Senior HSE Advisor

Our client, a large independent oil and gas operator is seeking an experienced Senior HSE Advisor for an initial 12-month contract with excellent day rates.  Hybrid working arrangements and generous holiday allowance

ROLE

To provide direct, sustainable, and reliable HSE support, guidance, and challenge to operations, while ensuring robust occupational health and industrial hygiene practices are embedded across operational activities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as an ambassador for the Life Saving Rules, House Rules, and HSE Expectations. Promote a proactive HSE culture through site visits and visible leadership.
• Provide support to operational assets via HSE training, incident investigation, audits, and advice on best practice.
• Lead and support the development, delivery, and monitoring of occupational health and industrial hygiene programmes, including health risk assessments, exposure monitoring (noise, vibration, hazardous substances, ergonomic risk), medical surveillance coordination, and health promotion campaigns.
• Assist HSE Manager/Lead in monitoring and reporting HSE performance, identifying trends, and driving improvement initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of HSE and OH/IH improvement plans.
• Maintain a positive safety culture and support behavioural safety programmes across assets.
• Maintain and test emergency response arrangements, including medical response planning and occupational health considerations.
• Support regulatory engagement, ensuring compliance with safety, health, and hygiene standards.
• Ensure requirements of Safety Cases and health risk assessments are reflected in operational practices and modifications.
• Review and advise on work packs, risk assessments, and project activities, with a focus on occupational health and hygiene risk controls.
• Engage with contractors and supply chain partners to ensure OH/IH and HSE expectations are communicated, understood, and achieved.
• Provide active monitoring and engagement during contract execution.
• Close liaise and interaction with key stakeholder including regulators
• Manage various HSE compliance database and systems
• Participate in assurance activities relating to occupational health and wider HSE practices

REQUIREMENTS

• Strong passion for HSE, OH, and IH, demonstrating the companies values and vision.
• Effective team player, able to collaborate across all levels.
• Ability to develop pragmatic solutions and influence outcomes.
• Strong knowledge of occupational health, industrial hygiene, risk management, compliance, and emergency response.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Recognised qualifications or demonstrable experience in occupational health/industrial hygiene management.
• Recognised qualifications or demonstrable experience in occupational health/industrial hygiene management.
• Minimum 5 years’ oil and gas experience.
• Professional membership of a relevant body (IOSH, BOHS, or equivalent).
• NEBOSH diploma, degree qualified or equivalent
• Experience in either HSE or an operational/technical discipline
• Experience across a number of known operating and/or project phases
• BOSIET/MIST/Offshore Medical/Occupational health and safety