Senior Manager Health and Safety (Global Asset Portfolio)

About the role

Climate Fund Managers is a climate-focused blended finance investment manager operating across emerging markets in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It is looking for a Senior Manager Health and Safety to provide global leadership, specialist assurance and practical support for health and safety across its investment portfolio. The role sets risk-based governance and standards, advises investment and operational decision-makers, monitors performance across development, construction and operating assets and drives corrective action and a strong safety culture.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and implement the firm's H&S strategy, objectives, standards and performance indicators aligned with business and investment priorities.
• Advise executive leadership, Investment Committees and regional investment, ESG and technical teams on material H&S risks and controls.
• Lead continual improvement of H&S governance, assurance and risk-management processes across the global asset portfolio.
• Establish a risk-based portfolio approach that prioritizes higher-risk projects for assurance, specialist support and site intervention.
• Monitor compliance with H&S standards, contractual obligations and corrective-action commitments across assets and contractors.
• Support incident response, investigations, root-cause analysis, crisis management and portfolio-wide learning.
• Conduct focused site inspections and follow up on serious hazards and corrective actions.
• Ensure H&S risk analysis is embedded in engineering, construction, temporary works and operational activities.
• Give development-stage input to HAZOPs, HAZIDs, risk registers, project design, contractor selection and H&S specifications and plans.
• Mentor project companies, contractors and CFM teams, and manage specialist consultants conducting H&S audits.

Required profile

• Advanced qualification in safety engineering, civil engineering, health and safety, risk management or an equivalent discipline.
• Extensive senior HSE leadership experience in engineering, construction and operational environments, ideally in renewable energy, water, waste or major-hazard facilities.
• Demonstrated multi-country experience supporting investment, project development and operational asset management.
• Strong ability to influence without direct authority, from site teams to executive and Board-level stakeholders.
• Fluent written and spoken English; French or Spanish is advantageous.
• Valid passport and willingness and ability to travel extensively across operating markets.

Required skills

• Knowledge of H&S risk-management standards, assurance processes, incident investigation and engineering controls.
• Professional credentials such as NEBOSH International Diploma, ISO 45001 Lead Auditor or recognized equivalent; additional professional registration is advantageous.