Health Safety Engineer

Ceto Talent; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading EPC contractor in the UK is seeking a Health Safety Engineering (HSE) Engineer for their South West London office. This role focuses on delivering HSE support for offshore energy projects, managing subcontractors, and conducting audits. Ideal candidates should have a degree in engineering, NEBOSH qualification, and experience in offshore construction environments. Opportunities for permanent or long-term contracts are available, offering a chance to work on high-value projects with a strong emphasis on safety.

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in engineering is preferred.
• Experience in health safety engineering in offshore construction.
• Relevant auditor and investigation certification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver health safety engineering support across project phases.
• Manage subcontractor evaluation and documentation.
• Lead risk management processes in health safety engineering.
• Conduct internal HSE audits and facilitate readiness reviews.
• Lead incident investigations for continuous improvement.

Skills

Health safety engineering

Project risk management

Subcontractor management

Internal auditing

Incident investigation

Education

Degree in engineering

NEBOSH qualification

Job description

HSE Engineer

• South West London Office - London/Surrey border
• Competitive Salary Package OR Long term contract option available
• 12+ month contract | 37.5 hours per week
• Hybrid working arrangement for office and home working

Ceto Talent is partnering with a leading EPC contractor delivering large-scale, complex offshore energy projects. This role sits at the heart of health safety engineering for major offshore and carbon capture developments.

As a Health Safety Engineering (HSE) Engineer, you will join a seven-person project team responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of the project safety management system. The position is heavily focused on health safety engineering across the BP NEP / NZT Carbon Capture Project, with further opportunities on future offshore energy work.

This is a hands‑on health safety engineering role, offering exposure to high-value projects and the chance to deepen your technical expertise in HSE and safety engineering within the offshore sector.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Delivering health safety engineering support across all phases of the project
• Subcontractor management and evaluation, including ownership of the Supplier Document Register from a health safety engineering perspective
• Developing and maintaining HSE and health safety engineering project deliverables
• Leading project risk management processes as part of the wider health safety engineering function
• Facilitating HSE and health safety engineering readiness reviews
• Managing HSE contract administration with a strong focus on safety engineering requirements
• Ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory and health safety engineering standards
• Planning and conducting internal HSE and health safety engineering audits
• Leading incident investigations and supporting continuous improvement in health safety engineering performance
• Maintaining and coordinating the Country Emergency Response Team from a health safety engineering standpoint

What We’re Looking For

• Degree‑level qualification, ideally aligned with engineering, plus a recognised HSE qualification such as NEBOSH
• Experience working in health safety engineering within an offshore construction environment, ideally for an IMCA‑approved contractor
• Auditor and investigation certification relevant to health safety engineering
• Strong working knowledge of IOGP and IMCA standards applied through health safety engineering frameworks
• Candidates already based in the UK

Why Join?

• Opportunity to work in a dedicated health safety engineering role on complex offshore energy and carbon capture projects
• Permanent or long‑term contract options available
• Be part of a business recognised for high standards in health safety engineering and offshore project delivery

If you’re interested to find out more, please reach out to Jasmine at Ceto Talent for more information or apply now, and your details will be reviewed for consideration.