Senior Asset HSE Advisor

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

What does the job involve?

Support, advise and challenge Doggerbank (DB) management team and organization, as well as contractors in ensuring safe, secure and sustainable wind farm operations. This position reports to Head of SSU (Safety, Security and Sustainability) in Equinor’s Global Offshore Wind organisation. Please note that work location for this position is Port of Tyne, Newcastle.

What will my tasks be?

• Provide SSU support to DB in close collaboration with DB SSU Leader.
• Maintain asset SSU governance in line with regulatory, industry and internal requirements, ensure compliance, and liaison with relevant authority bodies.
• Support management in driving safety leadership and culture, manage and follow up SSU performance, reporting and deliverables, and take lead in improvement activities towards zero harm.
• Drive incident reporting, investigation, experience transfer and learning.
• Facilitate regular risk update, risk assessments and assurance activities.
• Maintain Crisis and Business Continuity processes and plans, ensure sufficient Emergency Response capabilities and regular training, and serve in Emergency Response role(s) if required.
• Build a strong security culture, understand and act on threats and vulnerabilities.
• Plan and execute the annual Health and Working Environment Plan.
• Manage Contractors, support Supply Chain processes, and act as Company Representative for local SSU related supplier contracts as needed.
• Manage Climate, Biodiversity and Social / Human Rights risks and ambitions.
• Conduct site inductions and support site management in port call meetings.
• Conduct offshore / onshore facilities safety leadership visits and inspections, and ad-hoc investigations.
• Maneuver the wider Equinor SSU matrix organisation.
• Represent Equinor in industry improvement arenas as required.

Here's what we expect from you:

At Equinor, there are some overall qualities we regard as essential. We want you to identify with the values that guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow: open, collaborative, courageous and caring. We expect you to make safety your priority and to contribute to our zero-harm culture. And for this specific position, we are also looking for:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree preferred.
• Prior experience from offshore wind, oil & gas or complex operations.
• Working experienced with SSU and safety leadership under the UK HSE regulations.
• Nebosh Certificate and Diploma or equivalent desired.
• Must be able and willing to travel offshore, have a valid health certificate and GWO safety training (or be able to achieve this).
• Fluency in English, both written and oral.

Personal Qualities:

• High HSE, integrity and ethical standards, and a role model for safety leadership.
• Focused, systematic and result oriented, with proven track record of achieving results through others.
• An effective communicator with strong presentation skills and ability to engage people at all levels.
• Team player, able to collaborate effectively across a matrix organization.
• Proactive with a learning attitude, and willing to share knowledge and train others.
• Able to handle changing priorities and short delivery timeframes.

What can we offer you?

We want you to have a rewarding and fulfilling work life. That’s why we offer:

• Not just a job - a career. In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows a wide range of opportunities for development and growth within your own field, or even in other areas you find interesting and relevant.
• Attractive rewards. We give you a comprehensive benefits package with a competitive salary, global parental leave, bonus scheme and pension plan.
• Wellness and work-life balance. We care about and prioritise our employees’ well-being. We know that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That’s why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements wherever possible.
• An inclusive culture. We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us, true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for you and everyone else to feel accepted and valued.
• Equal opportunities for everyone. Equinor is an equal-opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions, which include hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, and training, without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, veteran status, or any other protected status. As part of this commitment, reasonable adjustments will be made during the recruitment process for candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. If you have any specific requirements, please clarify this in your application and our team will be in contact to see how we can support your needs. We also believe everyone should be paid fairly and consistently for their contribution to our collective success. To ensure fairness and transparency, positions at Equinor are evaluated using our global job architecture based on the position’s responsibilities, complexity, and impact, and regularly reviewed to ensure consistency and alignment across the organisation.

Important notes about the application process:

We expect you to openly offer all relevant information about yourself during the recruitment process. Background checks are performed on all final candidates, and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened using relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions laws. When applying for a job in Norway you will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment.

About Equinor:

Equinor is an international energy company headquartered in Norway, energising the lives of 170 million people worldwide. Our ambition is to be a leading company in the energy transition and achieve net zero by 2050. Our task is enormous: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions to the atmosphere. To achieve it, we are looking for like-minded people to join our team of 25,000 colleagues working in more than 20 countries. We’re up for the challenge. Are you?