EHS Manager (Fixed-Term Contract)

About the role

The EHS manager ensures compliance with Korean Environmental, Health and Safety regulations, including the Occupational Safety and Health Act (KOSHA) and the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (SAPA), supporting Gas Power Services operations and outage activities across Korea. The role works closely with the GEVGS Korea Business Leader, EHS Leader, Services Leader and Regional Services EHS Leader, and partners with the Korea Services Leader and Regional Services EHS Leader on risk management and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with KOSHA, SAPA and other Korean regulatory requirements across Gas Power Services operations.
• Serve as the primary EHS advisor during outage and field service activities, providing on-site support and risk management.
• Develop, implement and maintain EHS management systems, policies, procedures and safe work practices in line with legal and GEV EHS standards.
• Conduct risk assessments, hazard identification and Job Safety Analyses (JSA), and verify the effectiveness of risk controls.
• Coordinate inspections, audits and investigations with regulatory authorities and customer sites.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, perform root cause analysis and drive corrective and preventive actions.
• Monitor EHS performance metrics, analyse trends and develop improvement initiatives.
• Deliver EHS training and competency programmes to employees, contractors and site leadership.
• Support management in meeting SAPA obligations, including safety governance and prevention of serious industrial accidents.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in safety, engineering, environmental science or a related field.
• Korean National Technical Qualification Act qualification preferred (e.g. Industrial Safety Engineer).
• At least 5 years of EHS experience in power generation, construction, industrial services or project environments.
• Ability to travel 50-80% of the year (may vary).

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of KOSHA, SAPA, risk assessment, permit-to-work systems and contractor safety management.
• Experience in EHS auditing, incident investigation and regulatory compliance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Preferred: KOSHA and SAPA certified, Lean, operational excellence or ISO 45001 experience, and experience in multinational, matrix organisations.