HSE manager recruitment agency and headhunters
your next HSE manager, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from HSE engineer to head of quality and HSE.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their engineering profiles with muzzo
how do you hire an HSE manager through a recruitment agency?
A good HSE manager reduces accidents without stopping production. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters who place most in engineering: they test how you maintain your risk assessment and your ability to stop a line when risks demand it. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. Leaves within 3 months: we restart the search free.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
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you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your scope. We'll refine it on the first call with the Muzzo team.
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our data picks the headhunters
Our AI selects those who've hired most HSE managers, from 2,500+ vetted headhunters.
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you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by engineering and manufacturing headhunters. You choose who you see.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search free.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your hire
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope the role and pick the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder, Muzzo
one more question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee between 5% and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no upfront payment, no fixed costs. An HSE coordinator starting out and a head of quality and HSE running multiple sites don't require the same search. The fee reflects this complexity, and the Muzzo team helps you set it.
You have double protection. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the actual scope doesn't match the brief, we restart the search free. If we don't find a replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fee. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
engineering headhunters are ready to get moving
A hire closed within 26 days, paid only on hire.
the reality
an HSE manager is judged by the accident that doesn't happen
a good HSE manager will stop a line, not just fill a register
A risk assessment and audits don't suffice if nobody dares stop production when a real risk emerges. An engineering headhunter tests this courage, not just knowledge of standards.
regulatory compliance isn't reactive
A regulated facility must anticipate its obligations before an inspection, not discover them during one. The headhunter checks the profile has already run this type of regulatory file, not just audited someone else's.
a poor hire shows up at the first preventable incident
Teams ignoring guidelines, a risk assessment never updated, a failed audit: leadership often finds out too late. The headhunter checks the sites actually managed before introducing anyone.
the roles
the HSE profiles our headhunters go after for you
From HSE coordinator to head of quality and HSE, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
HSE coordinator
They brief teams on site, relay guidelines and track corrective actions. Often a first role on an industrial site.
HSE engineer
They design and run the risk assessment, conduct internal audits and prepare for regulatory inspections.
HSE manager
They lead accident prevention, regulatory compliance and ISO 45001 or 14001 certification for a site. The most requested role.
quality and HSE manager
They widen the scope to quality, beyond health and safety, often in a small manufacturing business.
head of quality and HSE
They lead HSE teams across several sites and set the group's prevention policy, reporting to the CEO.
the method
an engineering headhunter, not a generalist recruiter
An HSE manager is judged by the accident that doesn't happen. The method starts with your site's real risks.
you define your site's risks and regulatory level
Facility classification, target certifications, accident history: the brief describes the risks your HSE manager will manage and for which site.
a headhunter who hires HSE managers
Among 2,500+ vetted headhunters, your role goes to those who place most in engineering and manufacturing.
a line-stop decision tested before interview
The headhunter asks the profile to describe a time they stopped a line or refused a waiver: the risk identified, production's reaction, the final decision. Then they cross-check references.
the figures
an HSE manager's salary in figures
hiring an HSE manager: what you need to know
why give HSE manager recruitment to a headhunter?
The HSE manager protects your people and your business: they maintain the risk assessment, prepare ISO 45001 and 14001 audits and lead regulatory compliance for your site. Good profiles are at work, busy with audit schedules and inspections, and don't reply to adverts.
An engineering headhunter knows how to reach them and ask the right questions: what facility classification, what accident history, what certifications you're after. This page covers the HSE manager role itself; for an overview of manufacturing roles, see our manufacturing page.
HSE coordinator, engineer or head of quality and HSE: what level to hire?
An HSE coordinator briefs teams and relays guidelines. An HSE engineer or manager designs and runs the risk assessment, conducts audits and leads regulatory compliance for a site. A head of quality and HSE runs teams across several sites and sets group-wide prevention policy.
This choice sets the budget. According to Apec, median pay ranges from €50k without team oversight to €61k with line-management responsibility. Set the level and number of sites in the brief before discussing salary.
how do you evaluate an HSE manager in interview?
The CV lists certifications: ISO 45001, 14001, various qualifications. The interview needs to show something else: the ability to hold firm when production wants to carry on despite a real risk.
A real case works well: a close-call incident, production pushing to restart quickly, and ten minutes to explain your decision. The headhunter does this first filter before introducing you to anyone, and checks references for the sites and certifications they have actually managed.
how does an HSE manager lead regulatory compliance?
A regulated facility must anticipate its obligations before an inspection: permits, registrations, authorisations based on the facility's classification. An HSE manager who has already run this type of regulatory file saves crucial time during an inspection.
The headhunter prioritises this check for an industrial site under this classification and distinguishes profiles who've lived through an inspection from those who've only studied the rules.
what budget for an HSE manager in 2026?
According to Apec, health and safety environment managers earn €54k gross median per year, with 80% earning between €39k and €79k (2025 edition). In manufacturing, outside pharmaceuticals where pay is higher, median is €57k.
Managing a team raises median from €50k to €61k, a common responsibility for a head of quality and HSE. 48% of HSE managers earn variable pay, median €4,400. According to the France Travail BMO survey 2026, recruitment projects for industrial HSE engineers remain difficult in 33.7% of cases at national level.
your questions on HSE manager recruitment
According to Apec, health and safety environment managers earn €54k gross median per year, with 80% earning between €39k and €79k (2025 edition). In manufacturing excluding pharmaceuticals, median is €57k. These include variable pay.
Yes. According to Apec, HSE managers with line-management responsibility earn €61k gross median per year, against €50k for those with no direct reports (2025 edition). Specify the number of sites or people to lead in the brief.
Yes, according to the France Travail BMO survey 2026: 33.7% of recruitment projects for industrial technical HSE engineers are considered difficult at national level, against 43.8% across all occupations.
The HSE manager leads accident prevention and regulatory compliance for a site. The maintenance manager runs equipment availability. Both often work closely, but these are two separate hires. For maintenance, see our maintenance manager page.
With a real case rather than a list of certifications. Ask them to describe a time they stopped a line or refused a waiver despite production pressure. Our headhunters do this first screen and check references for the sites and certifications they have actually managed.