HSE Specialist

Join a purpose-driven team at Hitachi Energy, where your passion for safety and sustainability will help shape a better future. As our Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) Specialist, you’ll play a key role in creating a safe, compliant, and proactive work environment. You’ll be part of a collaborative culture that values innovation, integrity, and continuous improvement.

Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines. You will carry out HSE management activities to eliminate or reduce occupational health, production safety, environmental and fire risks within company premises and ensure the normal operation of the company in accordance with national occupational health, safety, environmental and fire-related laws and regulations and company HSE requirements.

- Act as a coach and advisor to supervisors on HSE management.

- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal HSE regulations.

- Maintain and execute HSE management systems, inspections, and audits.

- Manage incident reporting, investigation, and analysis.

- Monitor trends and keep leadership informed of HSE performance.

- Support development of HSE programs (e.g., ergonomics, lockout/tagout).

- Promote awareness and safe behaviors across teams.

- Assist in strategic planning to meet HSE KPIs and objectives.

Your Background

- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental or Occupational Health Sciences.

- 2–5 years of HSE experience, preferably in manufacturing.

- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.

- Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

- Proficient in Microsoft Office and plant-specific software.

- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Preferred Qualifications

- Professional certifications (CSP, CIH, CHMM).

- Experience with ISO45001 & ISO14001.

- Familiarity with behavior-based safety programs.

- Comfort with digital management tools and matrixed teams.

More About Us

- At Hitachi Energy, we live our values of safety, integrity, and innovation.

- We offer global career development, continuous learning, and inclusive team culture.

- Be part of a company that’s powering a sustainable energy future.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.