Senior QHSE Manager

Job Title:

• Senior QHSE Manager

Location:

• Remote - Travel as required

Job Purpose:

The purpose of the role is: The Senior / QHSE Manager- EMEA is accountable for providing strategic and operational leadership for Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) across a global life sciences EMEA account managing their commercial office portfolio. The role ensures regulatory compliance, audit readiness, effective incident management, and continuous improvement of QHSE standards across a complex, multi-country portfolio, while acting as a trusted advisor to both CBRE and client stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

QHSE Leadership & Governance

• Implement, manage, and review the Strategic QHSE Plan, leading initiatives and best practices across all QHSE management areas.
• Act as the primary QHSE subject-matter expert for the client account.
• Interpret and apply client EHS, quality, and compliance requirements, including Quality Agreements and Service Compliance Questionnaires (SCQs).
• Provide pragmatic, risk-based advice on scope, applicability, and contractual obligations.
• Monitor and report on QHSE performance trends, ensuring legal and contractual compliance and adherence to established metrics.

Audits, Assurance & Compliance

• Own and deliver the annual EMEA QHSE audit programme, including planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Conduct site audits and assessments across multiple countries and coordinate support from the wider QHSE platform.
• Lead and support EHS gap assessments and ensure corrective actions are clearly defined and tracked.
• Prepare operational teams for client and corporate audits.
• Own and ensure compliance for Competency Verification programme
• Support Technical Compliance Register Program
• Ensure Global Core Safety Training Program is monitored and driven to completion

Incident & Risk Management:

• Provide oversight and challenge in response to incidents, near misses, and high-risk events.
• Review investigation quality, ensure appropriate escalation, and drive accountability where required.
• Support development of risk assessments and safe systems of work, including during abnormal or adverse operating conditions.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement:

• Act as a key QHSE interface with the clients EHS, Quality, and Operations stakeholders across EMEA.
• Participate in governance forums, quality reviews, and QHSE-related meetings.
• Provide QHSE input to projects, change initiatives, and major works.
• Support effective business communication through advice, review, leadership, and direct contribution to management.

Continuous Improvement & Capability:

• Define and drive annual QHSE priorities aligned to client and CBRE objectives.
• Lead development of QHSE capability through initiatives such as QHSE Champions and learning pathways.
• Support integration of client EHS systems and reporting tools, subject to agreed scope.
• Promote a strong safety culture and recognition of QHSE performance and achievements.
• Deliver QHSE communications, guidance, and training to maintain competence and awareness.
• Strong network of platform contacts
• Active involvement in platform initiatives, leading implementation on account when relevant

Reporting & Communication:

• Provide clear, concise QHSE updates and leadership reporting including, but not limited to AIQ metrics, QBRs, MBRs, central data reporting both regular and ad hoc.
• Share best practice, guidance, and reference materials across the account.

Person Specification:

• Engineering or Bachelors Degree or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
• Strong experience in QHSE / EHS leadership within a regulated, multi-site environment.
• Proven capability in audits, compliance assessments, and incident management across international portfolios.
• Understanding of Safety mindset and hoe to embed into account teams
• Working across site and central support teams to deliver requirements, engaging stakeholders as required