Senior Onshore HSE Advisor needed for a Major Offshore Wind project in the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the on-site Senior HSE Advisor supporting construction and commissioning activities.
- Provide professional HSE advice and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors.
- Promote and lead a proactive, positive HSE culture through visible leadership and engagement.
- Ensure compliance with UK HSE legislation, company standards and industry best practice.
- Support and promote the use and continuous improvement of HSE and QHSE management systems, procedures and instructions.
- Review, challenge and approve Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Identify hazards, assess risks and ensure effective control measures are implemented and maintained.
- Facilitate and participate in HAZID/HAZOP workshops, safety meetings, toolbox talks, briefings and inductions.
- Plan and carry out site inspections, safety walks and HSE audits.
- Monitor and assess HSE performance and compliance of contractors and site activities.
- Maintain accurate HSE reporting, including incidents, near misses, observations and proactive measures.
- Coordinate and support incident investigations, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Track, analyse and report HSE data, trends and KPIs in a timely and reliable manner.
- Report LTIs and support NCR management in accordance with company processes.
- Liaise effectively with contractors at site and management level to improve HSE performance and culture.
- Participate in internal and external audits and follow up on audit findings and corrective actions.
- Deliver HSE inductions and presentations at kick-off and site meetings.
- Support emergency response and crisis management planning and exercises.
- Maintain valid personal HSE and site safety certifications and proactively manage own competence development.
Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years' proven experience working in an HSE role within onshore construction projects, ideally in a client-side environment.
- NEBOSH General Certificate (minimum Level 3) or equivalent recognised HSE qualification.
- Valid and in-date CSCS or CCNSG safety passport.
- Clean, current UK driving licence.
- Strong working knowledge of UK HSE legislation, regulations and best practice.
- Demonstrable experience reviewing and challenging Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Proven experience managing HSE performance of third-party contractors and multiple work packages.
- Experience with incident investigation, root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions.
- Ability to monitor, analyse and report HSE performance data, trends and KPIs.
- IT literate with strong Microsoft Office skills; experience using incident reporting systems advantageous.
- Excellent verbal and written English communication skills, with the confidence to engage and challenge at all levels.
- Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills.
- Willingness and ability to work site-based full time.
- Ability to commute daily to a fixed onshore site location.
- Flexibility to attend occasional off-site or overseas meetings if required.
- Willingness to comply with all mandatory training, medical and competency requirements
