Health and Safety Lead (HSE)

Key details

• Own and continuously improve Proxima Fusion's Health & Safety framework across all company locations
• Develop, implement, and maintain company-wide H&S policies, procedures, standards, and management systems
• Ensure compliance with applicable German, Swiss, and UK health and safety regulations
• Coordinate best practices and harmonize safety processes across laboratories, workshops, office environments, and technical facilities
• Lead risk assessments, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action programs
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and compliance reviews across all locations
• Partner with facilities and technical teams on safe design, commissioning, and operation of laboratories, workshops, and experimental infrastructure
• Support contractor management, permit-to-work systems, and safe working procedures
• Develop and deliver H&S training, onboarding, emergency response exercises, and awareness programs
• Build a proactive and positive safety culture through coaching, engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Maintain accurate H&S records, reporting dashboards, and regulatory documentation
• Act as the primary point of contact for external inspectors, auditors, and regulatory bodies
• Advise leadership on strategic H&S priorities, risks, and mitigation plans
• Support business continuity and emergency preparedness planning across all sites
• Company mission
• Proxima Fusion is Europe's fastest-growing fusion company and the continent's best-funded fusion player, developing the hardware and infrastructure needed to deliver the world's first commercial stellarator fusion power plant