Health, Safety and Environment Engineer - Senior

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented Health, Safety and Environment Engineer – Senior to join our team specializing in health and safety for our Cummins’ business in Mineral Point, WI.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

Champion a proactive safety culture by modeling strong HSE behaviors, coaching employees, and reinforcing accountability across all levels of the site.

Engage employees in the creation and refinement of HSE programs, policies, and procedures, ensuring their voices influence continuous improvement efforts.

Partner cross‑functionally to deliver technical expertise that enhances hazard prevention, strengthens risk controls, and drives effective corrective and preventive actions.

Support daily HSE operations by troubleshooting complex issues, providing guidance, and enabling operational teams to resolve risks efficiently.

Lead hazard identification, environmental aspect assessments, and risk evaluation programs to uncover improvement opportunities and close compliance gaps.

Drive the development, execution, and optimization of advanced hazard prevention and control systems that reduce site risk and align with organizational objectives.

Develop and deliver targeted training, skills development, and internal communications to build HSE capability and maintain regulatory and procedural alignment.

Analyze HSE data, audit findings, and compliance results to generate risk‑based improvement plans while contributing to annual management system reviews and audit readiness.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

Stakeholder leadership & collaboration: Balance diverse stakeholder needs while building strong cross-functional partnerships; demonstrate courage to address difficult issues, manage conflict constructively, and leverage diverse perspectives to drive aligned decisions and outcomes.

HSE systems, compliance & risk controls: Expertly interpret and apply HSE management systems and international standards; ensure regulatory compliance through robust controls, monitoring, and reporting; implement sustainable risk controls using the hierarchy of controls to reduce risk to ALARP.

Risk assessment, investigations & performance management: Lead high-quality, evidence-based incident investigations with accurate root cause analysis; apply hazard identification and risk assessment techniques; define and track meaningful KPIs to evaluate trends, inform strategy, and drive continuous improvement.

Culture, training & process excellence: Influence and model positive HSE culture; deliver engaging, adaptive training that translates to on-the-job capability; optimize work processes for efficiency and continuous improvement, sustaining high engagement and performance across teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Experience:

• College, university, or equivalent degree required. Health, Safety and/or Environmental degree preferred.
• Professional certification in HSE-related field preferred.
• Intermediate level of experience required, including experience in application of Industrial Safety standards and implementation of risk controls.
• Minimal management experience preferred.

Additional Details:

The role will also lead on several key HSE initiatives:

Environmental Compliance

HSEMS oversight

Industrial Hygiene Program

Desired Experience:

Conducting safety & environmental risk assessments

Cross functional collaboration for project delivery

Incident Investigation

The successful candidate will be self-motivated and able to work both collaboratively and autonomously to drive risk reduction and HSE improvement and will have a minimum of 5 years' experience in an HSE role.

Compensation

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.

Job Health and Safety

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $88000

Max Salary $132000

ReqID 2426189

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

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