HSSE Manager

Hitachi; Jefferson City (MO); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in Jefferson City, Missouri, seeks an HSSE Manager to lead a large HSSE team and drive strategic planning to minimize risk and improve safety KPIs.

You will coach site leadership, manage incident reporting and investigations, and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. The role requires a bachelor’s in a related field and 7 years in HSSE, including leadership experience, with strong data skills in Excel and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science or related field.
• 7+ years in HSSE, with 1 year leading a team.
• Experience with environmental regulations and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSSE strategic planning to support site objectives and KPIs.
• Coach site leadership and manage TG/Matrixed teams in HSSE.
• Oversee incident reporting, investigations, audits, inspections, and corrective actions.

Skills

Coaching / mentoring HSSE team

Team leadership

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis (Excel)

ISO 14001 / ISO 45001

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Chemistry / Environmental Science / Occupational Health Science

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Location:

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America

Job ID:

R0141881

Date Posted:

2026-08-18

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category):

Legal, Compliance & Audit

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

HSSE Manager positions offered by Hitachi Energy USA Inc. (Jefferson City, Missouri). Lead a large team of HSSE resources to support site objectives and internal customers. Responsible for HSSE strategic planning to help move the organization towards achieving all KPIs as well as target and objectives. Lead risk-based management efforts to reduce risk of incident with a focus on serious incident prevention. Act as a coach and advisor toward the site leadership team concerning HSSE management. Actively participate in the site’s daily management program (Tiered accountability). Ensure compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal HSSE regulations under scope of responsibility. Help maintain and execute the HSSE management systems and carry out inspections and audits, analyze the results, and manage the corrective actions. Ensure the effectiveness of corrective actions to ensure prevention of reoccurrence. Manage the incident reporting, investigation, and analysis program for your area of responsibility. Analyze and monitor trends regarding incidents, inspections, audits, and corrective measures and keep the leadership team informed. Contribute to the development and implementation of various Group and Business Unit HSSE programs and procedures (ergonomics, lockout, inspections and scheduled audits, etc.). Organize activities to promote employee awareness, increase their participation and encourage the adoption of safe behaviors. Work with site resources to manage worker’s compensation programs.

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Occupational Health Science, or a related field and 7 years of experience working in the Health, Safety, Security, and Environment (HSSE) field.
• Must have 7 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Coaching or mentoring HSSE team members and site leadership.
  • Operating in and supporting matrixed leadership and functional teams.
  • Working with environmental regulations, including air, wastewater, storm water, remediation, and hazardous waste.
  • Using Microsoft Excel and Power Point to perform data analysis on environmental data and normalize KPIs; and
  • Using ISO 14.001 and ISO 45.001 management systems.
• Must have 1 year of experience managing team members.
• Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

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