Field HSE Lead: Safety, Compliance & Audits on Projects

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy seeks an HSE Project Specialist to support Health, Safety and Environment activities across project execution. You will work with site teams, subcontractors, and management to ensure safety, compliance, and effective risk controls on site.

You will monitor activities, conduct audits, lead incident investigations, and promote a strong safety culture while traveling to project sites as needed. Strong English communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in safety, environmental health, occupational safety, or related discipline.
• 4+ years of professional HSE experience.
• Experience supporting HSE activities in construction, project, industrial, or field-based environments.
• Ability to identify workplace hazards, support risk mitigation, and work collaboratively with project teams and subcontractors.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Excellent technical English written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 30%, generally to support project sites.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project management to review scopes, tenders, HSE plans, and subcontractor qualifications.
• Serve as the HSE focal point for site, project, and management teams during routine execution and issue resolution.
• Monitor project sites and support site managers in maintaining HSE compliance, including coordination with subcontractors.
• Identify hazards and develop controls to eliminate or minimize risk.
• Provide HSE guidance, support, and training to management and workforce to meet objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct site visits and audits, evaluate HSE processes, identify gaps, and support corrective actions.
• Promote HSE best practices and continuous improvement to build a strong safety culture.
• Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Maintain HSE documentation and present routine progress reports.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Influencing

English communication

Project collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in safety/ENV health/occupational safety

Job description

Hitachi Energy seeks an HSE Project Specialist to support Health, Safety and Environment activities across project execution. You will work with site teams, subcontractors, and management to ensure safety, compliance, and effective risk controls on site.

You will monitor activities, conduct audits, lead incident investigations, and promote a strong safety culture while traveling to project sites as needed. Strong English communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.