HSE & Facility Senior Manager (100%) — Climeworks
- Location
- Opfikon, Zurich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 22 days ago
Role overview
You will lead Climeworks’ global Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) function, ensuring a consistent and high-performing safety culture across our production facilities, testing sites and corporate environments.
At the same time, you will oversee corporate facilities and workplace operations, ensuring our headquarters operate safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.
This is a critical leadership role at the heart of our scaling journey, combining enterprise risk ownership with hands-on operational execution.
- You will lead Climeworks’ global Health, Safety, Security and Environmental (HSSE) function, ensuring a consistent and high-performing safety culture across our production facilities, testing sites and corporate environments.
- At the same time, you will oversee corporate facilities and workplace operations, ensuring our headquarters operate safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.
- What we offer:
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
Key requirements
- What we offer:
- Time Off: Enjoy 25 paid vacation days every year, plus public holidays.
- Ownership: Fair base pay paired with an equity package – because your contributions matter.
- Family Support: Inclusive parental leave.
- Continuous Learning: Dedicated budget to invest in your professional growth.
- Referral Rewards: Help us grow our team and earn bonuses for your successful referrals. Formalities:
- This position is based in Opfikon, Zurich, and we ask that you work onsite at least four days per week.
Application process
- We encourage all qualified applicants to apply – regardless of background, identity, or experience.
- Studies show that women and individuals from minority backgrounds often only apply for jobs when they meet 100% of the listed criteria.
Company and context
- Safety Program Ownership: You own and continuously improve the safety program across production facilities, testing sites, construction sites, and corporate workplaces, embedding a strong safety culture throughout the organization.
- Regulatory Engagement: You liaise with regulatory bodies across all jurisdictions where Climeworks operates, ensuring full compliance and maintaining strong, collaborative relationships with authorities.
- Executive Reporting: You act as the accountable owner of safety performance (e.g.
- LTIR/TRIR), including executive reporting and driving improvement actions.
- Corporate Facility Management Leadership: You provide strategic hands-on leadership in Facility Management at the Climeworks HQ in Opfikon, while sharing good practices with other Climeworks locations.
- Leadership & Organizational Development: You lead and coach HSSE and Facilities Management teams, fostering a strong culture of quality, accountability, safety, and customer service across the organization.
- Act as the single point of accountability for safety and workplace operations across the company. Requirements:
- Education & Qualifications: You hold a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety or in a related field, providing a solid academic foundation for this role.
- Professional Experience: You bring over 10 years of industry experience in HSSE leadership within industrial, energy or process environments.
- HSE & Technical Expertise: You have strong expertise in corporate workplace safety, construction safety, and production safety, combined with a focus on health and well-being.
Additional details
- Note: Direct site management of production and testing facilities is outside your remit.
- Act as the single point of accountability for safety and workplace operations across the company.
- Let’s tackle one of humankind’s greatest challenges together.
- Individual compensation depends on your skills, experience, and the value you bring to the team.
Notes and original content
- Direct site management of production and testing facilities is outside your remit.
- Stakeholder Management: You act as the primary point of contact for all internal and external facility- and site-related matters, collaborating closely with subsidiaries and external stakeholders.
- Financial & Contract Management: You oversee the financial and commercial management of HSE and facilities-related contracts, ensuring cost efficiency and strong contractual performance.
- Safety and corporate workplace integration: You ensure full alignment between HSSE standard and corporate workplace execution.
- Requirements:
- Formalities:
Questions about this listing
What salary does Climeworks offer for this role?
Climeworks lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Opfikon, Zurich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Climeworks offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Climeworks during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Climeworks?
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