opportunities and the chance to create a bright future. From the forefront of the roof window category, we enable those who live, work and play under the roof transform their spaces and live a healthier everyday life with more daylight and fresh air.

The VELUX Group is an international, family-owned business with strong financial roots and each year we can create real impact by reinvesting in society, our employees and planet through our foundations. With 20 production companies in 12 countries and sales companies in 37 countries, our products are widely available. We employ around 12,000 people, and our company is headquartered in Denmark. Alongside the rest of our values, “courage” and “mutual respect” define our actions every day and how we wish to contribute to the world.