ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY (EHS) MANAGER

Arctial  is looking for a dedicated Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager to lead the integration of EHS requirements.

Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager ensures that the project meets regulatory, corporate, and industry best-practice standards while preparing for permitting and execution. In this role you are leading the integration of EHS requirements into our Feasibility Study (FS) phase.

Key Responsibilities:

Environmental

• Translate permitting and EIA requirements into FS design criteria and constraints.
• Ensure FS engineering complies with applicable Finnish and EU environmental legislation, BAT conclusions, and permit conditions.
• Coordinate environmental consultants to close EIA actions and develop permit-ready documentation.
• Define emissions, waste, water, and by-product management strategies (incl. spent pot lining, fluorides, dust, noise).
• Support development of GHG accounting methodology and low-carbon aluminium positioning inputs.
• Maintain the environmental risk register and ensure risks are reflected in design and cost.

Health and Safety

• Establish safety-by-design principles and performance requirements for FS engineering.
• Lead and/or coordinate formal risk studies (HAZID, construction risk review, operability reviews).
• Define major accident hazard controls related to molten metal handling, high electrical currents, chemicals, and confined spaces.
• Ensure constructability and operability risks are identified and mitigated early in design.
• Align FS outputs with future execution strategy (EPCM, Hybrid, EPC) and operational HSE management systems.

Integration and Assurance

• Interface closely with engineering, construction, operations, and permitting teams to ensure EHS requirements are embedded, not appended.
• Review FS deliverables for EHS compliance and consistency.
• Support gate reviews, lender/investor due diligence, and regulatory interactions.
• Contribute to FS cost and schedule by identifying EHS-driven scope and constraints.

Qualifications:

• Degree in engineering, environmental science, or related discipline
• 10-15+ years of EHS experience in large industrial or energy-intensive projects
• Strong knowledge of EU and Finnish environmental and occupational safety regulations

If you have a proactive mindset and a commitment to safety and environmental stewardship, we would love to see your application!

We are cooperating with Mercuri Urval in this project, please submit your CV and application via Apply / Submit CV function no later 15.3.2026.

If you want more information, please call Mercuri Urval’s Consultant Tarja Oinonen, tel. +358 50 531 4864. Tarja is best available on Mondays 23.2., 2.3. and 9.3. Thursdays 26.2., 5.3. and 12.3.

Arctial is developing Europe’s most advanced and lowest-carbon primary aluminium smelter in Kokkola–Kronoby.

Arctial is a joint venture backed by leading global industrial shareholders, including Rio Tinto, Mitsubishi Corporation and Fortum. The ambition is to contribute to Europe’s industrial renewal and strategic autonomy.

After more than three decades without new primary aluminium production in continental Europe, this project marks a significant industrial milestone. The facility will leverage fossil-free electricity and proven technology to produce aluminium with a carbon footprint significantly below today’s averages.

If realized, the project is expected to create around 1,200 direct jobs and several thousand indirect jobs in the region.

This is a formative moment. The team we assemble now will define how the facility is designed, how safety and quality standards are set, and how operational excellence is delivered for decades to come.

Joining Arctial means helping to produce low-carbon aluminium in Europe — for Europe.

Read more: www.arctial.com