Nordex Group
HSE Site Manager - UK & Ireland
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Nordex has an exciting opportunity for the role of HSE Site Manager to join the team covering windfarms across the UK & Ireland.
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: You will be working at sites across the UK & Ireland
Working Pattern: The successful candidate will work on a 3 weeks on and 1 week off rotation and you will spend significant periods of time on site which could be at any location in the UK or Ireland
How can you make a difference?
This role will support the start-up of all projects across the region to ensure all projects are started to our high standards and consistency is achieved across our delivery.
You will make key relationships with our clients, Principal Contractors, and Sub-contractors and be the initial point of contact for HSE queries at the early stage of our projects.
What will you be doing?
Key responsibilities for this role include:
- Creation of project specific documents using Nordex standards and the project pre-construction information.
- Working alongside Nordex sub-contractors to ensure all project specific risk assessments and method statements are to a suitable standard for project delivery.
- Ensuring consistency across the establishment of site compounds to ensure all HSE aspects are in place ready for delivery.
- Supporting the Nordex Civil Engineer to ensure sites are to a suitable standard before takeover to prevent avoidable HSE issues during project delivery.
- Supporting the onboarding of new HSE professionals as required.
- Providing advice and support on construction related HSE requirements to the wider Nordex team.
- Following safety guidelines, giving safety orientations, and checking compliance with internal procedures like contractual determinations regarding regulatory requirements.
- Investigation and preparation of official reports and internal communications about incidents that have occurred, proposing corrective measures in order to eliminate causes and monitoring agreed actions to completion.
- Leading project HSE meetings.
- Undertaking PC/PSCS co-ordination where the contractual requirement of the project requires.
- Supporting with the development of new processes that have been identified to improve Nordex standards.
- Leading the development and delivery of the project HSE day(s), ensuring successful delivery of required project needs.
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What are we looking for?
The successful candidate will have significant experience of HSE management in a construction environment, preferably within the wind industry and hold a Health and Safety qualification (preferably Level 6) but other level qualifications will be considered.
You will have experience of working in a similar role and have strong practical experience of civil, mechanical, and electrical engineering, which includes an understanding of heavy lifting operations and working safely at height.
You will have the ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities and be able to prioritise your own work in line with pre-agreed deliverables and dates.
You will have the ability to learn quickly about all aspects of wind farms including the technology of wind turbines and the Nordex way of working. You’ll need to have a good head for heights and be capable of passing a medical to ensure you can do this role safely.
Other attributes required for this role include:
- Reliance and discipline to work to tight deadlines
- Strong moral compass, working to ensure rules are followed and standards are exceeded.
- Determination and Creativity to work through the inevitable challenges we face in our rapidly growing and changing market.
- Strong Leadership and Communication skills
- Ability to work in a structured way, ensuring that quality control, safety process, and paperwork standards are followed.
- Strong team player with the ability to build strong relationships with colleagues and partners across the European division
What we can offer you?
Time Off
- Our teams receive 33 days annual leave including bank holidays. After two years continual service, you will be entitled to an additional day's holiday per annum (Maximum 5 days). Plus an extra day off for your birthday.
- We also offer our employees the opportunity to purchase up to 5 days of additional annual leave every year too.
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Health & Wellbeing
- Health and Wellbeing is incredibly important at Nordex, which is why we have different benefits for our employees including:
- Employee Assistance Programme (offering therapy sessions)
- Bike2Work Scheme
- Paid Eye tests & contribution towards Glasses
- Company Sick pay scheme
- The option to purchase Private Healthcare
Volunteering
- All our employees can use 2 paid working days per calendar year to carry out volunteering activities in your local community.
Family friendly
- Our family friendly policies include Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave, Compassionate Leave, and Life Insurance.
Memberships
- Nordex will reimburse the cost of one annual professional subscription fee to one professional institution relevant to your work.
Recruitment Process
The closing date for this role is Friday 21st August 2026, however, please be aware that this role could close early if we receive an overwhelming response.
The first stage of the recruitment process requires you to submit your CV via the Apply Now button. The recruitment team will then review your application and be in touch to confirm if you have been successful in reaching the next stage of the process.
1st Stage Interviews for this role are due to take place from 24th August 2026.
We appreciate all the applications we receive and will be in touch with you as soon as we can, so please watch out for our emails or phone calls (which may be from a withheld number).
Nordex Values, Diversity & Inclusion
Here at Nordex we interact with a variety of people and cultures. Our values of Integrity, Respect, Colleagueship, and Ownership are the unifying force for all departments and regions around the world, these are the standards we walk by.
Our mission is to offer cutting edge, reliable products, and services, generating value for our customers and stakeholders... All whilst protecting the environment.
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