Senior HSE Advisor - Construction

ROLE: Senior HSE Advisor - Construction
Contract Duration: 01-Sep-2025 - 31-Aug-2027 – Long Term (Expectation of further extension)
Location: Gdansk, Poland
Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday – 40 hours per week
Client: Leading Global Green Energy Major – Wind

DESCRIPTION

The Senior HSE Advisor promotes and provides professional expert knowledge and guidance to managers, supervisors, employees and contractors on safe work practices, safety standards, and legal regulations. And supports identification and elimination of potential hazards and ensures control measures are in place.


Line Reference:

• Head of Regional QHSE Advisors, Europe

Project Reference:

• Project QHSE Director


Success criteria:

• Maintain HSE expert knowledge on best practice and legal requirements.

◦ Secure HSE conformity using agreed processes and legal registers.

◦ Support and promote development and use of CLIENT management systems.

◦ Proactive approach to risk management.

• Technical - and people skills.

◦ Be clear, effective, and positive in verbal and written communication.

◦ Maintain successful cooperation / collaboration with the HSE stakeholders.

• High work ethic and excellent behaviours.

◦ Demonstrate efficient and timely collaboration internally /externally.

◦ Report reliable and timely HSE data.

◦ Demonstrate analytical and structured approach to daily workload.

It is generally the expectations that the senior HSE advisor can apply advanced HSE skills to the position.

Has experience within subject area and knows fundamental concepts, practices, and procedures related to HSE and knows how to routinely apply knowledge of theories, methods, techniques, and processes to scope of work.

Typical tasks (not exhaustive):

• Drive and promote a positive and proactive HSE culture through leading by example, cultural engagement, using data, raising awareness, knowledge sharing, and lessons learned (registration and implementation).

• Demonstrate and promote data driven risk management through a proactive reporting culture and high-quality data management.

◦ Support ongoing development, implementation, and use of CLIENT systems, procedures, instructions, and associated HSE documentation.

◦ Instructions, procedures, contingency plans.

◦ HSE Management system (way we work) / QHSE process landscape.

◦ Global/local Emergency Response / Crisis Management.

◦ Audit/compliance check (ISO 9001/14001/45001/55001).

• Planning, facilitation / participation of Safety meetings, Toolbox Talks, briefings, Safety Walks, inspections, HAZID/HAZOP workshops and employer cultural programmes and campaigns.

• Review of HSE documentation, Risk Assessments & Method Statements (RAMS).

• Monitoring and assessment of internal/external HSE compliance and - performance using CLIENT incident reporting tool (Synergi) for reporting, trend analysis etc.

• Coordinate and report safety inspections, incident investigations, root cause analyses, and report derived observations, risks, and lessons learnt.

• Effective liaison with contractors at management and site levels to establish and improve safety, health and environmental culture.

• Participate and contribute to all relevant site HSE meetings.

• Participate in audits (internal and external).

• Follow up on findings from HSE related audits, inspections, incident investigation and support implementation of NCR’s.

• Reporting LTIs to HSE organisation in accordance with the process.

• Ad hoc advise on questions regarding HSE in daily work (e.g. management, technicians, internal and external).

• Ensure the validity of own safety/training certificates as required.

• Be proactive in maintaining own competence levels required for the role.


Deliverables:

• Facilitation of regular HSE meetings with Contractor and package representatives.

• Review of Risk Assessed Method Statements (RAMS).

• Operational HSE Assessment.

• Perform HSE induction of Clients Representatives.

• Perform HSE presentations at kick off meetings.

• HSE walk reports (e.g. using Digital Inspection Tool).

• Entry of incidents and proactive measures in Synergi.

• Other deliverables as per Project (Q)HSE Risk management processes and APQHSE Management framework.


Decision authority:

The QHSE function is not the exclusive owner of HSE and therefore does not hold the authority to determine HSE performance on its own. However, a HSE Advisor is a subject matter expert and can therefore contribute to decision-making based on personal level of understanding of the business and the interdependencies with other departments.

Key Interfaces to Other Functions / Stakeholders:

• QHSE leadership managers.

• Project - & Construction Managers.

• Client representatives.

• Local regulators/authorities.

• CLIENT employees.

• Contractors at site.


REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• English language skills.

• Relevant academic or technical background.

• Minimum 3-5 years’ work experience with HSE, ideally from onshore renewables/offshore windfarm construction.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication and presentation skills.

• IT literate (Microsoft office package, knowledge of Synergi is an advantage).

• Knowledge of route cause analysis and incident investigation.

• Demonstratable experience in dealing with 3rd party contractors in relation to HSE.

• Completed NEBOSH; (minimum level 3), or similar recognized HSE qualification.

• Current clean European driver’s license.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE

• QHSE BSC, Diploma or equivalent level 6 qualification.

• NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Management qualifications.

• Qualified/certified Auditor.

• Experienced in delivery of training courses / material.

• Prior CLIENT experience is beneficial.

• Experience of supporting offshore Construction activities is beneficial.

The consultant must comply with and provided CLIENT training and medical requirements.

WORKING CONDITIONS / LOCATIONS

The role will be onshore based, working from the CLIENT Construction offices in Gdansk Poland. Frequent offshore trips will be required to support the construction package and QHSE teams.

Flexibility is required for occasional off project site visits for company and supplier internal/external meetings, which may also be overseas.

• The normal shift pattern for onshore works is a 5-day week (Monday – Friday), 8-hour days.

• Occasional weekend working will be compensated by equal number of days off the following week

• There is some flexibility for a hybrid (work from home) working arrangement depending on project and package requirements.

Approximate dates: Contract

• Start date – September 2025

• Duration – 2 Years with potential to extend.

 Office location:

Gdansk Poland. From time to time and as required by the Project QHSE Management team, the Senior HSE Advisor will be required to visit the Baltica02 Project offices.

CLIENT, Warsaw, Poland.

REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• English language skills.
• Relevant academic or technical background.
• Minimum 3-5 years’ work experience with HSE, ideally from onshore renewables/offshore windfarm construction.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong communication and presentation skills.
• IT literate (Microsoft office package, knowledge of Synergi is an advantage).
• Knowledge of route cause analysis and incident investigation.
• Demonstratable experience in dealing with 3rd party contractors in relation to HSE.
• Completed NEBOSH; (minimum level 3), or similar recognized HSE qualification.
• Current clean European driver’s license.
Desirable qualifications/experience:
• QHSE BSC, Diploma or equivalent level 6 qualification.
• NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Management qualifications.
• Qualified/certified Auditor.
• Experienced in delivery of training courses / material.
• Prior CLIENT experience is beneficial.
• Experience of supporting offshore Construction activities is beneficial.