Health & Safety Manager

<h2>International Airport of Heraklion, Crete S.A. is currently looking for:</h2><h2>Health &amp; Safety Manager</h2><h2>Responsibilities</h2><ul>
<li>Oversees the company’s Occupational Health, Safety &amp; Wellbeing framework, ensuring a strong safety culture across all airport facilities</li>
<li>Maintains the structure and audit readiness of the Occupational Health &amp; Safety Management System (OH&amp;S/HSE) in line with national/EU requirements and EASA/ICAO provisions.</li>
<li>Ensures the implementation of risk‑based health, safety, and wellbeing programs across airside, landside, terminals, maintenance, and office areas</li>
<li>Monitors legislative and standards updates and updates policies, procedures, and risk assessments accordingly.</li>
<li>Leads occupational health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g. medical surveillance, workplace hygiene, ergonomics, fatigue/stress management)</li>
<li>Manages OH&amp;S training for employees, contractors and service providers and ensures compliance with certifications and induction requirements.</li>
<li>Ensures mandatory certifications, induction, and record keeping compliance.</li>
<li>Investigates workplace accidents, occupational illnesses, injuries, and near misses and follows up on corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).</li>
<li>Provides incident reports, statistics, and required documentation to senior management and relevant authorities.</li>
<li>Conducts regular inspections, audits, and workplace risk assessments, ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with internal standards and legal obligations.</li>
<li>Updates the Company Risk Register with assessment findings and tracks implementation progress of recommended measures.</li>
<li>Acts as primary contact for occupational health professionals, external auditors, labor inspectors, and consultants, and follows up on recommendations.</li>
<li>Ensures emergency response plans are established, communicated, and regularly exercised with competent airport authorities/services.</li>
<li>Oversees the OH&amp;S budget, tracks KPIs, and submits periodic reports to management and relevant bodies.</li>
</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or a related field</li>
<li>Master’s degree in Health &amp; Safety, Risk Management, Occupational Health, or equivalent is considered an asset</li>
<li>Minimum 7 years of experience in occupational health and safety roles, preferably within aviation, transportation, infrastructure, industrial, or large operational environments</li>
<li>Proven ability to conduct thorough investigations into health and safety incidents, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of national H&amp;S legislation, EU Directives, and best practices applicable to complex, regulated environments</li>
<li>Experience with Health &amp; Safety Management Systems (HSE), including risk assessments, safety audits, and occupational health evaluations</li>
<li>Recognized H&amp;S professional certification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, ISO 45001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or national equivalent)</li>
</ul><h2>Competencies</h2><ul>
<li>Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively across departments and organizational levels</li>
<li>High level of integrity, autonomy, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset</li>
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