DescriptionWe are looking for a talented Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Engine Business Unit in Darlington, United Kingdom.
This is a permanent, on-site position working 37.5 hours per week:
- Monday to Thursday: 08:00am – 16:30pm
- Friday: 08:00am – 13:30pm
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Embed HSE into project delivery: Ensure health, safety and environmental requirements are fully integrated into project planning, execution and handover so compliance is achieved by design, not retrospectively.
- Provide independent, expert HSE challenge: Apply professional judgement to question unsafe practices, verify risk controls and challenge non-compliance to protect people, assets and the environment.
- Enable legally compliant decision-making: Translate legislation, Cummins HSE standards and recognised best practice into clear, practical guidance that project and operational teams can confidently apply.
- Drive risk-based controls: Systematically identify hazards, evaluate risk and define proportionate control measures that are tailored to the project scope and risk profile.
- Support safe work systems: Strengthen safe systems of work by validating permits, method statements and control effectiveness throughout the full project lifecycle.
- Exercise authority to intervene when needed: Act decisively to stop work, require corrective action or escalate risks where there is unacceptable residual risk to health, safety or the environment.
- Prioritise actions by risk and impact: Focus time and resources on the highest-risk activities, ensuring HSE efforts deliver meaningful risk reduction and business value.
- Build credibility and accountability: Establish trust with project teams through clear, evidence-based advice while retaining ownership of day-to-day HSE decisions at shop-floor and project level.
ResponsibilitiesTo be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Strong independent judgement: The confidence and competence to make autonomous HSE decisions, challenge unsafe practices, and intervene or stop work when risk to health, safety or the environment is unacceptable.
- Technical HSE competence: Solid grounding in legal requirements, Cummins HSE standards, recognised best practice, and a systematic risk-based approach supported by NEBOSH and relevant environmental or audit certifications.
- Effective risk prioritisation: Ability to identify hazards early, evaluate risk proportionately, and focus actions on the highest-risk activities to support safe and timely project delivery.
- Clear and credible communication: The skill to provide practical, defensible HSE advice that influences project and operational teams, while escalating significant or residual risks appropriately and retaining ownership of routine HSE decisions.
QualificationsEducation/ Experience:
- High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
- A two year University degree in Industrial Safety, Environmental Management, Sustainability or related field required.
- Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and experience in health, safety, environment or related field.
Certifications:
- NEBOSH General Health and Safety Certificate (required)
- NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Certification or equivalent (preferred)
- ISO Lead Auditor Certification to 14001 and 45001 (preferred)
- NEBOSH National Diploma in Health and Safety (preferred)
The compensation for this role is aligned with a local bargained or unionised agreement
