EHS Engineer

the assigned Project work site complied to local legal regulations, Schneider Electric SAFE practices, as well as Clients requirements, and to achieve zero accident.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensures Project site regulatory compliance for Safety, Health and Environment field including KOSHA, Serious Accident Punishment Act (SAPA), SE policy & directives and Clients' HSE requirements

• Develop, implement, and enforce comprehensive HSE plans, policies, and procedures tailored to the specific project.

• Conduct regular site inspections and audits to identify hazards, assess risks, and ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards.

• Investigate accidents, near misses, and other incidents to determine root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.

• Provide HSE training and safety awareness programs to contractors and other teams. Lead regular safety meetings with clients & contractors, including toolbox meetings.

• Track and report on HSE performance metrics to identify areas for improvement. Ensure adherence to environmental protection measures and to health management programs for complying to local regulations.

• Develop and lead emergency response drills to prepare for various scenarios at the project site.

• For doing various stakeholder coordination, collaborate with management, external agencies, and regulatory bodies on HSE matters.

• Supports Top Management, other Business Units (PM teams) and Country EHS leader in HSE Management System standard operation.

• Participate in other project bidding, project discussion related to HSE matters.

• Assist procurement in overall contractor's pre-qualification, and manage the company's contractor safety passport program.

• Manage and report serious near misses reviewing on country level, track and follow-up action plan with the service team.

• Support other auxiliary work related to company-wide contractor safety management including contractor safety day coordination & safety training

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or above in Heath, Safety, Environmental Engineering, or other related Engineering fields (i.e. Electric or Mechanic )

• At least 7 to 10 years working experiences in project HSE management (preferred including electric systems in construction site) or related field, of which 5 years should be in a supervisory capacity in Health, Safety and Environment field

• Working knowledge in Health, Safety and Environment Management Systems, HSE Auditing Techniques, Accident Investigation (including local legal compliance and ISO45000 & ISO14001 etc.)

• Industrial Safety Engineer (or higher) certification (산업안전기사)

• Good collaboration, good attitude, Independent and confident

• Excellent in communications (written & spoken) both English & Korean language

• Work location : Initial assignment to the Ulsan project site (2-3 years), followed by transferring to another project location in S. Korea. (Registering to Seoul HQ Office)

• Target work start date: Immediate hiring with a target work start date no later than March 1, 2026

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