Senior HSE & Environmental Lead — Rail

Hitachi Rail Limited; København; Hybrid; DKK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

6 weeks of holidays

Canteen

Flexible hybrid work (40/60)

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Limited is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager for our Danish railway projects. The role requires extensive HSE experience on live infrastructure works and the ability to stop work when safety is compromised.

You will lead HSE plans, risk assessments, incident investigations and contractor management, while applying Hitachi's Code of Conduct and ensuring compliance across site activities in Denmark. Danish language is mandatory.

Qualifications

• HSE management experience in construction, rail, 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.
• Resilience and resistance to stress during incidents, audits, high-risk works and possession windows.
• Practical leadership and stop-work courage.
• More than 5 years in HSE/environmental management on live infrastructure works.
• Danish language is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define HSE plan, risk assessment/method statement 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/lab activities.
• Lead inspections, audits, toolbox talks, behavioural safety interventions and subcontractor HSE monitoring.
• Investigate incidents, near misses and unsafe conditions; drive corrective/preventive 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, anti-bribery discipline, confidentiality, data protection, fair supplier/customer conduct and transparent records.
• Manage HSE plans, environmental controls, site risk assessments and incident-prevention actions.
• Functional authority on HSE and environmental compliance.
• Can stop or escalates unsafe site activity or environmental non-compliance.

Skills

HSE management

Incident investigation

Contractor management

Environmental controls

Leadership

Stop-work authority

Stakeholder influence

Danish language

Job description

Hitachi Rail Limited is seeking a Health, Safety & Environmental Manager for our Danish railway projects. The role requires extensive HSE experience on live infrastructure works and the ability to stop work when safety is compromised.

You will lead HSE plans, risk assessments, incident investigations and contractor management, while applying Hitachi's Code of Conduct and ensuring compliance across site activities in Denmark. Danish language is mandatory.