Senior HSE Advisor in Lincoln

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.

Responsibilities:

• 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 client management systems.
• Proactive approach to risk management.
• Be clear, effective, and positive in verbal and written communication.
• Maintain successful cooperation/collaboration with HSE stakeholders.
• 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.

Typical tasks (not exhaustive):

• 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 client systems, procedures, instructions, and associated HSE documentation.
• Planning, facilitation/participation of Safety meetings, Toolbox Talks, briefings, Safety Walks, inspections, HAZID/HAZOP workshops.
• Review of HSE documentation, Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS).
• Monitoring and assessment of internal/external HSE compliance and performance using client incident reporting tool (Synergi).
• 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 investigations and support implementation of NCR’s.
• 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.

Deliverables:

• 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.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• English language skills.
• Relevant academic or technical background.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ work experience with 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 recognized HSE qualification.
• In date site safety passport (CCNSG or CSCS).
• Current clean UK driver’s license.

Desirable qualifications/experience:

• 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 client experience is beneficial.

Working conditions / Locations:

• The role will initially be onshore based, working from the site office at Humberside airport. Once offshore works commence, the work will be both onshore and offshore.
• 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.

Special Terms:

• Option to extend up to 12 months.
• Work Pattern Initially Mon - Fri but will be expected to stay offshore at times once offshore construction commences.