Occupational Health and Safety Engineer

Would you like to help build safer construction sites and influence the development of occupational safety culture throughout an organisation? We are now looking for an Occupational Safety Engineer for YIT for a permanent position in Eastern and Northern Finland. In this role, you will work closely with construction sites, production management and partners. You will play a key role in ensuring safe practices and developing occupational safety in a genuinely impactful way. Your duties as Occupational Safety Engineer include: - Supporting and coaching sites on occupational safety matters - Developing the occupational safety culture and implementing safe practices at sites - Developing occupational safety training, orientation and competence - Providing regional management with an overview of the safety situation and developing reporting - Participating in accident and dangerous-situation investigations and putting lessons learned into practice - Cooperating with procurement, design coordination and other key stakeholders - Developing safe practices together with partners - Ensuring compliance with occupational safety legislation and common practices The role is in the Asuminen Suomi segment, covering Eastern and Northern Finland. Your base can be Jyväskylä, Kuopio or Oulu. The position requires travel to construction sites in the region. You will travel around one to two days per week, and you can influence the scheduling yourself. What we expect from you: - Previous experience working with occupational safety in the construction industry - Suitable education, for example a construction engineering or construction management qualification - Knowledge of occupational safety legislation - Good interpersonal skills - Fluent Finnish and basic English - Ability to influence and the courage to address shortcomings - A desire to develop people’s safety competence and site practices - Readiness to travel - Access to your own car What we offer: - A meaningful role helping to create a safer working environment - The opportunity to influence site practices and safety culture broadly - Support from an expert organisation and opportunities for professional development - Responsible, stable work with one of Finland’s leading construction companies - Varied duties and collaboration with top construction professionals At YIT, safety is not a separate project but part of everyday work. The organisation believes in proactive safety work, continuous learning and everyone’s ability to influence the safety of the working environment. In this role, you can advance these goals in practice and leave your mark on the construction of the future. Why YIT? At YIT, we are committed to four cultural cornerstones: customer-oriented, high-performing, learning and humane. We understand our customers’ needs and develop our business together with them. We set the bar high in everything we do, leading through knowledge and example. We want to keep improving our competence and developing. Humanity is reflected in safety, employee wellbeing and excellent people leadership. In a large organisation, you have opportunities to grow as a professional and develop your career in the direction you want. As part of our team, you can leave your mark on how sustainable cities of the future work. Together, we build better everyday life. We are a major Finnish player with a warm heart. Our way of working is based on our values: respect, collaboration, creativity and passion. They guide us to succeed together, create new things and act ethically, sustainably and with quality. Interested? Send your application as soon as possible, as we will proceed with suitable candidates during the application period. Barona Rakennus Oy is the recruitment partner for this search. For more information about the role, contact Recruitment Manager Jari Koskinen, 0503530671 (weekdays 10:00–16:00).