Health & Safety Manager

Ιnternational Airport of Heraklion, Crete S.A., is currently looking for:

Health & Safety Manager

Responsibilities

• Oversees the company’s Occupational Health, Safety & Wellbeing framework, ensuring a strong safety culture across all airport facilities.
• Maintains the structure and audit readiness of the Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OH&S/HSE) in line with national/EU requirements and EASA/ICAO provisions.
• Ensures the implementation of risk‑based health, safety, and wellbeing programs across airside, landside, terminals, maintenance, and office areas.
• Monitors legislative and standards updates and updates policies, procedures, and risk assessments accordingly.
• Leads occupational health and wellbeing initiatives (e.g. medical surveillance, workplace hygiene, ergonomics, fatigue/stress management).
• Manages OH&S training for employees, contractors and service providers and ensures compliance with certifications and induction requirements.
• Ensures mandatory certifications, induction, and record keeping compliance.
• Investigates workplace accidents, occupational illnesses, injuries, and near misses and follows up on corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Provides incident reports, statistics, and required documentation to senior management and relevant authorities.
• Conducts regular inspections, audits, and workplace risk assessments, ensuring safe working conditions and compliance with internal standards and legal obligations.
• Updates the Company Risk Register with assessment findings and tracks implementation progress of recommended measures.
• Acts as primary contact for occupational health professionals, external auditors, labor inspectors, and consultants, and follows up on recommendations.
• Ensures emergency response plans are established, communicated, and regularly exercised with competent airport authorities/services.
• Oversees the OH&S budget, tracks KPIs, and submits periodic reports to management and relevant bodies.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or a related field
• Master’s degree in Health & Safety, Risk Management, Occupational Health, or equivalent is considered an asset
• Minimum 7 years of experience in occupational health and safety roles, preferably within aviation, transportation, infrastructure, industrial, or large operational environments
• Proven ability to conduct thorough investigations into health and safety incidents, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions
• Strong knowledge of national H&S legislation, EU Directives, and best practices applicable to complex, regulated environments
• Experience with Health & Safety Management Systems (HSE), including risk assessments, safety audits, and occupational health evaluations
• Recognized H&S professional certification (e.g. NEBOSH, IOSH, ISO 45001 Lead Implementer/Auditor, or national equivalent)

Competencies

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
• Ability to work effectively across departments and organizational levels
• High level of integrity, autonomy, and a proactive, solution‑oriented mindset