Offshore Senior HSE Advisor

Aventa is seeking, on behalf of our client—a leading developer in the offshore renewable energy sector—an Offshore Senior HSE Advisor to join their Construction Department. This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside a team of skilled engineers contributing to one of the most significant offshore wind developments in the region.

The Senior HSE advisor promotes and provides professional expert knowledge and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors on safe work practices, safety standards, and legal regulations. They support the identification and elimination of potential hazards and ensure control measures are in place.

The Senior HSE advisor will provide support to a team of HSE advisors with daily tasks, planning of proactive activities and challenges that may arise. They will ensure that suitable and sufficient HSE support is provided to all stakeholders and will liaise closely with the project HSE Manager.

• Maintain HSE expert knowledge on best practice and legal requirements.
• Secure HSE conformity using agreed processes and legal registers.
• Support and promote development and use of Ørsted management systems.
• Proactive approach to risk management.
• Technical and people skills.
• Be clear, effective, and positive in verbal and written communication.
• Maintain successful cooperation/collaboration with the HSE stakeholders.
• High work ethic and excellent behaviours.
• Demonstrate efficient and timely collaboration internally/externally.
• Report reliable and timely HSE data.
• Demonstrate analytical and structured approach to daily workload.

It is generally expected that the advisor can apply advanced HSE skills to the position. They should have experience within the subject area and know fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures related to HSE.

• Drive and promote a good proactive HSE culture through leading by example, cultural engagement, using data, raising awareness, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned.
• Demonstrate and promote data driven risk management through a proactive reporting culture and high-quality data management.
• Support ongoing development, implementation, and use of Ørsted systems, procedures, instructions, and associated HSE documentation.
• Planning, facilitation/participation of Safety meetings, Toolbox Talks, briefings, Safety Walks, inspections, HAZID/HAZOP workshops and employer cultural programmes and campaigns.
• Review of HSE documentation, Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS).
• Monitoring and assessment of internal/external HSE compliance and performance using Ørsted incident reporting tool (Synergi) for reporting, trend analysis etc.
• Coordinate and report safety inspections, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and report derived observations, risks, and lessons learnt.
• Effective liaison with contractors at management and site levels to establish and improve safety, health and environmental culture.
• Participate and contribute to all relevant site HSE meetings.
• Participate in audits (internal and external).
• Follow up on findings from HSE related audits, inspections, incident investigation and support implementation of NCRs.
• Reporting LTIs to HSE organisation in accordance with the process.
• Ad hoc advice on questions regarding HSE in daily work.
• Ensure the validity of own safety/training certificates as required.
• Be proactive in maintaining own competence levels required for the role.

• Facilitation of regular HSE meetings with Contractor and package representatives.
• Review of Risk Assessed Method Statements (RAMS).
• Operational HSE Assessment.
• Perform HSE induction of Clients Representatives.
• Perform HSE presentations at kick off meetings.
• HSE walk reports.
• Entry of incidents and proactive measures in Synergi.
• Other deliverables as per Project (Q)HSE Risk management processes and AP QHSE Management framework.

The QHSE function is not the exclusive owner of HSE and therefore does not hold the authority to determine HSE performance on its own. However, a HSE Advisor is a subject matter expert and can therefore contribute to decision-making based on personal level of understanding of the business and the interdependencies with other departments.

• QHSE leadership managers.
• Project - & Construction Managers.
• Client representatives.
• Local regulators/authorities.
• Ørsted employees.
• Contractors at site.

• English language skills.
• Relevant academic or technical background.
• Minimum 5 years’ work experience within HSE, ideally from onshore renewables/offshore windfarm construction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication and presentation skills.
• IT literate (Microsoft office package, knowledge of Synergi is an advantage).
• Knowledge of root cause analysis and incident investigation.
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with 3rd party contractors in relation to HSE.
• Completed NEBOSH; (minimum level 3), or similar recognised HSE qualification.
• Experience as a senior/lead HSE Advisor.
• Current clean UK driver’s license.

• QHSE BSC, Diploma or equivalent level 6 qualification.
• NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Management qualifications.
• Qualified/certified Auditor.
• Experienced in delivery of training courses/material.
• Prior Ørsted experience is beneficial.
• HUET, GWO Qualifications plus GWO Enhanced 1st Aid, medical and fitness for work certifications for offshore access in the UK.

The consultant must comply with and provide Ørsted training and medical requirements.

The role will primarily be onshore based, working from the site offices at Humberside airport. Frequent offshore visits are expected. Flexibility is required for occasional off project site visits for company and supplier internal/external meetings, which may also be overseas.

The normal shift pattern for onshore works is a 5-day week (Monday – Friday), 8-hour days. There may be some flexibility for occasional working from home if authorised by project management.

Office location: Ørsted, Hornsea Zone, Humberside Airport, Kirmington, North Lincolnshire. DN39 6YH.

Required IT equipment (laptop etc.) is supplied by Ørsted.