HSE Specialist (Regional Site-Based)

Overview

In this role you drive health, safety and environmental performance on projects, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement. You’ll work with site teams to embed HSE policy, lead investigations, and maintain robust records for audits. You will coordinate environmental controls and training, while keeping pace with legislation. This position offers meaningful impact on communities and sustainability within Hitachi Energy’s project portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Promote safe working practices and implement HSE policy on site
• Conduct regular site HSE inspections and report findings
• Maintain documentation for Health & Safety and Environmental Systems in line with policy
• Coordinate pollution control, waste management, recycling, and environmental health
• Discuss HSE issues at project review meetings and maintain audit-ready records
• Lead accident/incident investigations and track corrective actions
• Ensure COSHH documentation complies with external requirements
• Assist site managers and sub-contractors with risk assessments and documentation
• Deliver HSE training as agreed with Project Manager
• Propose and promote incident prevention initiatives for consideration
• Support Project Manager in incident investigations
• Stay updated on Health, Safety and Environmental legislation
• Promote HSE ethos and conduct communications and toolbox talks
• Liaise with relevant legal authorities (e.g., H.S.A, EPA) and understand PSCS duties

Key requirements

• Experience of Health, Safety and Environmental management in a similarly sized engineering operation
• Working knowledge of PSCS duties
• Proficiency in HSE management, project and service management
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or higher in EHS
• Proficiency in MS Office, SharePoint, ShareFile and Microsoft Teams
• Experience with Environmental permitting, ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 or similar systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proactive, enthusiastic, and dedicated work ethic
• Ability to work with people at all levels and be a team player
• IOSH membership

• excellent communication
• proactive
• team player
• MS Office
• SharePoint
• ShareFile

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