HSEQ Advisor (Contractor)

Red Rock Renewables; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 92,000 - 138,000; Part time

Job summary

Red Rock Renewables seeks an experienced HSEQ Advisor (Contractor) to support safety, quality and environmental outcomes across on-site wind farm locations and the Edinburgh office. You will review RAMS, manage My-Compliance processes and assist asset management with site safety plans and incident reporting.

The role requires NEBOSH certification, strong HSEQ knowledge, and willingness to travel to sites weekly. You will join a growing renewables team committed to safe, compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Clear and confident communicator capable of engaging employees and contractors.
• Proactive in identifying HSEQ risks and improvements.
• Able to challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices.
• Capable of working independently on routine HSEQ activities and within a team.
• Excellent written skills and proficient with Microsoft 365.
• Ability to undertake wind farm site visits and complete required training including GWO.
• Full UK driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Site visit on average once per week, including inspections, audits and contractor HSE meetings.
• Review RAMS and support creation and review of risk assessments and method statements.
• Administer main quality tool My-Compliance: workflows, reports, action tracking and dashboards.
• Support Asset Management in site safety, environment and asset management plans; manage PPE inventories.
• Provide quality support, document processes in Visio and assist with audits and root cause analysis.
• Contribute to corporate HSE metrics, safety bullets and monthly/quarterly reporting; participate in First Aid and Fire Marshall duties.

Skills

Clear communication

Risk identification

Challenge non-compliance

Independent worker

MS 365

Site visits

Driving licence

Offroad driving

Education

NEBOSH certificate

Tools

GWO training

Job description

Job Title: HSEQ Advisor (Contractor)

Department: HSEQ

Location: Edinburgh

Reports to: Head of HSEQ

Employment Type: Contractor

Company Profile

Red Rock Renewables is an investor, owner, operator and developer of renewable energy projects. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, our growing team are passionate about generating clean energy and supporting the UK and Europe’s net zero ambitions.

Our current portfolio includes five part or fully owned wind farm projects, each at different lifecycle stages. Our operational wind farms – Afton (100% equity), Beatrice (25%) – have an installed capacity of 320 MW (RRPL proportion), while our development projects – Benbrack onshore wind farm in the South West of Scotland (100%) and Inch Cape offshore wind farm off the East Coast (50%) – will deliver an additional 570 MW.

We are committed to long term investment in the Scottish and UK market, onshore and offshore wind sectors in particular, and have strong growth ambitions to expand into the wider European market and other sustainable energy technologies. Our Edinburgh headquarters puts us at the heart of the UK industry, while our team’s expertise and experience working on some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects allows us a unique opportunity to consider a variety of different opportunities and we welcome candidates to join us on this journey.

Red Rock Renewables was established in 2016 when SDIC Power, a global power generation company headquartered in Beijing, China acquired Repsol’s UK wind portfolio. For more information on Red Rock Renewables and what it’s like to work with us, visit "https://www.redrockrenewables.com/".

Job Purpose

The HSEQ advisor supports the department in all aspects of implementing the company management system across its sites.

Focusing on day-to-day activities concerning the onshore wind farm sites and the corporate business the adviser will also perform a range of practical duties, that range across quality, environment and sustainability, wellbeing, and health and safety.

Time to be split between the sites and Edinburgh office.

Job Description

• 1.Site visit once per week on average over a month (not rigid):
  • Site inspections
  • Audits
  • Contractor HSE meetings
• 2.Reviews of risk assessments and method statements – supporting department with creation and review of risk assessment and method statements:
  • Contractor RAMS
  • Staff RAMS
• 3.Administration of the main quality tool – My-Compliance:
  • ensuring workflows, inputs and outputs all meet wider business need
  • production of reports
  • action tracking
  • dashboards
• 4.Supporting the Asset Management team in implementation of site safety management plans, environment management plans, and asset management plans:
  • Contractor HSE meetings
  • Asset HSE registers
  • Management of PPE inventory
• 5.Quality support
  • Supporting all departments in the documenting of processes on Visio
  • Support with root cause analysis and audits
• 6.Corporate tasks to support the department include:
  • Collation of all HSE metrics and KPIs for reporting
  • Production of safety moments, bulletins and other promotional material
  • Creation of summary reports and analysis of all HSE data monthly and quarterly
  • First Aid cover when in office
  • Fire Marshall cover when in office
  • Review of all observations submitted and allocation of actions
  • Legionella testing in office

Skills

Essential

• Clear and confident communicator, able to engage effectively with employees and contractors
• Proactive approach to identifying HSEQ risks and improvements
• Able to constructively challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices
• Able to work independently on routine HSEQ activities and as part of a wider team
• Excellent written skills and good working knowledge of Microsoft 365
• Able to undertake operational wind farm site visits and complete required site safety training, including GWO where applicable.
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable

• Experience of offroad driving

Knowledge and Experience Required

Essential

• 3+ years' relevant HSEQ/HSE experience
• Experience of site inspections, RAMS review and contractor HSE engagement
• Practical knowledge of risk assessment and risk management
• Experience supporting audits, corrective actions and HSEQ reporting
• Construction or operational asset experience

Desirable

• Working knowledge of ISO 45001, 45003 and 14001 management systems
• Renewables industry experience, preferably onshore wind
• Knowledge of CDM

Qualifications

Essential

• NEBOSH certificate or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• IEMA certificate of equivalent qualification
• Current GWO certification
• Current First Aid at Work / Emergency First Aid qualification

Core Competencies

• Effective Communication
• Trust & Integrity
• Team Orientated
• Decisive
• Strategic Vision
• Adaptable
• Commercial/Business Awareness

What we offer

The chance to work amongst a friendly, dedicated, sociable team and benefit from social, health and wellbeing initiatives. We are committed to providing ongoing training opportunities for all staff and invest in allowing you to reach your career goals. Through implementation of our hybrid working policy, we are committed to supporting a positive work-life balance for our employees whilst also maintaining valuable face time in the office.

We're committed to achieving an equal gender balance and greater representation of all ethnic groups, both in our company and within the renewables industry. Diversity and inclusivity are central to our strength as a team as well as our culture as a business.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether your require any during your application.