Environment, Health & Safety

Vice President of EHS, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions & Head of EHS, Sandvik Group

Are you ready to lead the charge in Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) at a global leader in mining and rock solutions? Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions (SMR) seeks a dynamic and experienced professional to join our team in a role combining the responsibilities of Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) at SMR and Head of EHS at Sandvik Group. This unique role offers the opportunity to shape EHS strategies and drive excellence across our organization.

Some words about us

Sandvik is a global, high-tech engineering group providing solutions that enhance productivity, profitability and sustainability for the manufacturing, mining and infrastructure industries. We’re at the forefront of digitalization and focus on optimizing our customers’ processes. In 2024, the group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion. Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group, with sales of approximately 63,6 billion SEK and about 17,000 employees in 2024.

Your mission
This role is divided in two major responsibilities. You spend around 80 percent of your time as Vice President of EHS at SMR – supporting and assisting the SMR Management Team and Divisions/Sales Areas in implementing the Sandvik EHS Policy by continually improving our EHS culture, leadership and management systems. You lead the SMR Global EHS (GEHS) Common Function, ensuring it has the resources and skills to provide quality support. In particular, GEHS develops and improves the Annual EHS Plan template that each SMR location implements and the EHS360 database for efficient leading and lagging data collection and reporting. You establish and implement an EHS Internal Audit/Review program to demonstrate compliance and identify areas for improvement. Liaising with other SMR Common Functions and EHS professionals from customers and peer companies is also part of your role.

As Head of EHS at Sandvik Group, you propose EHS policies and strategies for approval by the Sandvik Board, chair the Sandvik EHS Council, and represent the Group EHS Function on related councils and teams. You also collect, consolidate, and report EHS compliance and performance information for internal and external stakeholders. You ensure these documents, and their requirements, are communicated across the Sandvik Group and participate in teams developing Group documents such as Codes of Conduct.

You’re based at, or near, an established Sandvik office or facility, but will be required to travel frequently, including to our headquarters at World Trade Center in Stockholm. The role reports to both the VP HR&EHS in SMR and the EVP HR at Sandvik Group

Your profile
We're looking for a senior leader with post-graduate qualifications in EHS-related disciplines and extensive operational EHS experience, ideally within the mining or allied industries. You should have a demonstrated ability to develop and maintain best practice EHS Management Systems and a robust EHS Culture within a large global company. Strong management and leadership abilities are essential, along with high attention to detail to ensure timely, accurate, and complete information and advice.

The ideal candidate possesses strong alignment with Sandvik Values, including a commitment to diversity and inclusion. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence senior line management executives and managers. A proactive and collaborative approach is key to driving continuous improvement and fostering a positive EHS culture across the organization.

Our culture

At Sandvik, we’re tech driven, innovative and entrepreneurial. We believe that success is a team effort so we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture where people can be themselves and reach their full potential. We invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences. Visit our stories hub, LinkedIn or Facebook to get to know us further.

Contact information

For further information about this position, please contact:

James Crilley, Executive Talent Acquisition Expert, james.crilley@sandvik.com

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Hiring Manager

Marianna Kartano, Vice President HR & EHS, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Björn Axelsson, Executive Vice President HR, Sandvik

Union contacts – Sweden

Cecilia Mickelsson, Unionen, +46 (0)70 616 90 89

Fredrik Andersson, Akademikerföreningen , +46 (0)70 266 7850

Olle Hansson, Ledarna, 070-650 57 43

How to apply

Please send us your application through our application system as soon as possible and no later than May 29, 2025. Job ID: R0079332. Please note that we don’t accept applications by e-mail.

Our recruitment process is open and fair – we welcome all applicants and evaluate every unique application in line with the specified requirements profile, to find the best match for the position. To learn more about our recruitment process, please visit our career site or contact HR Services at

hrservices.sweden@sandvik.com.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a global leading supplier of equipment and tools, parts, service, digital solutions and sustainability-driving technologies for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, loading and hauling, tunneling and quarrying. In 2024, sales were approximately 63,6 billion SEK with about 17,000 employees.

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