Onshore HSE Supervisor

Geoquip Marine Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Geoquip Marine is seeking an HSE Supervisor to enhance health, safety, and environmental practices across offshore operations. The role involves mentoring teams, ensuring compliance with legal HSE requirements, and promoting a strong safety culture. Join this innovative company and make a significant impact in the offshore geotechnical sector.

Benefits

Flexible working

Private Healthcare with Eye Care & Dental

5% Employer Pension Contribution

Gym Membership Scheme

Fun employee events with People and Culture team

Qualifications

• Must have sufficient Offshore/Marine HSE Experience.
• Experience leading incident investigations and root cause analysis is essential.
• NEBOSH Certificate or similar required.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and guide Offshore Leadership Team in HSE practices.
• Collaborate with HSE Manager and support Offshore HSE Representatives.
• Conduct safety training and assist in HSE coaching offshore.

Skills

Offshore HSE Experience

Incident Investigation

Root Cause Analysis

Proactive Communication

Education

NEBOSH Certificate

Health and Safety Training

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Welcome to Geoquip Marine, we are global leaders in offshore geotechnical engineering, providing innovative and reliable solutions to the offshore energy, renewables, and infrastructure sectors. With a fleet of state-of-the-art vessels and advanced geotechnical technology, we specialise in seabed investigation, data analysis, and engineering expertise that enable safe and efficient offshore operations worldwide

Why Join Us?

We’re seeking a proactive and experienced HSE Supervisor to play a key role in driving health, safety, and environmental performance across our offshore operations. Acting as a member of the QHSE (Quality, Health, Safety & Environment) team, the successful candidate will work closely and advise onshore and offshore management to ensure full understanding and implementation of the company’s management system and compliance with internal and legal HSE requirements.

Reporting to the HSE Manager, you will mentor and support Offshore HSE Representatives across assigned assets, ensuring they are highly visible at worksites (80% site-based), effectively engaged with crews, and promoting a strong safety culture aligned with industry best practices.

You’ll also collaborate with the HSE Manager and Quality Advisor on broader departmental initiatives and may support additional QHSE functions beyond vessel-specific responsibilities. As a senior figure within the QHSE function, you will act independently, escalate concerns, and help drive resolution of any compliance or operational issues.

The role includes regular travel: bi-weekly visits to the Bristol office to maintain close alignment with Project and Rig Managers, attendance at kick-off meetings, and quarterly onboard visits to your assigned vessels to maintain direct engagement with teams and reinforce expectations.

In the absence of the HSE Manager, you’ll step in to provide leadership and continuity, supported by the Quality Advisor.

What you’ll do:

• Supervise, Support and guide the Offshore Leadership Team (Under his / her assigned Vessel (S)) driving HSE excellence.
• Work with the Offshore HSE Representative to ensure best practice by identifying trends, HSE improvement opportunities and finding solutions / closing outstanding QHSE Actions with Offshore Team
• Sharing of Trend information and regular communication with other HSE Supervisors to ensure lesson sharing, ideas are effective and uniform throughout the fleet.
• Review any HSE related reports as they are received in detail, and identify any particular focus / trending areas working with HSE Rep to provide effective solutions and improvements.
• File HSE daily, weekly, monthly reports as listed on project QHSE reporting matrix in the central SharePoint database (under his / her assigned Vessel.
• Sourcing Industry alerts and sending to to highlight awareness sharing with other HSE Supervisors.
• Monitor, promoting HSE Excellence working with Offshore Team (under his / her assigned Vessel) by change behaviours, mindset, culture and achieve HSE Excellence
• Establish and maintain regular communications with HSE Representatives to understand any issues/concerns and receive any positive feedback
• Provide assistance to MoC from a HSE prospective (under his / her assigned Vessel)
• Take part and lead when necessary, in the Incident Investigate process ensuring a quality investigation has taken place before reports are submitted to PM for issue to Management. If requested be prepared to join the vessel for Investigation requirements.
• Conduct safety training and HSE Coaching Offshore where required
• Assist HSE Manager to facilitate, monitor and ensure the day-to-day implementation of Geoquip Marine IMS policies/processes/procedures relevant to legal and compliance management.
• Act as a representative of the company HSE function and behave in a way which does not bring company HSE function or company reputation into disrepute
• To set a positive example to subordinates demonstrating integrity and positive leadership expected of the position
• Liaise closely with the HSE Manager to support the implementation of the HSE legal compliance in operations
• Assist the HSE Manager in stewarding the direction and implementation of the Observation card system
• Monitor and have active involvement Action Management registers / My Compliance reviews from (under his / her assigned Vessel and advising / driving responsible persons for timely close out of actions.
• Participate and lead audits on management systems where required or requested
• Assist the HSE Manager to compile HSE statistical information.
• To protect the environment
• Deal with Tender documentation as advised by HSE Manager in relation to HSE aspects
• Any other duties deemed necessary, which are within the bounds of the incumbent’s competence and function.

Who We’re Looking For:

• Sufficient Offshore/Marine HSE Experience is essential
• HSE experience related to Drilling would be highly beneficial
• Experience of leading or participating in incident investigations and root cause analysis
• NEBOSH Certificate or similar other training certificate
• Good understanding and use of MS Office, specifically Word and Excel
• Individuals to be involved in 2 offshore rotations per year (c. 60 days)

What’s in It for You?

• Opportunity for career growth – Gain valuable experience in a growing sector with career development opportunities.
• Be part of an innovative and growing company making an impact in offshore geotechnical solutions
• In return a competitive salary is on offer along with the benefits below. Top of Form

What can we offer?

• Flexible working
• Private Healthcare with Eye Care & Dental, Income Protection, Life Assurance
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution
• Highly competitive salary
• Salary Sacrifice - Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Gym Membership Scheme
• Join our People and Culture team for fun employee events