HSE Director (m/f)

E.ON Česká republika, s.r.o. provides expert services and consulting to all other E.ON Group companies in the Czech Republic. Over a thousand of our specialists and administrative staff have been taking care of E.ON products, customers, and communication for the entire company for more than 20 years. They provide support in the areas of HR, IT, finance, law, administration, and communication.

We are currently looking for HSE Director, join our HSE Team in Prague, Brno or České Budějovice. The HSE Director is responsible for establishing, leading, and continuously improving the company’s Health & Safety, Fire Protection, Environmental Management, and Health Management, management systems, and compliance framework. This senior leadership role ensures that all business operations adhere to applicable legal, regulatory, and corporate requirements, while fostering a strong culture of safety, environmental responsibility, and operational discipline across the organization including external parties. This position serves as a key advisor to top leadership and provides strategic guidance, governance, and oversight for all HSE activities.

In this role you will be responsible for...

Strategic Leadership

• Develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive HSE strategy aligned with corporate goals, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices.
• Actively connect, exchange and participate in E.ON global HSE community and team projects and initiatives, ensure smooth local cascade and implementation.
• Provide expert guidance to top leadership on HSE performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Lead the development of E.ON Czech group wide HSE policies, programs, and performance indicators and ensure they are consistently applied across all segments and locations including contractors and external parties and contractors.

Compliance & Governance

• Ensure full compliance with country HSE legislation as well as corporate governance requirements.
• Oversee internal and external HSE audits, risk assessments, and inspections, ensuring timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain and enhance management systems in accordance with applicable ISO standards (e.g. 45001).
• Coordinate all related processes of injury reporting, equipment inspections, PPE, ergonomics, job categorization and occupational medical checks and others.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, and mitigate HSE risks across all operations, including process safety, occupational health, environmental impact, and emergency preparedness.
• Direct the investigation of incidents and ensure robust root-cause analysis, documentation, and reporting as well as corrective actions.

Operational Execution

• Oversee development and delivery of HSE training programs to ensure awareness, competency, and correct application of safety practices across the workforce including external partners.
• Monitor and analyze HSE performance metrics; implement programs to improve leading and lagging indicators.
• Ensure effective coordination of HSE activities across the group including external partners.
• Leading and developing teams of HSE department.
  

Culture & Engagement

• Promote a proactive and accountable safety culture, emphasizing prevention, continuous improvement, lead the managers towards the culture of shared responsibility.
• Lead communication of HSE expectations, changes in legislation, lessons learned from incidents, and best practices across the organization.

What we expect from you?

• Strong, proven leadership experience and change management skills are essential for this role.
• A strong ability to influence at executive level and collaborate across cross-functional teams is required.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and decision-making skills, together with strong accountability and integrity and readiness to accept responsibility for a given area, are key to success.
• Knowledge of HSE legislation, regulatory frameworks, and industry standards, as well as previous leadership experience in developing and managing HSE systems in a complex operational environment, are considered a plus.
• You have C1/C2 Czech and English proficiency.
• Strong people management skills are expected.
• You are an active driver and do not mind travelling on business.
• Strong time management skills are important.
• The ability to prioritize and drive effectiveness is essential.

Why it is great to work at E.ON

• We offer stability you can rely on in the long term.
• People feel good working here – we rank among the TOP 5 employers on Atmoskop.
• Every year, we credit CZK 21,620 to your personal benefits account, which you can use as you like – for culture, experiences, holidays, dental care, or a Multisport card.
• A 13th salary is part of the total compensation package.
• Every colleague is entitled to a performance‑based bonus linked to agreed targets and work performance evaluation.
• Health and safety come first – you have access to the uLékaře medical service and a company psychologist.
• You get 5 weeks of vacation plus additional days off depending on your years of service.
• We provide paid leave for personal and family events beyond the Labour Code (e.g., childbirth, wedding, moving).
• We value people who help others – we reward unpaid blood donation with additional days off beyond legal requirements, and we offer 2 paid days for volunteering activities.
• We contribute to your pension scheme or long‑term investment product (DIP), and we also support your meals through a meal allowance of CZK 115 per working day.
• Our standard working week is 37.5 hours. If the position allows it, working hours are flexible – sometimes you may need to stay a bit longer, other times you can leave earlier.
• For roles where it is possible, we offer home office options.
• Our employees and their family members can benefit from discounted mobile tariffs.
• We support parents returning from maternity or parental leave with a financial contribution of CZK 80,040.Colleagues with disabilities receive a higher contribution to their personal benefits account depending on the level of disability – up to CZK 20,000 extra per year. 

What else do you need to know?

Position ID: 243137 
Starting date: 01.04.2026  

Are you interested in this job and wondering where to send your CV?

Just click on the blue Apply Now box and create an online application in our database. We will get back to you as soon as possible! If you have any questions, you can contact: Zuzana Pánková, zuzana.pankova@eon.cz.

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