Rail HSE & Environmental Manager – Safety Leadership

Hitachi Vantara Corporation; Denmark; On-site; DKK 850,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager in Denmark to ensure all delivery activities are planned and executed safely, legally and responsibly within the Danish railway environment. The role sits as a Level 4 specialist, providing assurance across safety, RAM, quality and environmental controls.

You will lead HSE plans, site risk assessments and incident-prevention actions, and have authority to stop unsafe work.

Qualifications

• HSE management experience in rail, construction, electrical, telecoms or industrial environments.
• Strong knowledge of permits, incident investigation, contractor management and environmental controls.
• Ability to influence site behaviours and challenge unsafe production pressure.

Responsibilities

• Define HSE plan, risk assessment expectations, induction requirements, site rules, inspection schedule and incident-reporting process.
• Review RAMS, permits, work-at-height, electrical safety, manual handling, environmental controls and emergency arrangements for site activities.
• Lead inspections, audits, toolbox talks, behavioural safety interventions and subcontractor HSE monitoring.
• Investigate incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions; drive corrective actions to closure.
• Coordinate HSE readiness for installation, energisation, testing, commissioning and logistics operations.
• Apply the Hitachi Code of Conduct in role-specific decisions, including ethical escalation and confidentiality.
• Manage HSE plans, environmental controls, site risk assessments and incident-prevention actions.
• Functional authority on HSE and environmental compliance.
• Can stop or escalate unsafe site activity or environmental non-compliance.

Skills

HSE management

Rail industry

Permits

Incident investigation

Environmental controls

Contractor management

Leadership

Job description

Hitachi Rail is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager in Denmark to ensure all delivery activities are planned and executed safely, legally and responsibly within the Danish railway environment. The role sits as a Level 4 specialist, providing assurance across safety, RAM, quality and environmental controls.

You will lead HSE plans, site risk assessments and incident-prevention actions, and have authority to stop unsafe work.