Global Human Performance Expert - Remote

Hitachi ABB Power Grids; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Global Human Performance Expert, where you will lead the charge in transforming HSE culture and practices. This role involves collaborating with various business units to implement innovative learning solutions and drive cultural change across the organization. You will contribute to the development of HSE standards and practices, ensuring that safety and performance are at the forefront of operations. If you are passionate about fostering a culture of safety and continuous improvement within a global team, this opportunity is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• 8+ years of global HSE experience, preferably in manufacturing.
• 3+ years of HOP experience to drive cultural change in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements HSE learning and cultural development activities.
• Drives transformation initiatives linked to Human and Organizational Performance.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Decision-Making Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Bachelor’s degree in safety

Bachelor’s degree in organizational development

Tools

ISO-45001

ISO-14001

Job description

Global Human Performance Expert - Remote

Role overview

Culture and leadership

• Develops and implements functional (i.e., HSE) learning and cultural development activities, in alignment with Hitachi Energy’s HSE strategy, including but not limited to Hitachi Energy’s HSE cultural assessments.
• Drives functional cultural transformation initiatives across Hitachi Energy, in close collaboration with the Business Units with a hands-on approach that engages shop floor employees and front-line leaders.
• Drives transformation initiatives linked to Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles – learning from successes and failures by instilling an open and transparent reporting environment in HSE.
• Guides, coaches, and advises on transformational HSE programs to focus on a culture of LIFE* (*Life-changing Injury and Fatality Elimination).

Communication and learnings

• Builds functional competence and capacity through innovative HSE cultural assessment solutions to ensure that HSE commitments, standards, processes, and procedures are communicated, implemented, and measured throughout the company value chain.
• Partners and collaborates with the Business Units to drive learning and best practices to fully integrate the HOP principles in HSE.

Digitalization and analytics

• Contributes to Hitachi Energy’s acceleration in its HSE transformation by identifying, assessing, and reporting on global emerging HSE trends related to Human Performance.
• Supports digital innovation initiatives in Human Performance, new trends, and forays to help advance and transform HSE through emerging digital trends.

Operations and risk management

• Contributes to the continual improvement of Hitachi Energy’s HSE Operating System (HSE-OS) standards to support Hitachi Energy’s ambition for world-class HSE performance.
• Supports the implementation of the HSE-OS standards, expectations, and learning mechanisms to improve Hitachi Energy’s HSE performance for frontline operations teams.

Governance and competency

• Benchmarks current HSE processes and culture assessment and improvement mechanisms with internal and external best practices and challenges status quo at all levels.
• Influences key stakeholders to accept new practices and innovative approaches, and ability to communicate and influence senior leadership.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, safety, or organizational development
• 8+ years of relevant global HSE experience, preferably in manufacturing
• 3+ years of practical Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) experience implementing the principles of HOP to drive cultural change in an international manufacturing or project environment.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, and influencing skills.
• Problem-solving and initiative-taking and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills to work in a complex and global organization.
• Ability to prepare clear, accurate, business-oriented, and concise reports, correspondence, and other written materials.
• Global travel up to 50%
• Capable of working autonomously with remote and global teams and delivering in complex working environments and across multiple time zones (flexible working hours when required).

Preferred

• Experience with industrial and organizational psychology
• Experience and/or familiarity with ISO-45001 & ISO-14001
• Ability to work within and support matrixed global leadership and functional teams

Location: Remote - North Carolina, United States of America; Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America; Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; Dallas, Texas, United States of America; Houston, Texas, United States of America; Remote - California, United States of America.

Job type: Full time

Experience: Experienced

Job function: Legal, Compliance & Audit

Contract: Regular

Publication date: 2025-03-25

Reference number: R0078773

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry, and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.

We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.
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