Group Health and Safety Manager till Bonava

About the role

As Group Health & Safety Manager, you will take a central and visible leadership role, owning Bonava's group-wide Health & Safety strategy and working closely with business unit leaders and operational teams across all our markets. You will drive common initiatives, ensure consistent governance, and build a proactive, learning-oriented safety culture throughout the organisation. This position is based at Bonava's headquarters in Stockholm and requires regular travel across all Bonava countries.

Responsibilities

• Group Strategy & Development
• Lead Bonava's common Health & Safety strategy and support business units in successful implementation.
• Drive group-wide projects, activities and initiatives to improve H&S performance and culture.
• Oversee and coordinate common annual H&S activities, including Bonava's Awareness Week.
• Analytics, Systems & Reporting
• Lead the development and coordination of group-wide H&S analytics, systems and reporting processes.
• Ensure consistent performance monitoring, follow-up and structured reporting across all business units.
• Governance & Collaboration
• Coordinate the Bonava Health & Safety Council, fostering collaboration, learning and alignment across countries.
• Compliance & Continuous Improvement
• Own external reporting requirements and Bonava's group H&S standards.
• Ensure high-quality incident investigations, risk management, auditing and reporting with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Lead training initiatives and champion proactive safety practices across the organisation.

Requirements

• We are looking for a H&S professional who combines strategic thinking with the ability to engage and inspire at all levels. The ideal candidate brings:
• 5-10 years of experience within Health & Safety, ideally within construction or a related industrial sector.
• Proven experience leading H&S change management and strategy implementation in an international context.
• Strong expertise in incident investigations, risk management, auditing and reporting.
• Experience building proactive safety culture and leading training initiatives.
• Knowledge of H&S legislation.
• Experience with H&S reporting and analytics.
• A relevant academic degree.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written).
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly across Bonava's markets.
• You are also:
• A trusted communicator who builds relationships across cultures, functions and seniority levels.
• Analytical, with the ability to translate data into clear, actionable insights.
• Confident in influencing senior stakeholders and driving change.
• Driven by continuous improvement and a genuine commitment to people's wellbeing.
• A leader who naturally embodies Bonava's values: Committed, Curious and Caring.
• WHY JOIN BONAVA?
• We look forward to receiving your application!

Additional Information

ABOUT BONAVA Bonava is one of Europe's leading residential developers, dedicated to creating sustainable homes and neighbourhoods where people can live and thrive. Guided by our core values - Committed, Curious and Caring - we operate across multiple European markets and place health, safety and responsible ways of working at the heart of everything we do. Health & Safety is a strategic priority for Bonava. To strengthen our group-wide H&S agenda, we are now looking for an experienced and inspiring Group Health & Safety Manager to join our headquarters team in Stockholm.

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