HSSE Manager Darlington Permanent | Full-time Hybrid NES Fircroft is proud to partner with the Northern Endurance Partnership (bp, Equinor, TotalEnergies) as they deliver the CO₂ transportation and storage infrastructure for the East Coast Cluster, one of the UK’s most significant carbon capture and net zero programmes. The Role: Reporting to the Managing Director, the HSSE Manager will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and safeguarding NEP’s safety culture across its construction, operations and future development activities. This includes responsibility for HSSE across onshore assets (interface with carbon capture projects, CO2 compression and pipeline transport) and offshore infrastructure (pipeline and geological store). As NEP grows, this role will ensure the organisation’s systems, behaviours, and capabilities support safe, compliant and reliable operations. The HSSE Manager will directly influence NEP’s leadership, Board, and external stakeholders to embed strong HSSE governance and performance. Responsibilities: Provide HSSE leadership across construction, operations and future projects. Develop and maintain HSSE management systems, governance and assurance processes. Lead incident management, risk assessment and organisational learning programmes. Support safe delivery of major infrastructure projects through contractor and stakeholder engagement. Manage r...