Health and Safety Specialist – Offshore Service

Siemens Gamesa; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

It takes the brightest minds to be a technology leader. It takes imagination to create green energy for the generations to come. At Siemens Gamesa we make real what matters, join our global team.

Siemens Gamesa is part of Siemens Energy, a global leader in energy technology with a rich legacy of innovation spanning over 150 years. Together, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. As a leading player in the wind industry and manufacturer of wind turbines, we are passionate about driving the energy transition and providing innovative solutions that meet the growing energy demand of the global community. At Siemens Gamesa, we are constantly seeking talented individuals to join our team and support our focus on energy transformation.

How to contribute to our vision

Join Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy as a Health and Safety Specialist and play a vital role in ensuring the safety and sustainability of our offshore wind farm operations off the UK East Coast (Lowestoft). Lead the way in creating a safer, greener future by driving Health and Safety excellence on-site!

We are looking for a Health and Safety Specialist, who will provide substantial support to our Service operations vessel (SOV) that will operate out of Lowestoft, and ensure appropriate health, safety and environmental arrangements are in place. The Environmental Health and Safety specialist will implement policies to ensure a safe and healthy work environment.

This role will be responsible for collecting and reporting observations of near misses, accidents, incidents and deviations from agreed standards and efficiently report through the agreed communication channels. Ensure all Health and Safety incidents and occurrences are reported, investigated, corrective actions allocated, and incident workflow managed through to closure, as per Siemens Gamesa procedures and local legal requirements.

Some of your key tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Engaging with and promoting the “Zero Harm” EHS Culture
• Supporting local engagement and alignment to the overall EHS strategic objectives
• Full and effective implementation of the company’s health, safety & environmental management systems
• Proactive monitoring, hazard identification and facilitating the implementation of effective control measures
• Partnering with operations management and employees to provide advice and guidance on legislation, standards, and local expectations/guidelines
• Communicating and collaborating with other EHS team members across the business to share learning and develop best practices
• Creating, developing, and assisting with delivery of EHS inductions and training
• Providing assistance in the completion and regular review of risk assessments
• Ensuring all accidents, incidents, and near misses are recorded, reported, and investigated in accordance with company procedures and all corrective actions are identified, implemented, monitored and reviewed
• Ensuring EHS statistics and KPI’s are compiled, analyzed for trends, acted upon locally and shared throughout your department as necessary
• Ensuring all relevant health, safety and environmental records (e.g., records of thorough examination, risk assessments, training records etc.) are maintained
• Undertaking any reasonable activity that assists the business and the fulfilment of EHS related objectives
• Ensuring/promoting Lesson Learned and Knowledge sharing with other sites across the region
• In order to achieve the above a proportion of working time will be required offshore onboard an SOV in order to promote our Zero Harm Culture

What You Need To Make a Difference
A passion for renewable energy and a sense for the importance to lead the change. We are also looking for…

• NEBOSH or equivalent level 5 / 6 EHS related qualification is preferable, or willingness to work towards in a reasonable time frame
• Previous EHS experience in an operational/engineering environment, ideally gained within a power service or other heavily regulated industry
• Demonstrable experience of providing pragmatic EHS guidance and problem-solving ability
• Demonstrable experience of working in a demanding, high performance work environment and team-oriented collaborative culture
• Experience of dealing with regulatory bodies
• Ability to take control of a situation and manage unplanned events
• Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships, manage expectations & perceptions with internal and external stakeholders
• Be fully computer literate with mainstream software packages
• Full UK/EU driving license
• Willingness to travel

In return of your commitment we offer you…

• Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come
• A global team of diverse colleagues who share passion for renewable energy
• Trust and empowerment to make your own ideas reality
• Personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation
• Competitive Pension Scheme

Become a part of our mission for sustainability: Clean energy for generations to come. We are a global team of diverse colleagues who share a passion for renewable energy and have a culture of trust and empowerment to make our own ideas a reality. We focus on personal and professional development to grow internally within our organisation. Siemens Gamesa offers a wide variety of benefits such as flexible working hours as well as home-office possibility for many colleagues, employer-funded pension, attractive remuneration package (fixed/variable) and local benefits such as subsided lunch, employee discounts and much more.

Empowering our people

Our global team is on the front line of tackling the climate crisis, reducing carbon emissions – the greatest challenge we face. We believe diversity creates more opportunity for success. That’s why we recruit great minds from all walks of life: it doesn’t matter the gender, age, ethnic background, sexual orientation or disability. Our main aim is to find people from around the globe who can contribute to world-changing technology.

Siemens Gamesa is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a work environment that is free from discrimination and where employees are treated with dignity and respect. Employment at Siemens Gamesa is based solely on an individual's merit and qualifications, which are directly related to job competence. Siemens Gamesa does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, religion, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, rules or regulations. We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, promotion and benefits.

We are driven by people - from more than 100 different countries, they build the company we are every day. Our diverse and inclusive culture encourages us to think outside the box, speak without fear, and be bold. We value the flexibility that our smart-working arrangements, our digital disconnection framework and our family-friendly practices bring to the new way of working.