EHS Lead Specialist - Wind Field Services
GE Vernova · Belgrade
Job Description Summary
Our mission:At GE Vernova we are united by a single, urgent and optimistic mission: electrify to thrive and decarbonize. The world needs us to accelerate the transition to more reliable, affordable and sustainable energy. Together, we have the energy to change the world.
What impact you'll make?
As our EHS Lead Specialist for Onshore Wind for area of Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia and Israel, you are more than just a compliance manager—you are a Safety Champion. You will play a critical role in our "Fatality-Free" ambition, safeguarding our most valuable assets: our people.
Reporting directly to the EU East/North Portfolio EHS Services Leader, you will act as the strategic partner to our local Service Manager and Site Leads. You won’t just monitor safety; you will lead a cultural shift, influencing field technicians, site teams, and contractors to embrace a proactive safety mindset. Whether you are providing onsite guidance for complex wind turbine activities or advising on safer operational solutions, your expertise will ensure that we not only meet international standards (ISO 14001/45001) but define the standard for excellence in the renewable energy sector.
In this high-impact role, you will:
• Be the Local Authority: Serve as the primary EHS point of contact for our wind sites, warehouses, and field operations in area of responsibility, ensuring every team member returns home safely.
• Influence & Coach: Move beyond the desk to lead, mentor, and influence stakeholders—from local contractors to our Service teams—ensuring the "GEV Life Saving Rules" are lived out every day.
• Drive strategic solutions: act as a trusted advisor to Service Managers and a key escalation point for our customers. You will solve complex safety challenges, turning compliance into operational success.
• Shape the Culture: Use your technical background and communication skills to drive factual, transparent, and effective safety conversations that build trust and long-term improvements.
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities
- Manage EHS system to ensure compliance with GEV, local regulation, ISO14001 and ISO45001 standards and requirements. Provide support and lead activities during ISO (re)certifications within area of responsibility.
- Define, track and analyze EHS KPI's for area of responsibility.
- Drive and support Services team in EHS maturity improvements.
- Review Safety Plan and site procedures and develop updates when needed.
- Coordinate the GEV EHS programs and assist Ops management in implementing it.
- Managing different digital EHS tools in the supported area/s.
- Follow up of all applicable legislation and standards, and ensure that requirements are understood, to achieve compliance.
- Conduct a documented periodic EHS Inspections and audits.
- Advise the management of GEV of unsafe acts/conditions observed on the field for prompt corrective action to eliminate the unsafe act/condition.
- Take action to stop unsafe acts or conditions, before they result in an injury or incident.
- Facilitate area EHS meetings.
- Coordinate/facilitate annual EHS training plan for the supported Area/s and conduct EHS trainings and awareness sessions, when needed, to all personnel in the assigned areas.
- Manage incidents/accidents to ensure the required actions are implemented expediently and assist with conducting accident/incident investigations.
- Liaise with Contractors/Subcontractors, insurance representatives, local medical services, local fire and police departments, local regulatory agencies, and Customer/Client on EHS related matters.
- Manage any site inspections carried out by regulatory agencies.
- Ensure GEV is recordkeeping as required by local regulatory agencies and EHS Plan, maintaining documentation of EHS training, EHS audits and inspections and occupational safety and health monitoring activities.
- Regularly review the sites Emergency Plan, ensuring all required materials and equipment is in place, where required it is tested, and the persons required to use it are trained.
- Ensure Emergency drills are carried out at least quarterly;
Qualifications/Requirements
Technical background in electricity, mechanical, WTG Installations etc. is a considered an advantage.
Internationally recognized professional EHS qualification, like NEBOSH...etc.
Good knowledge of Microsoft office, web-based tools.
Familiar with ISO 45001, 14001 Certifications framework.
Physical condition and fitness to climb a wind turbine.
Good knowledge and understanding of local rules/regulations framework, interactions between authorities.
Car driver licence.
Technical Skills: Skilled level in EHS Risk Assessment, EHS Guidelines and Processes, EHS Audits and Assessments, Regulatory Compliance, Incident Management and Root Cause Analysis, EHS Management System; Process development and optimization, continuous improvement and lean, project management, Contractor management.
Soft skills: Skilled level in Influence and communication, resilience and change management, performance, resources and conflict management, Employee relations and team engagement, vision and goals setting and analytical problem solving.
Languages: Fluent English skills and local language (written and spoken).
Experience: 5 years of EHS experience in field operations within international environment, ideally in wind business.
Travel Requirements: up to 50% of the time with a focus on sites in area of responsibility.
Permanent Serbian Work Permit is required
Desired Characteristics
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Proactive, self-driven and able to work autonomously.
- Strong initiative and ability to manage responsibilities independently.
- Ability to read, analyze safety regulations, and make application to an industrial workplace.
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to perform in a fast paced environment and make quick and sound decisions in emergency response situations.
- Ability to effectively communicate in writing and verbally and influence to a diverse group/level of employees.
- Strong organizational skills.
- GWO (Global Wind Organization) qualifications (WINDA code).
- Local EHS Licenses considered as advantage.
- Experience in international environment
- Experience in working with and coordinating local EHS consultants
Additional Information
Relocation Assistance Provided: No