HSE Co-ordinator

Role - HSE Coordinator

Experience - 10 to 15 years

Location - Pune

Educational Qualifications

• Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (excluding Information Technology, Electronics, and Computer Engineering).
• Advanced Diploma in Industrial Safety (ADIS) or equivalent recognized qualification.
• Awareness and working knowledge of ISO 45001:2018 requirements.

Experience

• Minimum 10–15 years of post-qualification experience in HSE management at mechanical and/or civil project sites.
• Experience in large-scale EPC projects, preferably with reputed organizations such as L&T or Tata Projects.
• Practical experience in construction safety, site audits, incident investigations, legal compliance, and implementation of HSE management systems.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strong training, coaching, and motivational skills, with the ability to address large gatherings and influence workforce behavior.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and capable of handling challenging site conditions.
• Sound practical knowledge of safety requirements for hot work, work at height, material handling, lifting operations, and civil construction activities.
• Fair knowledge of applicable statutory and regulatory HSE requirements.
• Ability to identify unsafe acts, unsafe conditions, and deviations, initiate immediate corrective measures, and prevent recurrence.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications, particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Strong communication, coordination, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills.

5. Roles and Responsibilities

1. HSE Implementation: Coordinate with project and site teams to implement HSE policies, procedures, standards, and industry best practices.
2. Legal Compliance: Monitor compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements and ensure timely completion of legal obligations.
3. Site Audits and Inspections: Plan and conduct HSE audits, inspections, and workplace assessments to identify hazards, unsafe practices, and deviations from established standards.
4. Corrective and Preventive Actions: Analyze audit findings, recommend effective corrective and preventive measures, and monitor their timely implementation and effectiveness.
5. Hazard Identification and Risk Management: Support site teams in hazard identification, risk assessment, and implementation of appropriate control measures for high-risk activities.
6. Incident Investigation: Participate in incident and near-miss investigations, identify immediate and systemic root causes, recommend effective corrective actions, and verify their implementation to prevent recurrence.
7. Training and Awareness: Conduct HSE induction, toolbox talks, safety training, awareness campaigns, and mass communication sessions to strengthen safety knowledge and promote safe behavior.
8. Employee Engagement: Motivate employees, contractors, and supervisors to actively participate in HSE initiatives and promote a proactive safety culture.
9. Site Team Support: Work closely with project managers, construction teams, contractors, and supervisors to develop and implement practical HSE solutions without compromising safety standards.
10. HSE Performance Monitoring: Monitor site HSE performance, analyze trends, maintain relevant records and reports, and support the implementation of improvement initiatives.
11. Management Reporting and Escalation: Promptly communicate critical HSE risks, serious deviations, incidents, and unresolved issues to site management and Head Office, ensuring timely intervention.
12. Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve site safety practices, share lessons learned, and facilitate the adoption of proven HSE practices across project sites.

6. Critical Competencies

• Hazard Identification and Risk Control: Ability to identify critical hazards, assess associated risks, and initiate prompt and effective control measures to prevent incidents.
• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis: Ability to conduct fact-based investigations, identify underlying and systemic causes, and recommend sustainable corrective and preventive actions.
• Decision-Making and Problem-Solving: Ability to make sound, timely, and risk-based decisions and implement practical solutions in challenging project environments.
• Leadership and Influencing Skills: Ability to engage and influence project teams, contractors, supervisors, and workers to achieve the required HSE standards.
• Risk Escalation and Management Communication: Ability to identify critical safety concerns, communicate them effectively to site leadership and Head Office, and drive timely resolution.
• Implementation and Follow-Up: Ability to ensure that recommended actions are implemented, their effectiveness is verified, and recurrence of similar incidents is prevented.
• Training and Safety Culture Development: Ability to build safety awareness, promote employee participation, and strengthen a proactive safety culture at project sites.