Location
Reading, Berkshire

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary (not specified)

About the Role
Wood in Reading is seeking a Lead HSE Advisor on an agency basis for a large FEED project, based full time at Wood's Reading Execution Hub. You will provide strategic leadership and direction for Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental (HSSE) performance, collaborating closely with project management, client representatives, and the project team to drive continual improvement in HSSE outcomes. The role involves developing and maintaining a fit-for-purpose Project HSSE Management System aligned with Wood's Business Management System (BMS), client expectations, and legal requirements. You will deliver assurance activities to verify compliance and system effectiveness, leverage performance data to support proactive, evidence-based decision-making, and contribute to the successful delivery of corporate HSSE initiatives.

Key responsibilities include translating Wood's strategic goals into actionable HSSE practices across the project, leading and supporting all aspects of HSSE management throughout the project lifecycle, engaging regularly with internal and external stakeholders to promote HSSE culture, implementing and monitoring the Wood BMS for consistent application and continuous improvement, overseeing deployment of HSSE systems and tools for effective risk management, developing and executing risk-based assurance plans with escalation of significant findings, analyzing HSSE performance data to identify trends and recommend corrective actions, maintaining compliance with the Project HSSE Management System, promoting HSSE best practices across all project functions, developing and implementing safe work plans tailored to project needs, and supporting HSSE-related presentations and communications.

Experience
- Relevant experience within Oil & Gas / Energy Transition projects at the FEED stage
- Comprehensive understanding of industry HSSE standards and legal requirements
- Experience working in and managing an HSSE Management System environment
- Knowledge of internal and external auditing practices

About you
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills
- Confident self-starter who can work independently
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

Qualifications
- Degree qualified in a relevant discipline (desirable)
- Lead Auditor qualified (desirable)
- Membership of HSSE organisation(s), e.g., IOSH (desirable)