Regional HSEQ Advisor

NES Fircroft; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Regional HSEQ Advisor in Aberdeen to lead HSEQ across the regional operations. You will balance independence with Group HSEQ alignment, advise Project Managers and Offshore Supervisors, and support continuous improvement initiatives such as CAPE and Pathfinder.

Offshore experience and senior stakeholder interaction are essential. The role reports to the Regional Operations Manager, with dotted line to the Group Head of HSEQ, and involves engagements across workshops,

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of relevant HSEQ/HSE experience, preferably in offshore, energy or safety-critical environments.
• Experience providing HSEQ support and assurance within project and operational contexts.
• Experience working with senior operational management and project teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional HSEQ leadership and constructive challenge to management and project teams.
• Ensure HSEQ requirements are integrated across the project lifecycle for safe and compliant delivery.
• Maintain visible HSEQ capability across regional projects and activities.
• Identify and escalate significant HSEQ risks, compliance concerns and systemic weaknesses.
• Support regional compliance with legislation, regulatory requirements and client standards.
• Drive Pathfinder usage and ensure deviations and lessons learned translate into action.

Skills

HSEQ leadership

Regulatory compliance

Incident investigation

Auditing

Education

NEBOSH or national equivalent

ISO 9001 / 14001 / 45001 lead auditor (desirable)

Job description

Role Title: Regional HSEQ Advisor

Function / Department: Regional Operations / HSEQ

Reports to: Regional Operations Manager (solid line); functional dotted line to Group Head of HSEQ

Role Summary

The Regional HSEQ Advisor is the region's senior operational HSEQ professional and dedicated HSEQ resource, embedded within the regional operational organisation. The role provides experienced, independent and practical HSEQ leadership close to projects, workshop activities and regional operations, while ensuring alignment with common HSEQ systems, methodologies and standards. The role requires a high degree of professional judgement, credibility and operational maturity. The Regional HSEQ Advisor is expected to operate independently, influence and challenge at all levels of the regional organisation, and provide clear HSEQ advice to Regional Management, Project Managers, Offshore Supervisors and operational personnel. The role operates across two primary arenas: Project HSEQ & Delivery Support and Regional HSEQ, Assurance & Improvement, connecting operational experience with organisational learning and continuous improvement through Bifrost, Pathfinder, CAPE and the functional relationship with Group HSEQ.

As part of the organisation, the role reports directly to the Regional Operations Manager and has a functional dotted line to the Group Head of HSEQ. This requires the Regional HSEQ Advisor to balance strong integration within the regional organisation with professional independence and alignment with Group-wide HSEQ requirements. Participate in Offshore activities such as rig survey and Offshore incident investigations.

Qualifications / Certificates

• Relevant qualifications in HSE, Occupational Health & Safety, Quality Management or equivalent discipline (e.g. NEBOSH or national equivalent) required.
• Formal training or certification in ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems are desirable. Internal or lead auditor certification are desirable.

Experience

• 10-15 years of relevant HSEQ/HSE experience, preferably within offshore, energy, engineering, decommissioning or another safety-critical operational environment.
• HSEQ support and assurance within operational and project environments.
• Working directly with senior operational management and Project Managers.
• Offshore or other safety-critical operational activities.
• Incident investigation, corrective action and organisational learning.
• Internal and external audits and ISO based management systems.
• The candidate shall have demonstrated experience operating as a senior or independent HSEQ professional with the credibility and judgement required to advise and challenge operational and project leadership.

Relevant experience should include

• Regulatory and client HSEQ requirements.
• Working across organisational or functional boundaries, preferably within a matrix organisation. Experience representing an organisation in client, certification, regulatory or other external HSEQ interfaces is highly desirable.

Area of Responsibilities

The Regional HSEQ Advisor is a senior role that is accountable for providing the region with credible, independent and effective operational HSEQ capability and for acting as the senior HSEQ professional within the regional organisation.

Responsibilities

• Providing professional HSEQ leadership, advice and constructive challenge to Regional Management, Project Managers, Offshore Supervisors and operational teams.
• Ensuring effective integration of HSEQ requirements throughout the project lifecycle, supporting safe, compliant and efficient project delivery without assuming the Project Manager's accountability.
• Maintaining continuous and visible operational HSEQ capability across regional projects, workshop activities and operations.
• Identifying, assessing and escalating significant HSEQ risks, compliance concerns and systemic weaknesses where appropriate.
• Monitoring and supporting regional compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, management system standards, client requirements and requirements.
• Driving effective regional use of Pathfinder and ensuring that deviations, incidents, observations and operational experience are translated into action, learning and improvement.
• Supporting structured regional implementation of CAPE and systematic identification and follow-up of organisational capability gaps.
• Providing an effective operational feedback loop between the region and Group HSEQ, ensuring that regional experience contributes to the continued development of common systems and methodologies.
• Maintaining professional alignment with Group HSEQ while exercising appropriate independent HSEQ judgement within the regional organisation.

Activities and Tasks

The Regional HSEQ Advisor’s specific tasks related to the areas of responsibility are:

• Engages with and provides professional HSEQ challenge to Project Managers early in project planning, ensuring applicable HSEQ requirements are identified and supporting development of the Project HSEQ Plan, risk picture, TRA, Critical Controls and Bridging Documents.
• Supports verification of personnel readiness, including competence, certification, training and project-specific HSEQ requirements, ahead of mobilisation.
• Maintains a visible and regular HSEQ presence across regional workshop and operational activities, conducting safety walks, inspections and operational HSEQ follow-up.
• Monitors and supports regional compliance with applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, management system standards, client requirements and other relevant external requirements.
• Maintains awareness of changes in applicable regulatory and compliance requirements and supports their effective implementation within the region.
• Manages and supports applicable regional HSEQ compliance, contractor and client qualification systems and platforms, where required.
• Leads and coordinates regional HSEQ assurance activities, including internal audits, and supports external, client, regulatory and certification audits, ensuring findings and actions are followed through to effective closure.
• Drives effective regional use of Pathfinder, including reporting, classification, investigation support, action management, CAPA and organisational learning.
• Coordinates and facilitates CAPE capability assessments, identification of capability gaps and follow-up of development activities with line management and relevant subject matter experts.
• Identifies and escalates significant HSEQ risks, compliance concerns, systemic weaknesses and improvement opportunities through regional management and, where appropriate, the functional line to Group HSEQ.
• Provides regional operational experience, lessons learned and improvement proposals to support continuous improvement of common HSEQ systems, methodologies and ways of working.

Performance Evaluation

This role will be evaluated through the people & performance review, which assesses task execution, activity ownership, and phase maturity in accordance with the company’s governance framework.

Financial Authority Matrix

Approval limits as set out in the group Delegation of Authority policy; this role holds no independent commitment authority. We expect all our employees to be fiscally responsible in their duties.

HSE & QMS Statement

HSEQ expectations apply to all activities within the role and shall be exercised in accordance with the autonomy and accountability defined by the assigned career phase. Manager without personnel responsibility: The Regional HSEQ Advisor shall provide professional HSEQ leadership within the region and promote and uphold the Company’s HSE and QMS policies, standards and requirements. The role shall provide advice and constructive challenge to management and operational personnel, monitor HSEQ performance and compliance, identify and elevate significant risks or concerns, and support effective corrective action and continuous improvement.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market‑leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.