Onshore Senior HSE Advisor (277584)
Duration: 02-Feb-2026 - 31-Jan-2027 (Options to extend)
Business Unit: QHSE
Location: Hitachi Construction Site, Main Road, B1113, Swardeston, NR14 8DU
Rotations: Monday-Friday, 10 hours a day
IR35: Inside IR35
Description:
Description & Responsibilities:
The HSE advisor promotes and provides professional expert knowledge and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors on safe work practices, safety standards, and legal regulations, and supports identification and elimination of potential hazards and ensures control measures are in place.
Line Reference:
• Head of Regional QHSE Advisors, Europe
Project Reference:
• Project QHSE Director, & Project HSE Manager
Success Criteria/KPIs:
• Maintain HSE expert knowledge on best practice and legal requirements.
◦ Secure HSE conformity using agreed processes and legal registers.
◦ Support and promote development and use of management systems.
◦ Proactive approach to risk management.
• Good technical - and people skills.
◦ Be clear, effective, and positive in verbal and written communication.
◦ Maintain successful cooperation / collaboration with the HSE stakeholders.
• High work ethic and excellent behaviour.
◦ Demonstrate efficient and timely collaboration internally /externally.
◦ Report reliable and timely HSE data.
◦ Demonstrate analytical and structured approach to daily workload.
It is generally the expectations that the advisor can apply advanced HSE skills to the position; has experience within subject area and knows fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures related to HSE and knows how to routinely apply knowledge of theories, methods, techniques, and processes to scope of work.
Typical tasks (not exhaustive):
• Drive and promote a good proactive HSE culture through leading by example, cultural engagement, using data, raising awareness, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned (registration and implementation)
• Demonstrate and promote data driven risk management through a proactive reporting culture and high-quality data management.
◦ Support ongoing development, implementation, and use of systems, procedures, instructions, and associated HSE documentation i.e.:
◦ Instructions, procedures, contingency plans
◦ HSE Management system (way we work) / QHSE process landscape.
◦ Global/local Emergency Response / Crisis Management
◦ Audit/compliance check (ISO 9001/14001/45001/55001)
• Planning, facilitation / participation of Safety meetings, Toolbox Talks, briefings, Safety Walks, inspections, HAZID/HAZOP workshops and employer cultural programmes and campaigns
• Review of HSE documentation, Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS)
• Monitoring and assessment of internal/external HSE compliance and - performance using the client incident reporting tool (Synergi) for reporting, trend analysis etc.
• Coordinate and report safety inspections, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and report derived observations, risks, and lessons learnt.
• Effective liaison with contractors at management and site levels to establish and improve safety, health and environmental culture.
• Participate and contribute to all relevant site HSE meetings.
• Participate in audits (internal and external)
• Follow up on findings from HSE related audits, inspections, incident investigation and support implementation of NCR’s.
• Reporting LTIs to HSE organisation in accordance with the process
• Ad hoc advise on questions regarding HSE in daily work (e.g. management, technicians, internal and external).
• Ensure the validity of own safety/training certificates as required.
• Be proactive in maintaining own competence level required for the role.
Deliverables:
• Facilitation of regular HSE meetings with Contractor and package representatives
• Review of Risk Assessed Method Statements (RAMS)
• Operational HSE Assessment
• Perform HSE induction of Clients Representatives
• Perform HSE presentations at kick off meetings.
• HSE walk reports (e.g. using DIT)
• Entry of incidents and proactive measures in Synergi
• Other deliverables and as per Project (Q)HSE Risk management processes and AP QHSE Management framework
Decision authority:
The QHSE function is not the exclusive owner of HSE and therefore does not hold the authority to determine HSE performance on its own.
However, a HSE Advisor is a subject matter expert and can therefore contribute to decision-making based on personal level of understanding of the business and the interdependencies with other departments.
Key Interfaces to Other Functions / Stakeholders:
• QHSE leadership managers
• Project - & Construction Managers
• Client representatives
• Local regulators/authorities
• Contractors at site
Working conditions / Locations
The role is onshore site based at the Converter Station & Battery Storage facility (BESS), near to Swardeston and is expected to work on site or at the site office daily. The role involves HSE support to the Converter station construction, HSE support to the construction of the Battery Storage facility (BESS) and HSE support to the Norwich Main / National Grid interface. The construction projects are at the same base location. Main scope of works currently being undertaken are the Mechanical and Electrical commissioning phase of the projects.
Travel expenses are not chargeable to the base location.
However, flexibility is required for occasional off project site visits for company and supplier internal/external meetings, which may also be overseas.
• The shift pattern is a 5-day a week rotation (Mondays - Friday), 10-hour days.
• There may be some flexibility for occasional working from home if authorised by project management.
• Applicants must be local to the project and are expected to live within 60 minutes travel time of the site.
Base location for the role:
HOW03, Hitachi Construction Site, Main Road, B1113, Swardeston, NR14 8DU
IT
• Required IT equipment (laptop etc.) is supplied by the client.
Requirements:
Requirements and Qualifications:
• English language skills required.
• Relevant academic or technical background
• Minimum 3 years’ work experience with HSE, ideally from onshore construction in a Client role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication and presentation skills
• IT literate (Microsoft office package, knowledge of Synergi is an advantage)
• Knowledge of route cause analysis and incident investigation
• Demonstrable experience in dealing with 3rd party contractors in relation to HSE.
• Completed NEBOSH; (minimum level 3), or similar recognized HSE qualification.
• In date site safety passport (CCNSG or CSCS)
• Current clean UK driver’s license
Desirable qualifications/experience:
• QHSE BSC, Diploma or equivalent level 6 qualification
• NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Management qualifications
• Qualified/certified Auditor
• Experienced in delivery of training courses / material.
• Prior client experience is beneficial.
The consultant must comply with and provided client training and medical requirements.