OHS Program Manager

About the Position

OHS Program Manager

Kongens Lyngby, Denmark

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

For more information about SGS, please visit www.sgs.com/en-dk/

SGS is looking for an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Program Manager to work on site at Microsoft Quantum in Lyngby. This practical, visible role supports a fast-moving research and development environment across cleanrooms, laboratories and workshops, in close partnership with engineers, technicians, site stakeholders and specialist vendors.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day OHS support for Microsoft Quantum laboratory operations, including cleanrooms, technical laboratories, workshops and associated support activities.
• Partner with technical teams to identify hazards, assess risk and develop proportionate, workable controls for new and changing equipment, materials, processes and work activities.
• Prepare, review and maintain risk assessments, safe work procedures, job hazard analyses and other OHS documentation in alignment with applicable requirements and internal standards.
• Support chemical safety activities, including new chemical reviews, safe handling and storage, waste considerations, exposure controls and relevant regulatory obligations.
• Coordinate and deliver OHS onboarding, laboratory safety induction and task-relevant training for employees, contingent staff, visitors and vendors.
• Support incident, near-miss and safety-observation reporting, investigation, corrective actions and learning.
• Participate in workplace assessments, inspections and laboratory-readiness reviews; track actions through to appropriate closure.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders, facilities partners, service providers and external authorities on matters within the role’s scope.
• Maintain clear records, dashboards and task visibility, and contribute to agile ways of working across local and global OHS teams.
• Use digital tools to improve consistency, traceability and efficiency while applying appropriate security and confidentiality practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant scientific, engineering or technical discipline.
• Relevant experience applying occupational health and safety principles in a laboratory or technical environment is required.
• Practical experience from a laboratory, cleanroom, semiconductor development, analytical laboratory or comparable technical R&D environment.
• Working knowledge of risk assessment, incident prevention, safe systems of work and practical OHS implementation.
• Professional communication skills in English.
• Professional proficiency in Danish is mandatory because the role requires communication with Danish authorities and local stakeholders.
• Ability and willingness to work regularly in cleanroom, laboratory and workshop environments.

Nice to Have

• Formal education, certification or relevant coursework in EHS/OHS, occupational health, safety engineering, industrial hygiene or a related field.
• Experience supporting semiconductor, cleanroom, advanced materials, chemistry, cryogenic, gas or other complex laboratory activities.
• Experience in a large, matrixed organization or service function with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating contractors or vendors in a technical workplace.
• Familiarity with Danish and EU occupational health, safety and chemical-management requirements.
• Experience with digital task management, reporting or process improvement.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading global company.
• Collaborative and inclusive working environment.
• Professional development opportunities.

About the Company

SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of over 100,000 dedicated professionals. With more than 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance and sustainability.

Application Process

Please submit your CV and a short motivation letter describing your relevant OHS experience, laboratory or technical background, and approach to supporting safe innovation in a changing R&D environment by clicking "I'm interested" latest on 25th of October 2026. We will review the applications already throughout the application period.

If you have any questions regarding the position, please reach out to hiring manager Camilla Obling via email [email protected].