HSE Advisor

Client: Global Leader in Energy

Astoria, New York

Our client is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Professional who will be responsible for supporting the site team during the construction phase of the project. The ideal candidate will have a degree in safety or related field, professional safety certification, construction site HSE and electrical safety experience, including in high voltage distribution environments.

Your Responsibilities

• Coordinate with the project management teams to review HSE plans, and subcontractor qualifications.
• Act as the HSE point of contact between our subcontractors, client, and project team.
• Assist in the identification, analysis, and development of controls to eliminate or minimize occupational hazards at the project location.
• 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 site inspections 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.
• Represent Hitachi energy in client/consultant meetings related to HSE. Coordinate and/or conduct risk assessments, JHA/JSA, ALARP and/or risk reviews/analysis
• 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.
• Supporter and promoter of client's core values, Life Saving Rules, Sustainability and ESG Programs, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
  
  

Your Background

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of HSE site experience.
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for client's in the United States.
• 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).
• Strong construction HSE experience including civil, structural, 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.
• Roles & Responsibilities:
• Will perform as Lock out Tag Out (LOTO) Facilitator/Coordinator for the client during commissioning process. Wll interact with the existing consortium partners LOTO and/or HSE team.
• Will utilize project and Consortium schematics, Documents, drawings and procedures to identify the energy sources for the assets to be locked and tagged out, visit the process areas of the project to locate the assets, gather appropriate information for locking out and tagging out the asset and write the lockout / tagout procedure for the project.
• Collaborate with engineering, HSE, maintenance, and project teams to develop and refine job-specific LOTO procedures.
• Maintain accurate documentation of all LOTO activities including isolation records, permits, and equipment logs, etc.
• Perform regular audits to verify compliance with LOTO policies and safety regulations.
• Support the development and continuous improvement of the LOTO program.
• Respond to and assist with resolving LOTO-related issues or concerns.
  
  

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.