Health safety and environmental manager
Also called HSE coordinator, chief HSE officer, corporate HSE manager
Health, safety and environmental managers design and execute corporate policies and procedures related to occupational health and safety and environmental protection. They analyse business processes to ensure compliance with government and environment legislation, conduct risk assessment in the domain of occupational health and safety, evaluate the environmental impact of economic activities and design the appropriate measures for the improvement of work environments and cultures. They coordinate the implementation of an integrated health, safety and environmental management system, defining effective indicators, organizing audits and eventually participating in accident investigation and reporting. They promote an integrated approach to sustainability and occupational health within business organisations, liaising with corporate and line managers and training employees. They are responsible for drafting technical documentation related to the compliance with health and safety and environmental legislation.
What you'd do
Policy and planning managers · ILO- Developing, implementing and monitoring strategic plans, programmes, policies, processes, systems and procedures to achieve goals, objectives and work standards
- Developing, directing, administering and participating in policy research and analysis
- Coordinating the implementation of policies and practices
- Establishing activity measures and measurements of accountability
- Planning and directing daily operations
- Leading and managing the activities of policy development and strategic planning staff
- Overseeing the selection, training and performance of staff
- Consulting with senior management and with managers of other departments
- Representing the enterprise or organization in negotiations, and at conventions, seminars, public hearings and forums
- Indoors and outdoors
- A mix of sitting and standing
- Lots of contact with people
- Good freedom to decide
- Usually 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Some repetitive tasks
Will there be jobs?
Limited prospectsFewer jobs than in most work will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
Well above averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €3,500 a month (Romania) to €12,800 (Italy), before tax.
Pick a country at the top of the page to see typical pay there, for people under 30, and compared with all jobs.
Among managers in the EU, women earn 27% less per hour than men. Managers · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Usually a degreeA degree in management and administration is the usual route.
1,314 institutions in the EU offer business and law bachelor's degrees. Pick a country at the top of the page to see where to study and the official course finders.
Will AI change it?
Very littleAI could help with only small parts of the tasks.
Average task score 0.36 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 9 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for policy and planning managers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).