Offshore Senior HSE Advisor - Mon - Fri needed for a Major Offshore Wind project in the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities:
- Promote and provide professional HSE expertise and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees, and contractors on safe work practices, safety standards, and legal requirements.
- Support identification, assessment, and elimination of hazards, ensuring effective control measures are implemented and maintained.
- Maintain up-to-date HSE knowledge on best practice, legal requirements, and industry standards.
- Secure HSE conformity through agreed processes, legal registers, and management systems.
- Actively support the development, implementation, and effective use of company HSE management systems, procedures, instructions, and contingency plans.
- Drive and promote a proactive HSE culture through leadership by example, engagement initiatives, data-driven insights, awareness campaigns, knowledge sharing, and implementation of lessons learned.
- Demonstrate and promote data-driven risk management, including proactive reporting and high-quality HSE data management.
- Plan, facilitate, and participate in safety meetings, toolbox talks, briefings, safety walks, inspections, and risk workshops (e.g. HAZID/HAZOP).
- Review and assess HSE documentation, including Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Monitor and assess internal and external HSE compliance and performance using incident reporting and management tools, including trend analysis and reporting.
- Coordinate safety inspections, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and ensure communication of observations, risks, and lessons learned.
- Follow up and support closure of findings from audits, inspections, and incident investigations, including implementation of non-conformance reports.
- Participate in internal and external audits and compliance checks (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 55001).
- Liaise effectively with contractors at management and site level to establish and continuously improve safety, health, and environmental culture.
- Participate and contribute to all relevant site HSE meetings and project forums.
- Provide timely, reliable, and accurate HSE data and reports, including reporting of incidents and lost time injuries in line with defined processes.
- Deliver HSE inductions, briefings, and presentations, including kick-off meetings and site-specific sessions.
- Perform operational HSE assessments and produce HSE walk and inspection reports.
- Provide ad hoc HSE advice to management, technicians, and internal and external stakeholders.
- Maintain valid safety, medical, and training certifications required for the role and proactively manage personal competence development.
Requirements:
- Relevant academic or technical background in health, safety, environmental, or related discipline.
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience in an HSE role, preferably within onshore renewables and/or offshore wind construction environments.
- Strong understanding of HSE fundamentals, concepts, practices, procedures, and the ability to apply advanced HSE skills in a project environment.
- Demonstrable experience working with and managing HSE performance of third-party contractors.
- Completed NEBOSH qualification (minimum Level 3) or equivalent recognised HSE qualification.
- In-date site safety passport (e.g. CCNSG or CSCS).
- Knowledge and practical experience in incident investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective action management.
- IT literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and experience with incident reporting systems (knowledge of Synergi or similar tools is advantageous).
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all organisational levels.
- Clear, structured, analytical, and proactive approach to workload and risk management.
- High professional ethics, strong behaviours, and the ability to collaborate efficiently with internal and external stakeholders.
- Fluent English language skills (verbal and written).
- Current clean UK driving licence.
- Willingness and ability to work both onshore and offshore as project phases require, including occasional travel to other sites or overseas.
- Desirable: Degree or diploma level qualification in QHSE (Level 6 or equivalent), environmental management qualification, auditor certification, and experience delivering HSE training.
