The opportunity
A Senior HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) Manager is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive HSE strategies, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Key duties include conducting safety audits and risk assessments, leading incident investigations, developing and delivering training programs, continual improvement in line with HSE management system standards and promoting a strong safety culture throughout the organization. This role requires strong leadership to manage a team of safety professionals and environmental specialists and collaborate with other functions, regional and global teams to ensure a safe and compliant workplace.
How You’ll Make An Impact
- Develop and implement HSE management systems, strategies, and policies to align with company goals and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct risk assessments, hazard analyses, and safety audits to identify potential hazards and ensure preventative and corrective actions are taken.
- Lead investigations of incidents, accidents, and near misses to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
- Ensure the organization complies with all local, state, and federal HSE legislation and standards.
- Develop and deliver HSE training programs for staff and contractors to build HSE capability across the organization.
- Monitoring and measurement: Monitor and evaluate HSE performance metrics, track trends, and analyse data to measure progress and identify areas for improvement.
- Perform internal audits and create safety reports for management, providing data and recommendations for improvement.
- Liaise with management, employees, and external stakeholders to promote safety and ensure project compliance.
- Drive continuous improvement in HSE performance through the implementation of best practices, lessons learned, and feedback mechanisms. Manage various programs and initiative such as LOTO, machine safety, waste reduction.
- Provide HSE guidance and support to senior management, department heads, and project teams, promoting a proactive approach to risk management and HSE excellence.
- Support in driving contractor HSE management system includes pre-qualification, screening, orientation and training, ongoing supervision and performance evaluation
- Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
- Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business
Your background
- Graduation or Post graduation in science or engineering
- Advance/Post Graduate Diploma in Occupational health, Fire or Industrial safety from a reputed institution.
- Certified lead auditor for Environment and OHS and energy management systems – ISO 14001, ISO 45001
- Relevant qualification in Environmental sustainability and climate change will be an added advantage
- Proven experience in a senior health, safety, and environmental management role, with 15+ years of experience in a large manufacturing organisation.
- Strong knowledge of relevant HSE regulations, standards, and best practices
- Strong leadership and strategic planning abilities to develop and implement effective HSE programs and initiatives
- Analytical and problem-solving skills to assess risks, analyse data and develop appropriate control measures.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse stakeholders, including factories, departments, and external partners
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities, deadlines, and sustainability trends.
- Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.
