Positions Available: 3
Contract Type: 12-Month Contract (Minimum)
Project Pipeline: 6+ Years Secured Work
Start Date: ASAP
Rate: Competitive Day Rate
The Opportunity We are seeking three experienced HSE Leads to join a client-side delivery team overseeing major hyperscale data centre developments across multiple locations in Finland.
This is a senior-level leadership role on high-profile, mission-critical construction sites, offering long-term continuity across a secured 6+ year programme of works. You will play a critical role in driving safety culture, compliance, and operational excellence across complex, fast-paced builds.
These roles will be site-based and embedded within active construction environments.
Data centre project experience is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage all Health, Safety & Environmental activities across large-scale data centre construction sites
- Develop, implement and continuously improve project-specific HSE strategies and systems
- Ensure full compliance with Finnish legislation and EU safety directives
- Provide visible safety leadership across client, main contractor and subcontractor teams
- Conduct site inspections, audits and risk assessments
- Review and approve RAMS and method statements
- Lead incident investigations and implement corrective actions
- Drive behavioural safety programmes and proactive risk mitigation
- Report to senior project stakeholders and client representatives
- Promote a zero-harm culture across all work packages
- Proven experience as an HSE Lead / Senior HSE Manager on major construction projects
- Mandatory data centre experience(hyperscale or mission-critical environments)
- Strong knowledge of EU and Finnish HSE regulations
- Demonstrated experience working on high-value, high-risk construction sites
- NEBOSH Diploma (or equivalent Level 6 qualification)
- Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to operate at senior level across multiple contractors and disciplines
- Experience within fast-track or complex MEP-heavy environments is highly advantageous
- Competitive day rate
- Minimum 12-month contract with strong likelihood of long-term extension
- 6+ years of secured project pipeline
- Opportunity to work on some of the most high-profile data centre projects in Europe
- Immediate start available (flexible for the right candidate)
- Long-term stability in a rapidly growing sector
V7 Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. All applications will be considered solely on merit and suitability for the role.
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