Senior HSE Manager – EPC/EPCM Projects

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Oversee the creation of a comprehensive HSE strategy for all EPC/EPCM projects.

• Act as the main HSE consultant for Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership teams.

• Propel the integration of Ramboll’s HSE program while converting expectations into project-specific controls and leadership routines.

• Offer HSE expertise during proposal submissions and contract discussions.

• Define HSE organizational structures, roles, responsibilities, interfaces, and governance frameworks.

• Create uniform HSE execution plans for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover phases.

• Establish readiness criteria for construction, encompassing contractor mobilization, competency verification, risk assessment, and field execution controls.

• Ensure alignment of HSE standards and performance criteria among contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party entities.

• Lead the onboarding process for contractors, including alignment meetings, audits, and performance evaluations.

• Incorporate HSE stipulations into contracting strategies, procurement documents, bid proposals, mobilization plans, and contractor management workflows.

• Provide governance and assurance over risk management procedures and assessments of high-risk work.

• Review safety controls regarding lifting operations, electrical tasks, confined space entries, working at heights, ground disturbances, energization, commissioning, and simultaneous operations.

• Offer oversight and escalation assistance for incidents deemed high-potential or of high severity.

• Conduct site assessments, leadership interactions, and assurance evaluations.

• Mentor project and contractor leadership teams to bolster safety leadership and key performance indicators.

• Foster effective communication, psychological safety, learning, and ongoing improvement initiatives.

• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and environmental laws, client specifications, and Ramboll standards.

• Represent Ramboll during client audits, regulatory evaluations, and governance discussions.

• Develop HSE performance reports utilizing leading and lagging metrics.

• Convert performance data into actionable insights, strategies, and recommendations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Over 10 years of progressive HSE leadership experience on-site, particularly with large-scale EPC/EPCM projects.

• Strong expertise in navigating multi-contractor, high-risk industrial construction settings.

• Proven ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.

• Experience in supporting construction management frameworks that involve contractor execution and management of client/contractor relationships.

• Familiarity with HSE controls during the construction phase, contractor management, incident investigations, assurance processes, and regulatory compliance.

• Willingness to travel frequently to project sites.

• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Preferred professional certifications include CSP, CMIOSH, NEBOSH, or CRSP.

• Experience in sectors such as energy transition, power, renewables, industrial decarbonization, chemicals, manufacturing, mining, or large infrastructure projects is preferred.

• Background in supporting EPC/EPCM models for multiple simultaneous projects is preferred.

• International or remote project experience is an advantage.

• Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

• Sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Commitment to your professional growth.

• Flexible work options.

• Comprehensive benefits package that promotes well-being, professional advancement, and work-life balance.

• Eligibility for bonuses.

• Overtime eligibility.

• A workplace that values inclusivity and diversity.

• Accessibility assistance during the application process.