Senior Project HSE Lead – Energy Infrastructure

Hitachi Energy; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Enhanced pension plan

Private healthcare

Health screening

Parental leave

Wellbeing benefits

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Project HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental activities across major energy infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

You will develop HSE strategies, coordinate with customers and subcontractors, manage budgets and training, and drive a culture of safe delivery with strong reporting and documentation.

Qualifications

• NEBOSH or equivalent HSE qualification is required.
• Minimum of 5+ years in a similar HSE role on large projects.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 45001 and incident investigation training.
• Experience producing and reviewing HSE documentation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in English, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of project HSE strategies across the lifecycle.
• Collaborate with customers during tender phases and align with HSE requirements.
• Prepare and submit high-quality HSE tender docs and project plans.
• Represent Hitachi Energy in meetings and reviews as HSE SME.
• Shape HSE requirements for subcontractors and drive alignment.
• Manage project HSE budgets, resources and training needs.
• Develop and maintain Project HSE Plans and related documentation.
• Coordinate with engineering on HAZID and design reviews to mitigate risk.
• Lead HSE reporting, incident management and lessons learned.
• Deliver HSE training and awareness programmes for teams.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

HSE knowledge

English fluency

Education

NEBOSH qualification

Level 6 preferred

Job description

Hitachi Energy in Birmingham is seeking an experienced Project HSE Manager to lead health, safety and environmental activities across major energy infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance and continuous improvement throughout the project lifecycle.

You will develop HSE strategies, coordinate with customers and subcontractors, manage budgets and training, and drive a culture of safe delivery with strong reporting and documentation.