Health and Safety Specialist

Job Description

Company Description

Vattenfall is a European energy company with approximately 21 000 employees. For more than 100 years we have electrified industries, supplied energy to people’s homes and modernized our way of living through innovation and cooperation. We are looking for talented individuals who, in addition to their passion for their own role, also have strong team spirit and want to contribute to supporting a meaningful corporate mission.

Job Description

Would you like to provide safety and health support to the development of wind and solar and become an important part in paving the way for Vattenfall towards a fossil free future?

We are offering an exciting opportunity to join us as a Health & Safety Specialist in an international environment to advise and support the development of Wind and Solar in UK, with location in Hexham.

Do you want to shape the future?

We are looking for a Health and Safety Specialist with knowlegde of developing Wind, Solar & Battery projects to support the safe devolpment of our upcoming Onshore Wind, Solar & Battery projects.

You will proactively support the project and procurement management by providing leadership whilst also demonstrating and promoting a responsible attitude towards health and safety.

As the Health & Safety Specialist your role is instrumental in enhancing health and safety practices within our development projects. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to implement the Business Area Wind HSE Management System. Additionally, you will drive contractor cooperation and evaluation.

With a focus on continuous improvement, you will prioritize targets and influence industry best practices, showcasing your expertise in H&S legislation and regulations. Your tasks and responsibilities encompass effective collaboration and adherence to Vattenfall's values and code of conduct.

The Health & Safety Specialist role will also contribute to ensure that Vattenfall and their contractors comply with health & safety legislation, Vattenfall standards and customer and site requirements.

Some of your tasks and responsibilities will include but not limited to:

• Give independent, authoritative, and high-quality advice to improve and manage health and safety knowledge and performance.
• Support the Onshore Wind, Solar & Batteries project teams on implementation of the BA Wind HS&E Management System in cooperation with Environment & Sustainability Specialists and Quality Specialists.
• Support assigned projects and coach assigned project team members to increase their H&S awareness and support them to fulfil their H&S responsibilities, whilst actively eliminating safety risks as early as possible in the project according to the Hierarchy of Controls and Technical Due Diligence (TDD) process.
• Support and champion the Vattenfall Safety Culture Initiative.
• Support project managers to drive completion of H&S deliverables:
  • Facilitate the hazard identification workshops and co-ordinate risks from previous risk assessments into project specific risk registers;
  • Influence and support during pre-work activities, such as reviewing of subcontractor method statements and risk assessment;
  • Support the Procurement process activities by undertaking contractor tender (BEQ/PQQ) selection process activities;
  • Evaluate contractor submissions against Vattenfall’s internal procedures, such as the Employer’s Requirements and HS&E Management System;
  • Process assigned accident & incident cases via Intelex system and support feedback through H&S learnings in the BA Wind lessons learned internal database.
• Forecast upcoming workloads to ensure coverage across all assigned projects/tasks.

• Align digital documents, update internal IT platforms in preparation for handover to Construction Teams.
• On request, participate in BA Wind safety and sustainability assessments and incident investigations.

Drive Transformation and Continuious Improvement:

• Understand the business strategies and support the business to continually improve H&S performance.
• Bring in and influence industry best practice and promote H&S interests internally and externally.
• Continuously evaluate, improve and promote the way of working as defined in the H&S Management system and be a strong advocate for continuous improvement of health and safety within the organisation.

Location
Hexham

Qualifications

Your profile / who are you?

You are action-oriented by consistently setting goals for yourself and taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of high energy and enthusiasm. You have an adapting approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations. You have the ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. You have experience in anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. It is easy for you to build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives. You relate openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people. You develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience in an international organisation

• Knowledge of safety management
• Full and detailed understanding of applicable H&S related legislation
• Experience in managing contractors as clients and/or principal contractors
• Ability to prioritize own workload and organize tasks in a time effective manner, excellent problem-solving skills
• Solid knowledge of MS Office
• Strong language skills in English are mandatory
• Some travel will likely be required, although this will be both forward planned and agreed
  

Additional Information

Our offer
Good remuneration, a challenging and international work environment, and the possibility to work with some of the best in the field. You will be working in interdisciplinary teams and you can always count on support from committed colleagues. We offer attractive employment conditions and opportunities for personal and professional development.

More Information
We welcome your application in English, no later than, May 14th 2025. We kindly request that you do not send applications by any means other than via our website and that you refrain from submitting a cover letter with your application. You apply quickly and easily by answering screening questions and attaching your CV.

For more information about the recruitment process you are welcome to contact our recruiter Anne Vriesema via anne.vriesema@vattenfall.com

At Vattenfall we are convinced that diversity contributes to build a more profitable and attractive company and we strive to be good role model regarding diversity. Vattenfall works actively for all employees to have the same opportunities and rights regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, transgender identity or expression, religion or other belief, disability or sexual orientation.

We look forward to receiving your application!