HSE Regulation and Compliance Manager - South Korea

Specialist | Full-Time | Legal 

Describe the Department

APAC HSE Team

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain regulatory compliance, governance, and assurance programs across Vestas South Korea operations.

• Monitor and interpret health, safety, environmental, and related legislation, ensuring compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

• Manage engagement with regulators on inspections, audits, investigations, statutory reporting, and compliance matters.

• Provide regulatory, compliance, and risk management advice to operational and functional stakeholders.

• Support governance and assurance activities to verify compliance with legal obligations, critical controls, and management system requirements.

• Identify, assess, monitor, and report significant regulatory and compliance risks, ensuring timely escalation of material issues.

• Support incident response, regulatory investigations, corrective actions,

and continual improvement initiatives.

• Partner with Operations, Legal, HR, Procurement, Development, and

Sales teams to integrate compliance requirements into business activities.

• Provide HSE regulatory and compliance support for project development, tendering, contract review, procurement, construction, and operational activities.

• Develop and maintain compliance registers, assurance reporting, and

regulatory performance metrics.

• Represent Vestas in engagements with regulators, industry bodies, customers, contractors, and other key stakeholders.

• Support the APAC Head of HSE Regulation and Compliance in delivering regional regulatory strategy, governance objectives, and assurance programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in HSE, Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, Compliance Management or related discipline.

• Legal degree in South Korea would be great

• Lead Auditor Qualification

• Root Cause Investigation Analysis Training Qualification

Competencies

• Demonstrated experience in HSE regulatory compliance, governance, assurance or risk management within a multi-country environment.

• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks and occupational health and safety legislation across South Korea (eg. SAPA) and a minimum of one other Vestas Asian jurisdiction.

• Experience working with regulators, conducting compliance assessments and supporting regulatory investigations.

• Demonstrated knowledge of ISO 45001, governance frameworks, assurance processes and risk-based management systems.

• Experience supporting critical risk management and critical control assurance programs.

• Lead Auditor and auditing experience.

• Experience providing HSE support to commercial, contractual or project delivery activities desirable.

• English proficient

• Solid methodical, problem-solving and reporting capability.

• Ability to interpret legislation and translate regulatory requirements into practical business solutions.

• Execution Excellence: Delivers high-quality outcomes and supports implementation of strategic initiatives across multiple countries.

• Collaboration: Works effectively across operational, functional and leadership teams to deliver business results.

• Communication: Clearly communicates regulatory, compliance and risk matters to diverse stakeholders.

• Credibility: Builds trust and supports decision-making without direct authority.

• Accountability: Be responsible for delivering commitments and meeting compliance outcomes.

• Learning Agility: Adapts to changing regulatory environments and applies lessons learned to improve performance.

• Stakeholder Management: Builds productive relationships with regulators, customers, contractors and internal stakeholders.

What We Offer

We offer an exciting job with great opportunities for professional and personal development in an inspiring environment with the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions.

We value initiative, responsibility and the balance between creativity and quality in all solutions, and this is your chance to contribute to our strategy. You will be part of a skilled team working in a highly professional environment with a clear technical focus.

Our commitment to a fair hiring.

 At Vestas, we evaluate all candidates solely based on their professional experience, education, and relevant skills. To support a fair recruitment process, we kindly ask that you remove any photos, dates of birth or graduation, gender pronouns, marital status, or other personal information not relevant to the role before submitting your CV/resume. Your CV/resume should focus on your professional and educational background, along with the necessary contact details (email and phone number). We train our hiring teams in inclusive evaluation and regularly review process outcomes to ensure fairness.

DEIB Statement

 
At Vestas, we recognize the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion in driving innovation and success. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, particularly those who may hesitate due to their identity or feel they do not meet every criterion. As our CEO states, "Expertise and talent come in many forms, and a diverse workforce enhances our ability to think differently and solve the complex challenges of our industry". Your unique perspective is what will help us powering the solution for a sustainable, green energy future.

BEWARE – RECRUITMENT FRAUD

 
It has come to our attention that there are a number of fraudulent emails from people pretending to work for Vestas. Read more via this link, https://www.vestas.com/en/careers/our-recruitment-process

About Vestas

 
Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 200 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
With 39,000 employees globally, we are a diverse team united by a common goal: to power the solution – today, tomorrow, and far into the future. 
Vestas promotes a diverse workforce which embraces all social identities and is free of any discrimination. We commit to create and sustain an environment that acknowledges and harvests different experiences, skills, and perspectives. We also aim to give everyone equal access to opportunity. 
To learn more about our company and life at Vestas, we invite you to visit our website at www.vestas.com and follow us on our social media channels. We also encourage you to join our Talent Universe to receive notifications on new and relevant postings.