Lead Regional EHS Manager - EMEA at Securitas USA Corporate Services

London, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Mar, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

EHS Leadership, Risk Prevention, Safety Culture Transformation, People Management, Strategic Programme Development, Regulatory Compliance, Incident Investigation, Root-Cause Analysis, Policy Management, Internal Audits, Stakeholder Engagement, Team Leadership, Data Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Coaching, Field Support

Industry

Security and Investigations

Description

Company Description We're Hiring: Lead Regional EHS Manager! 📍 Location: UK - Anywhere 💰 Pay: Highly Competitive + Great benefits from day 1! 📅 Hours: Monday to Friday, Hybrid Remote. The Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) function is essential to this mission—ensuring our global operations prioritize the health, safety, and well-being of all employees while complying with rigorous regulatory and client standards. We support an international workforce and believe in empowering regional autonomy, fostering a culture of safety, and driving continuous improvement in every aspect of security and safety operations. Securitas is seeking an experienced and influential Lead Regional EHS Manager to oversee and elevate our Environment, Health & Safety operations across datacenter physical security sites in the EMEA region. This is a high‑impact leadership role responsible for driving safety culture, strengthening risk prevention, and shaping strategic programmes that protect people and enable operational excellence. You will lead a geographically distributed team of EHS professionals and act as a key liaison for internal stakeholders and client-side EHS leadership. If you are passionate about EHS transformation, thrive in a multi-country operational environment, and excel at building high-performing teams—this role is for you. This high-impact, highly collaborative position is ideal for a senior leader experienced in multi-country EHS operations, risk prevention, safety culture transformation, and people management. See a Different World. Where potential is seen and progress is nurtured. Job Description What you’ll be doing: Strategic Leadership & Programme Ownership Lead the strategic development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the regional EHS programme across the EMEA datacenter portfolio. Translate global EHS objectives into actionable regional plans, ensuring alignment with company standards and client requirements. Provide strategic direction and thought leadership to embed a proactive, prevention-focused safety culture throughout the organisation. Act as the primary EHS contact for internal stakeholders, senior leadership, and client EHS teams across multiple countries. Team Leadership & People Development Lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed team of EHS professionals to ensure high performance and consistency across the region. Set clear expectations, oversee workload management, and conduct regular performance conversations. Support team growth by mentoring, providing constructive feedback, and identifying development opportunities. Risk Management, Assessment & Incident Response Conduct and oversee comprehensive risk assessments for new and existing datacenters. Lead or support injury, incident, and near‑miss investigations, ensuring thorough root‑cause analysis and corrective action planning. Monitor regional risk trends and work with operational leaders to implement preventative measures. Provide timely support during safety incidents or emergencies, including occasional evening or weekend response. Compliance, Governance & Policy Management Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, client safety standards, company policies, and audit requirements across the region. Oversee policy governance, ensuring documents remain up to date, fit for purpose, and effectively communicated. Lead internal audits and support external or client-led audits, ensuring findings are addressed through robust action plans. Support standardisation of EHS processes across multiple countries and operational environments. Training, Coaching & Safety Culture Development Collaborate with training teams to support the creation, delivery, and improvement of EHS training programmes. Coach managers and frontline teams to improve safety awareness, behaviours, and ownership. Lead cultural initiatives designed to embed EHS best practice across all levels of the organisation. Facilitate workshops, toolbox talks, and briefings for operational and leadership audiences. Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement Oversee accurate reporting of incidents, metrics, and EHS performance across the EMEA region. Analyse data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement. Prepare clear, concise EHS reports for senior leadership and client partners. Monitor the effectiveness of EHS initiatives and recommend enhancements based on findings. Stakeholder Engagement & Collaboration Build strong relationships with internal operations, HR, training, and quality teams to support joined-up safety management. Partner closely with client EHS teams to ensure alignment, transparency, and collaborative risk management. Represent EHS at leadership meetings, reviews, and client engagements. Travel & Field Support Provide on-site support across EMEA locations, typically involving 30–50% regional travel. Support local teams with inspections, assessments, audits, onboarding, and coaching. Please Note: This is only a rough outline of what the role will be doing, should you meet the requirements we encourage you to apply! Qualifications What you'll need: Minimum Requirements Must be at least 18 years old. Must have reliable communication and reliable transport (public or private). Must be able to speak, read, and write English to a professional standard. Must hold a high school diploma, secondary education equivalent, or GED. Right to Work & Screening Must have the right to work in the UK. Must hold a valid passport or be able to obtain one. Must be willing to complete pre-employment checks, including background screening and drug testing. Must be able to provide a five‑year checkable work history, or provide documentary evidence for any gaps (unemployment, education, self‑employment etc.). Experience Requirements 5–7 years of progressive EHS leadership experience, ideally managing multi‑country programmes. Proven experience leading distributed teams and managing regional programmes. Comfortable presenting to senior leaders and speaking to large audiences. Experience working in high‑risk, fast‑paced operational environments is advantageous. Travel & Availability Able and willing to travel 30–50% of the time across the EMEA region, occasionally at short notice. Willing to work evenings or weekends when responding to safety incidents or emergencies. Values & Professional Expectations Must demonstrate and uphold the Securitas Core Values: Integrity, Vigilance, and Helpfulness. Additional Information It’s great to see you’re considering a career with Securitas UK! Join our global team of 336,000+ colleagues and help make the world a safer place. At Securitas, we live by our values of Integrity, Vigilance and Helpfulness, and our People Promise: Opportunity – We see potential in every person and situation People – We open our eyes to all that’s good Purpose – We make your world a safer place What You Can Expect Our Recruitment Team reviews every application carefully. Applying can feel daunting, but we’re here to support you—just email us if you need help. Diversity & Inclusion – Be Yourself We are an inclusive employer, proud of our Level 2 Disability Confident status (we will always try our hardest to guarantee interviews for eligible candidates, should you meet the roles minimum requirements, having disclosed a disability to our Talent Team upon application). We support equality through Employee Networks - Our real change makers of the business.. YOU, the Race at Work Charter, and the Armed Forces Covenant. We also celebrate diversity with events like BSL Week, International Women’s Day, PRIDE and Black History Month. Your Benefits STRIVE– Securitas Perks gives you access to a great range of discounts on a variety of retailers, services and everyday spending to suit your shopping habits. Dental Plans - A range of plans providing support, providing cash back towards everyday dental costs, such as dental examinations, X-rays, and treatment HSF Health Plan - Range of healthcare cash plans at highly discounted rates, providing families with peace of mind by getting cash back on everyday medical costs, such as dental check-ups, contact lenses and acupuncture, and by covering unexpected costs. Cycle to Work – A super cost-effective way of getting a brand new bike, cycling equipment or both. Save up to 42% of the usual cost and spread the cost over several months from your salary. Specsavers – Save money on eye tests and when purchasing spectacles. WeCare – A 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programme and more. Toothfairy – Online access to advice and guidance, from real UK Dentists. Pension Plan – Plan for your financial future by building up a benefit in the Securitas Pension Plan, with the benefit of employer contribution plus tax relief on your contributions. Payroll ISA – An ISA savings account is a great way to meet your longer term personal financial goals. Free Mortgage Advice Go & Live – Financial Wellbeing Hub Death in Service Benefit - Permanent employees are automatically covered for Life Assurance, which would provide a lump sum benefit to your beneficiaries in the unfortunate event of death in service whilst employed by Securitas Take the Next Step Join a team that values you. Click ‘I’m Interested’ and start your career with Securitas UK today. See a different world. Pay Rate (UK): Annual

Responsibilities

This role involves leading the strategic development and implementation of the regional Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) program across EMEA datacenters, translating global objectives into actionable regional plans. The manager will also lead, coach, and develop a geographically distributed team of EHS professionals while overseeing risk management, incident response, and compliance.