DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a talented Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Engine Business Unit in Darlington, United Kingdom.
This is a permanent, on-site position working hours per week:
1. Monday to Thursday: 08:00am 16:30pm
2. Friday: 08:00am 13:30pm
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
3. Embed HSE into project delivery: Ensure health, safety and environmental requirements are fully integrated into project planning, execution and handover so compliance is achieved by design, not retrospectively.
4. Provide independent, expert HSE challenge: Apply professional judgement to question unsafe practices, verify risk controls and challenge non-compliance to protect people, assets and the environment.
5. Enable legally compliant decision-making: Translate legislation, Cummins HSE standards and recognised best practice into clear, practical guidance that project and operational teams can confidently apply.
6. Drive risk-based controls: Systematically identify hazards, evaluate risk and define proportionate control measures that are tailored to the project scope and risk profile.
7. Support safe work systems: Strengthen safe systems of work by validating permits, method statements and control effectiveness throughout the full project lifecycle.
8. Exercise authority to intervene when needed: Act decisively to stop work, require corrective action or escalate risks where there is unacceptable residual risk to health, safety or the environment.
9. Prioritise actions by risk and impact: Focus time and resources on the highest-risk activities, ensuring HSE efforts deliver meaningful risk reduction and business value.
10. Build credibility and accountability: Establish trust with project teams through clear, evidence-based advice while retaining ownership of day-to-day HSE decisions at shop-floor and project level.
RESPONSIBILITIES
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
11. Strong independent judgement: The confidence and competence to make autonomous HSE decisions, challenge unsafe practices, and intervene or stop work when risk to health, safety or the environment is unacceptable.
12. Technical HSE competence: Solid grounding in legal requirements, Cummins HSE standards, recognised best practice, and a systematic risk-based approach supported by NEBOSH and relevant environmental or audit certifications.
13. Effective risk prioritisation: Ability to identify hazards early, evaluate risk proportionately, and focus actions on the highest-risk activities to support safe and timely project delivery.
14. Clear and credible communication: The skill to provide practical, defensible HSE advice that influences project and operational teams, while escalating significant or residual risks appropriately and retaining ownership of routine HSE decisions.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education/ Experience:
15. High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
16. A two year University degree in Industrial Safety, Environmental Management, Sustainability or related field required.
17. Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and experience in health, safety, environment or related field.
Certifications:
18. NEBOSH General Health and Safety Certificate (required)
19. NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Certification or equivalent (preferred)
20. ISO Lead Auditor Certification to 14001 and 45001 (preferred)
21. NEBOSH National Diploma in Health and Safety (preferred)
The compensation for this role is aligned with a local bargained or unionised agreement
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.