Senior HSE Manager – EPC/EPCM Projects
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Senior HSE Manager leading safety governance across Ramboll’s EPC/EPCM engineering, procurement, and construction projects. Supporting contractors, risk controls, compliance, and field execution across the United States.
Responsibilities:
- Lead development of a portfolio-wide HSE approach across EPC/EPCM projects
- Serve as primary HSE advisor to Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership teams
- Drive adoption of Ramboll’s HSE program and translate expectations into project-level behaviours, controls, and leadership routines
- Provide HSE guidance during proposals and contract negotiations
- Establish HSE organization structures, roles, responsibilities, interfaces, and governance models
- Establish standardized HSE execution plans across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover
- Set construction readiness expectations for contractor mobilisation, competency assurance, risk review, and field execution controls
- Align HSE standards and performance requirements across contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and third parties
- Lead contractor onboarding, alignment sessions, audits, and performance reviews
- Embed HSE requirements into contracting strategies, procurement packages, bid documents, mobilisation plans, and contractor management processes
- Provide governance and assurance over risk management, hazard identification, construction risk assessments, high-risk work reviews, and site controls
- Review controls for lifting, electrical work, confined space entry, work at height, ground disturbance, energisation, commissioning, and simultaneous operations
- Support incident oversight, escalation, investigations, and lessons learned
- Conduct site visits, leadership engagements, and assurance reviews
- Coach project and contractor leadership teams and promote safety culture, psychological safety, learning, and continuous improvement
- Oversee compliance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, client requirements, and Ramboll HSE standards
- Represent Ramboll in client audits, regulatory inspections, and EPC/EPCM governance meetings
- Establish HSE performance reporting using leading and lagging indicators
- Translate performance data into insights, actions, and recommendations for stakeholders
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of progressive on-site HSE leadership experience with substantial large-scale EPC/EPCM project exposure
- Strong background supporting multi-contractor, high-risk industrial construction environments
- Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority
- Experience supporting construction management delivery models where HSE performance is delivered through contractor execution and strong client/contractor interface management
- Working knowledge of construction-phase HSE controls, contractor management, incident investigation, assurance, and regulatory compliance
- Ability to travel regularly to project locations
- Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
- Professional certifications such as CSP, CMIOSH, NEBOSH, CRSP, or equivalent preferred
- Experience with energy transition, power, renewables, industrial de-carbonisation, chemicals, manufacturing, mining, or major infrastructure projects preferred
- Experience supporting owner’s EPC/EPCM models across multiple concurrent projects preferred
- International or remote project experience preferred
- Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
- No sponsorship is available for this position
Benefits:
- Investment in your development
- Flexible work arrangements
- Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance
- Potential eligibility for bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation
- Inclusive and collaborative work culture
- Accessibility accommodations for the application process













