Health, Safety and Environment Leader-Moderate Complexity

Cummins; Castilla-La Mancha; Hybrid; EUR 64,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Health, Safety, and Environmental manager to lead HSE for the Accelera eMobility project in Guadalajara, Spain.

You will drive the HSE strategy from design through production, embedding safe and compliant practices across facilities, processes, and equipment. You will manage high-voltage and battery safety programs, conduct risk assessments, deliver training, and ensure regulatory conformity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, or related field.
• Significant HSE experience in manufacturing, automotive, electrification, batteries or similar complex environments.
• Experience supporting facility startups, expansions, industrialization, or large construction/commissioning projects.
• Expertise in contractor management, construction safety, machinery safety, and electrical safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HSE strategy for the new eMobility project from facility design through production launch.
• Embed safe, compliant, and sustainable practices into facility, process, equipment, and operations decisions.
• Drive high-voltage, battery, and electrical safety programs with risk assessments, controls, training, and authorization processes.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, permits, corporate standards, and HSE management systems.
• Establish and monitor HSE performance metrics, identify risks, and drive corrective actions for milestones and readiness.
• Lead contractor and construction safety programs for high-risk activities like electrical work and lifting operations.
• Develop environmental management processes for waste, emissions, hazardous materials, resource use, and sustainability initiatives.
• Foster a strong safety culture by coaching leaders and teams and promoting hazard reporting.

Skills

HSE experience

High voltage safety

Electrical safety

Contractor management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, or related

Job description

We are looking for a talented Health, Safety, and Environmental manager to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Accelera Business sector in the Guadalajara, Spain.

How You Will Make an Impact

• Lead the Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) strategy for the new eMobility project, ensuring HSE requirements are integrated from facility design through production launch.

• Partner with cross-functional teams to embed safe, compliant, and sustainable practices into facility, process, equipment, and operational decisions.

• Drive high-voltage, battery, and electrical safety programs by implementing effective risk assessments, controls, training, and authorization processes.

• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, permits, corporate standards, and HSE management systems throughout the project lifecycle.

• Establish and monitor HSE performance metrics, proactively identifying risks and driving corrective actions to support project milestones and operational readiness.

• Lead contractor and construction safety programs, ensuring safe execution of high-risk activities such as electrical work, lifting operations, confined spaces, hot work, and equipment installation.

• Develop robust environmental management processes, including controls for waste, emissions, hazardous materials, resource consumption, and sustainability initiatives.

• Build a strong safety culture by coaching leaders and teams, promoting proactive hazard reporting, and fostering shared ownership of HSE performance across the site.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Engineering, or a related technical discipline.

• Significant HSE experience within manufacturing, automotive, electrification, batteries, power electronics, or other complex industrial environments.

• Experience supporting facility start-ups, plant expansions, industrialization projects, or large-scale construction and commissioning activities.

• Demonstrated expertise in contractor management, construction safety, machinery safety, and electrical safety programs.

• Experience with high-voltage systems, battery technologies, environmental compliance, and HSE management systems; bilingual Spanish and English skills are preferred.

What You Need to Be Successful

• Strong knowledge of HSE regulations, risk management principles, and safety management systems within complex industrial or manufacturing environments.

• Ability to influence stakeholders and integrate HSE considerations into engineering, operational, and project decisions.

• Experience managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment while driving compliance and operational readiness.

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills with the ability to develop a proactive safety culture across diverse teams.

Job Health and Safety

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary €63520

Max Salary €95280

ReqID 2439088

Relocation Package Yes

100% On-Site No