Senior Coach – Behavioural Safety & Operational Risk

About dss+

At dss+, you don’t just deliver projects - you help save lives, improve performance, and build a more sustainable future. We are a purpose-led global consultancy partnering with organisations in high-risk and asset-intensive industries to solve complex operational challenges across safety, operational excellence, and sustainability. With a heritage rooted in DuPont’s industrial operations, we combine deep expertise, practical problem-solving, and digital innovation to deliver measurable and lasting impact for our clients.

Why This Role

This role focuses on delivering high-quality outcomes through deep expertise in safety, operational risk, and behavioural coaching within complex operational environments. You will play a critical role in supporting large-scale transformation programmes, working directly within client operations to build leadership capability and embed sustainable safety and risk practices.

Why This Industry At dss+, we work across a range of high-risk, asset-intensive industries including mining, energy, chemicals, and manufacturing. We partner with organisations to improve safety, operational performance, and sustainability — delivering measurable impact at scale. This role offers the opportunity to work across varied operational environments, contributing to meaningful outcomes in complex, safety-critical settings.

Your Impact at dss+

You will lead and deliver coaching interventions within live operational environments, working alongside client leaders and teams to strengthen safety culture, improve risk awareness, and build sustainable capability.

Key Accountabilities

• Coach operational leaders, supervisors, and frontline teams to strengthen ownership and accountability for safety and risk
• Mentor and develop client coaches and internal consultants, building their capability to lead behavioural and cultural change
• Observe operational activities across production, maintenance, logistics, and related environments to identify risks and improvement opportunities
• Facilitate on-site coaching sessions, workshops, and leadership interventions to strengthen engagement and performance
• Support leaders to embed critical risk thinking into daily routines, decision-making, and operational discipline
• Reinforce positive behaviours through structured coaching, feedback, and ongoing engagement
• Adapt coaching approaches to engage effectively across diverse teams, cultures, and operational contexts
• Work as part of multidisciplinary dss+ teams to deliver measurable improvements in safety and operational performance

What You’ll Experience at dss+

Deliver on our Purpose Be part of a values-led organisation where your work helps save lives, improve performance, and advance sustainability for our clients and their people.

Develop your Trusted Expertise Gain early autonomy and real accountability, working closely with senior clients on complex, high-impact challenges.

Thrive in a Culture of Respect Join an inclusive and collaborative environment where your voice is valued, your curiosity is encouraged, and your wellbeing is supported.

Shape your Career Accelerate your development through hands-on experience, structured learning, and opportunities to work on international projects.

Who You Are

You bring strong analytical thinking, a curious mindset, and the ability to work effectively in diverse, international environments. You are comfortable engaging with stakeholders, solving complex problems, and contributing to meaningful outcomes.

You are an experienced operational coach with a strong background in behavioural safety and operational risk management. You are confident working in live operational settings and have a proven ability to develop leaders and teams to deliver lasting change.

Experience

Significant experience in behavioural safety, operational risk management, or operational excellence

Proven track record of coaching leaders and teams to deliver sustainable behavioural and cultural change

Experience working within high-risk, asset-intensive environments (e.g. production, logistics, industrial operations)

Experience supporting large-scale transformation or safety improvement programmes

Capabilities

Strong coaching, mentoring, and facilitation skills

Ability to influence behaviours and build leadership capability at all organisational levels

Strong observational and analytical skills within operational environments

Ability to adapt approach across diverse cultural and organisational contexts

Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building capability

Education & Languages

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a relevant field

Fluency in both Swedish and English is required

Mobility

Willingness to work on client sites and travel internationally as required

Ability to operate in field-based, operational environments

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