HSE Specialist

HSE Specialist required for a major Offshore Wind Developer based in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities:

• The HSE Advisor is responsible for providing independent, expert and professional advice and guidance to the project teams and its line management team on all health, safety and environmental issues.
• Support the project teams in and implementing high standards of proactive and continual improvement 'We Care' ethos, including initiatives in behavioural safety, wellbeing and sustainability to ensure a positive impact on the team members.
• Engage and develop relationships with operational teams to eliminate and reduce risks, develop HSE culture for the project teams and adherence to HSE standards and rules.
• Liaising with internal and external departments to ensure contractors are suitably selected, engaged and monitored for health, safety and environmental performance.
• Produce, review and update health, safety and environment related documentation required by the allocated offshore operations site and the operational team as directed by Head of HSE Offshore Operations UK & CE or required by the HSE function.
• Contribute towards and deliver on annual key performance indicators, goals and targets for the project teams and wider business.
• Carrying out regular workplace inspections on and offshore as required.
• Planning, running and recording feedback on emergency response drills.

Requirements

• NEBOSH Certificate, ideally working towards a NEBOSH Diploma.
• IEMA Foundation Certificate in Environmental Management.
• Experience in developing, implementing and maintaining a certifiable HSE Management System.
• Ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders at all levels through verbal and written communication including active listening skills.
• Experience as HSE professional in Offshore Wind including good knowledge of offshore wind O&M phase such as servicing, work packages reviews, lifting operations, environmental factors and Offshore logistics to name a few.
• Experience in behavioural safety techniques and delivering behavioural safety training would be desirable.
• The individual will be expected to regularly work on the Service Operations Vessel which will include offshore overnight stays.
• Good written and spoken English.
• Experience of renewable technologies and mechanical, electrical and technical systems, process engineering and advising on HSE technical matters relating to these.
• Driving licence.