Head of Environmental Safety

Are you our next creator of safety?

Do you want to be part of creating solutions for mitigating climate change? At Neste, you will be working for the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel. Together we will accelerate transformation for a more sustainable future.


We are looking for you,

Head of Environmental Safety

to lead Neste’s corporate approach to environmental management, performance and compliance assurance.

You will focus on coordinating and providing corporate level support for sites and operations of the Neste Corporation globally including: oil and renewable refineries in Finland, the Netherlands and Singapore; renewable feedstock supply and logistics operations in the USA and retail site networks in Finland and Baltics. Additionally you would lead a corporate environmental team experts.

The job location is at our headquarters in Espoo, Finland.


Reasons to join

Real impact right now. We create solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. We live by our values every day; we care, we have courage, we cooperate.

Safety and caring. We value safety always and everywhere. We want our work to feel good and do good. At Neste, we nurture a culture where everyone is welcome and feels safe, respected and encouraged to be their unique true selves. 

Exciting growth. Transformation brings new possibilities, fostering both courage and curiosity. As a global company, collaboration is the key, and we believe in flexible, smart ways of working. We support personal development with versatile learning and career opportunities.

In addition, our benefits for employees in Finland include, for example, a personnel fund as part of the overall remuneration, good occupational health care, and an extensive membership in a sickness or health insurance fund. We also support leisure time activities, e.g. by offering benefits for sports and culture.


More about the job

We would expect you to have a solid experience in coordination of environmental programs in the process industry, preferably in the chemical industry, and to have a pragmatic environmental impact driven approach to environmental management. With this approach you would succeed to guide our decision-making.

Your role in creating a sustainable future

• Ensuring compliance under environmental law in different jurisdictions

• Guiding environmental investment optimization under the EU BAT concept and IED related legislation. Providing support for reporting under the EU CSRD legislation.

• Management of environmental liabilities and risks of our sites

• Team leading and developing environmental expertise globally

• Environmental auditing, assurance and continual improvement activities

• Support for evaluation of environmental aspects in strategic investment projects Environmental due diligence in M&A projects

• Advocacy support and liaison with regulatory stakeholders in Finland

The best combination to succeed in this role

• 15+ years track of versatile experience in Environmental Management and implementation of Environmental Law and administrative permit procedures in the industry

• Proven track record within environmental management for large industrial facilities

• Relevant Master's level degree E.g. in Environmental engineering, environmental science, environmental law 

• Experience in international collaboration, driving improvements and working with multinational teams

• Capability of understanding oil refinery operations or other industrial processes

• Good communication and negotiation skills in Finnish and English
  
  
  

Let’s get you started

We look forward to receiving your CV and application with a salary request by June 15, 2025.

If you have any questions regarding the process or the position, please get in touch with Kai Larnimaa, Head of Environmental Safety; Phone + 358 50 458 4467, on June 9 -11 at 12:00 - 14:00 (EET).

The recruitment process will include interviews and a possible aptitude assessment. The person selected for the position must pass a health examination including a drug test. A security clearance is obtained with your consent.

Neste in brief

Neste (NESTE, Nasdaq Helsinki) creates solutions for mitigating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. The company is the world’s leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, enabling its customers to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Neste refines waste, residues and other renewable raw materials to high-quality renewable fuels at its refineries located on three continents. The company’s annual renewable fuels production capacity will be increased to 6.8 million tons in 2027.

Neste has high standards for sustainability and the company has consistently been recognized by several leading sustainability indices. In 2024, Neste's revenue stood at EUR 20.6 billion. Read more: neste.com