HSE Manager - Greenfield Project Experience

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for an experienced and driven HSE Manager to shape, deploy, and continuously improve health, safety, and environmental practices across the organization. This position plays a key part in building a strong safety mindset, keeping operations aligned with legal and internal requirements, and reducing risks to people, the environment, and company property.

Key responsibilities

• Create, roll out, and sustain the HSE management system in line with Hitachi Energy’s global expectations and applicable local regulations.
• Carry out routine inspections, audits, and risk reviews to spot hazards and gaps, then follow through on corrective actions.
• Own incident investigations, determine root causes, and ensure lessons learned and preventive actions are captured and communicated.
• Design and run HSE training for employees, contractors, and visitors to strengthen a culture that puts safety first.
• Serve as the main contact for statutory authorities and ensure prompt, accurate compliance reporting for permits, licenses, and safety/environmental laws.
• Track environmental performance metrics such as waste, energy use, emissions, and water consumption, and drive improvement initiatives.
• Build and maintain emergency preparedness plans, run drills regularly, and make sure teams are trained for response scenarios.
• Work closely with teams across operations, engineering, and HR to embed HSE requirements into day-to-day business activities.
• Prepare periodic HSE dashboards and reports for leadership, including trends, key indicators, and recommendations.
• Keep up to date with changing HSE laws, industry standards, and new practices, and update internal procedures accordingly.
• Ensure adherence to all relevant external and internal rules, procedures, and guidelines.
• Demonstrate Hitachi Energy’s values of safety and integrity through accountable, thoughtful action and care for colleagues and the business.

Candidate profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a similar discipline.
• Professional HSE certification such as NEBOSH Diploma, CSP, or CRSP is strongly preferred.
• 12 to 15 years of progressive experience in HSE leadership, ideally in a multinational manufacturing, industrial, or technology setting.
• Strong exposure to greenfield projects and heavy engineering/transformer manufacturing environments.
• Solid understanding of local and international HSE laws, standards, and best practices.
• Proven experience in building, implementing, and managing effective HSE programs.
• Good analytical and troubleshooting ability with experience in risk assessments and incident investigations.
• Confident communicator with strong interpersonal and presentation skills, able to influence stakeholders across levels.
• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and HSE management software.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to other Hitachi Energy locations.

Additional information

This opportunity is based in Vadodara, India. The listed compensation is INR 20,00,000 to INR 30,00,000 per year. The role is open to any graduate. One vacancy is indicated. Hitachi Energy is an equal opportunity employer and does not tolerate unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military or veteran status, or other protected characteristics under applicable law.

About Hitachi Energy

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader with nearly 250 years of combined heritage and around 42,000 employees across more than 92 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, it supports utility, industry, and infrastructure customers across the value chain, including emerging areas such as sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage, and data centres. The company combines global scale, a strong installed base, and digital innovation to help create a stronger, smarter, and greener grid.

Its Power Consulting team helps customers identify challenges and develop tailored, product-agnostic solutions with deep expertise in technologies, standards, and local grid codes worldwide. The organization promotes collaboration, diversity, and innovation as part of its culture.