HSE Manager, Nordic Cluster

Hitachi Energy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Full time

Job summary

Join Hitachi Energy as a Nordic Cluster HSE Manager in Vaasa, where you will lead health, safety, and environmental initiatives across Nordic regions. This role involves implementing HSE strategies, driving team performance, and ensuring compliance with safety standards, making a significant impact on sustainable energy practices.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in HSE, preferably in building and construction.
• Knowledge of Swedish working environment legislation is an advantage.
• Fluency in English is essential, ability to communicate in Swedish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive implementation of HSE targets and strategies.
• Lead team in safety assessments and risk evaluations.
• Shape culture and drive behavioral change regarding health and safety.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Leadership

Flexibility

Pragmatism

Education

University/college education in EHS/OHS field

Job description

Career opportunities in Europe

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is committed to solving some of the biggest global challenges of our time by advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We are able to deliver on this great promise because we have great people who everyday work and innovate collaboratively across the globe.

As an employer, we operate in 90 countries with 45,000 people committed to ensuring they thrive and are empowered to deliver their best work as part of our Diversity 360 vision.

Embrace Diversity and Innovation!

Hitachi Energy's Grid & Power Quality Solutions and Service global product group is a world-leading provider of grid connections and power quality solutions that enable our customers to build a more sustainable, flexible and secure energy system. We leverage our long-standing technology leadership, vast integration expertise, huge installed base and global footprint to provide our customers with life-cycle value solutions at the lowest risk. Our customers are in the utility, renewables, industry, transportation, data centers and infrastructure sectors.

Our business in Europe has more than 1,000 skilled professionals focused on critical areas of expertise and is present in 16 countries.

Seize the Opportunity to Lead in a Global Powerhouse

Are you a driven leader passionate about health, safety, and the environment? Join us at Grid & Power Quality Solutions, Nordic Cluster covering Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, and take on a pivotal role in shaping a safer, more sustainable future in the energy sector.

At Grid & Power Quality Solutions business in Europe (HBUEU), diversity drives our culture of innovation and collaboration. Our leading technology and strong market position enable us to achieve growth targets in the energy transition across current and growing market segments such as hydrogen, data centers and e-mobility.

Join Our Team!

Your Responsibilities

• As Nordic Cluster HSE manager for Grid & Power Quality Solutions Nordic Cluster you will be responsible to drive a first-class implementation of Hitachi Energy HSE targets within our organization, towards our customers and stakeholders.
• You will lead a team with responsibility to implement targets, develop strategies and follow up on statistics related to HSE.
• Lead our HSE work in tenders and projects, performing HSE risk assessments and site safety assessments.
• You will be responsible for reports and investigations of HSE incidents, including feedback on lessons learned and best practice from own unit and across then HSE community, to management and employees.
• Shape culture and drive behavioral change through implementing group-wide performance improvement programs and practices to ensure an exemplary health and safety culture, as well as a strong focus on environment throughout the organization in alignment with business unit and division initiatives.
  
  

Your Background

• To succeed in this role, it is crucial that you have previous experience in or are currently working with HSE, perhaps in the building and construction sector with good knowledge of construction rules and regulations (preferably Swedish), whereas experience from the power industry is a merit.
• Educational level should be applicable University/college education within the EHS/OHS field
• Knowledge of Swedish working environment legislation and regulations is seen as an advantage
• You are a flexible, pragmatic, and diplomatic professional, able to convey different opinions without conflict.
• You are proactive, look for opportunities and take responsibility for the projects you run.
• You have excellent communication and collaboration skills and can successfully persuade and influence colleagues from different levels.
• Fluency (oral & written) in English is essential for this position, and ability to communicate in Swedish is an advantage.
  
  

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!

Union representatives - Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt, [phone]; Sveriges Ingenjörer: Nawzad Rashid, [phone]; Unionen: Karin Ulvemark, [phone] or Ingrid Rinaldo, [phone]

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.