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Senior HSE Design Specialist - Freelance - UK or Denmark
Location: UK or Denmark
Our client is looking for a Senior HSE Design Specialist to support the rollout of a new Engineering Design Risk Management process. The specialist will deliver training on Design Risk Assessment tools and Safety by Design principles, while providing strategic and hands-on support across engineering scopes for wind farm projects.
Key Responsibilities:
* Train internal teams and suppliers in Safety by Design tools, principles, and templates
* Provide QHSE subject matter expertise across project phases (development, asset, operations)
* Contribute to technical reports, assessments, and engineering documentation
* Define and maintain HSE technical requirements for contracts
* Support supplier negotiations and participate in design reviews and workshops (HAZID/HAZOP, FMEA, FAIs)
* Deliver qualitative and quantitative input to design risk assessments and safety documentation
* Assess design compliance (e.g. Machinery Directive), retrofit feasibility, and residual risks
* Participate in product walkdowns, inspections, and HSE maturity and compliance assessments
* Lead lessons learned capture and knowledge transfer into future engineering scopes
* Serve as a QHSE design lead in innovation projects
Skills & Experience:
* Relevant technical education (e.g., Process Safety Engineer or Design/Product Engineer)
* Minimum 5 years of practical experience in wind or oil & gas sectors
* Strong command of design risk management tools (e.g., bow-tie, event-tree, decision logs)
* Deep knowledge of safety design principles, international standards, and regulations
* Practical experience in Safety by Design methodologies
* Excellent communication, training, and stakeholder engagement skills
* Fluent in English, both spoken and written
* Solution-oriented team player and QHSE role model
* Ability to travel up to 5 days/month between UK and Denmark
Interested?
If this role is of interest, please send an up-to-date CV to taylor.lewis@darwinrecruitment.com.
Darwin Recruitment AG is a Zurich based, SECO licensed, privately owned subsidiary of Darwin Professional Staffing Group Ltd (a Global IT Recruitment Consultancy).
Darwin Recruitment AG manages client relationships whilst also utilising Darwin Professional Staffing Group databases and networks to source Candidates and fulfil client requests.
We do not ask for a placement fee from Candidates/Employees.
If you wish to contact a specialist regarding this role, or your job search in general, please contact +41 (0)43 456 29 09
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Wind Electric Power Generation
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