Offshore Senior HSE Advisor

Site operative solutions are looking for a Senior HSE advisor who can promote and provide professional expert knowledge and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors on safe work practices, safety standards, and legal regulations. The advisor will 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 pro-active activities and challenges that may arise. They will ensure that suitable and sufficient HSE support is provided to all stakeholders and 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.
• Clear, effective, and positive verbal and written communication.
• Successful cooperation/collaboration with HSE stakeholders.
• High work ethic and excellent behaviours.
• Efficient and timely collaboration internally/externally.
• Reliable and timely reporting of HSE data.
• 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.
• Participate in audits (internal and external).
• Follow up on findings from HSE related audits, inspections, incident investigations, and support implementation of NCRs.
• 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.

• 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.
• Entry of incidents and proactive measures in Synergi.

• QHSE leadership managers.
• Project - & Construction Managers.
• Client representatives.
• Local regulators/authorities.
• 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 recognized 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.
• HUET, GWO Qualifications plus GWO Enhanced 1st Aid, medical and fitness for work certifications for offshore access in the UK.

Office location: Humberside. 12 month contract with a possible 6-month extension.

Primarily Mon - Fri with an expectation of frequent offshore visits and stays. May be some flexibility for occasional working from home if authorised by project management. The normal shift pattern for onshore works is a 5-day week (Monday - Friday), 8-hour days.

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.