Senior Occupational Health and Safety Technician
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Senior H&S Technician leading Spain occupational-risk compliance for Oyster’s global employment platform. Managing prevention services, vendors, audits, and remote-work safety worldwide.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the creation, ongoing design, implementation, and management of Oyster’s Internal Prevention Service in Spain
- Perform workplace and occupational risk assessments
- Investigate work-related accidents and occupational illnesses
- Resolve complex Spain-specific Health & Safety questions, tickets, and escalations
- Conduct health and safety reports and safety measurements
- Advise the business on protective measures
- Provide counsel and representation during Labor Inspection visits
- Manage Spain HSE vendor relationships
- Collaborate on HSE policies, procedures, and best practices for a remote work environment
- Lead global H&S audits and inspections
- Support H&S committees worldwide
- Conduct remote global risk assessments and implement mitigating measures
- Investigate and document global incidents and accidents
- Monitor global regulations and integrate safety considerations into remote work processes
- Manage global HSE vendor relationships, lifecycle, performance, KPIs/SLAs, governance, reviews, documentation, and offboarding
- Resolve vendor-related escalations and coordinate root-cause investigations
- Analyze vendor performance, feedback, and trends, leveraging AI and automation where appropriate
- Build H&S content, documentation, and knowledge resources
- Provide training and support internal stakeholders
- Lead cross-functional H&S projects with the Director of People Services and other teams
- Audit and refine workflows to reduce response times and improve service quality
- Analyze recurring ticket trends and build preventative resources
Requirements:
- Significant, deep technical knowledge of Spain’s occupational risk prevention regulations
- Proven experience setting up or managing an Internal Prevention Service (Servicio de Prevención Propio)
- Experience or strong comfort supporting health and safety frameworks across multiple countries or regions, including EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and AMER
- Pragmatic, commercially minded approach to compliance
- Strong communication skills, including handling escalations, advising senior leadership, and training internal teams
- Proven track record independently driving cross-functional H&S initiatives from conception to execution
- Deep experience sourcing and implementing HSE and Compliance vendors
- A bachelor's or university degree in environmental health, safety, engineering, or a similar field
- A Master's degree in Occupational Risk Prevention (Técnico Superior en Prevención de Riesgos Profesionales) with the three specializations
- Full English proficiency (C1 level or above)
- Reliable home internet connection or ability to obtain one
- Must be based within Spain
- Must be legally authorized to work in country of residence
- Official accreditation as a Senior Health & Safety Technician is asked in the application
- Experience with Ergonomics & Applied Psychosociology together with Safety at Work
- Experience managing Health & Safety programs and vendors outside Spain
Benefits:
- Offers equity
- Fully remote work from home
- Work from anywhere, subject to authorization in country of residence
- 40 days off per year, including holidays and vacation, or more if required locally
- Mental health support through Plumm
- Monthly wellbeing allowance through ThanksBen
- At least three months’ paid parental leave
- Job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally
- WFH stipend for laptop and home office equipment
- Flexible, asynchronous, collaborative work
















