Jobs in NC, US

General Information:

Hitachi Energy seeks a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Professional who will be responsible for supporting all phases of project site execution. The ideal candidate will have a degree in safety or related field, professional safety certification, mastery of construction site HSE management, and electrical safety experience including in high voltage distribution environments. 

Your Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with the project management teams to review proposed project scopes and tenders, HSE plans, and sub-contractor qualifications.
• Act as the HSE focal point to site, project, and management including during both routine progress meetings and emergent issue resolution.
• Assist in the identification, analysis and development of controls to eliminate or minimize occupational hazards at project and service locations.
• Provide advice, support and training where necessary to management and workforce to achieve HSE objectives and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Facilitate and direct HSE best practices to ensure continuous improvement and to instill a world-class culture.
• Conduct project site visits and audits to evaluate the effectiveness of HSE processes and assist in taking the necessary steps to close gaps in execution.
• Participate and support analysis of incident trends and provide recommendations for preventative and improvement actions.
• Lead accident investigations to ensure that root-cause analysis is appropriately conducted and corrective actions address the causes
• Maintain required HSE records and develop and present routine HSE progress reports.
• Maintain awareness of developments and legislation that impact assigned functions.
• Represent the HSE function to current and prospective customers.
• Coordinate ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 (OHSAS 18001) audit program through planning and scheduling for internal and external audits, compiling metrics and maintaining records of audit reports.
• 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:

• Bachelor’s degree and eight years professional HSE experience.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Ability to travel an average of 25% of the time.
• Proven leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Excellent technical English writing and verbal skills.
• Ability to operate within and support matrixed leadership and functional teams.

Qualifications Preferred: 

• Professional certification (e.g. CSP, CIH).
• Construction HSE experience including execution of site preparation, demolition, installation and commissioning scopes.
• Electrical safety experience including high voltage power distribution environments.
• Knowledge and experience in electrical substation construction
• High comfort level with digitized management tools.