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The Offshore HSE Coordinator is the onboard authority for Health, Safety, and Environmental compliance aboard the Service Operations Vessel and during offshore wind turbine service activities. Working closely with the SOV Shift Manager, Offshore Shift Supervisor, Lead Technician, and offshore personnel, the Offshore HSE Coordinator supports a safety-focused culture, validates safe systems of work, and ensures readiness for internal and external audits while supporting safe and controlled offshore work execution

Responsibilities: 

• Actas the offshore authority for HSE compliance, risk control, and audit readiness, ensuring no work proceeds unless HSE requirements are fully met. 
• Ensure continuous compliance with all HSE expectations defined in the HSE Service Site Audit and maintain full audit readiness across all categories. 
• Ensure site compliance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements and with ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 standards. 
• Exercise clear stopwork authority for any unsafe condition, procedural deviation, or change in risk profile offshore. 
• Review and validate AWPs, RAMS, work permits, and lifting plans to ensure they are accurate, current,approved,and reflect real task hazards and controls. 
• Ensure technicians have access to, understand, and comply with all required HSE documentation including procedures, WTSR guidance, confined space assessments, and rescue plans. 
• Co-lead daily toolbox talks onboard the SOV, ensuring safety messages are relevant, understood, and documented. 
• Conduct and document scheduled and adhoc HSE inspections onboard the SOV and within turbines, covering PPE, tools, equipment, facilities, and work processes. 
• Maintain and execute inspection programs for rigging, ladders, PPE, fire extinguishers, rescue kits, gas detectors, electrical safety equipment, first aid kits, and emergency response equipment. 
• Ensure emergency response plans are current, accessible, and understood, and coordinate, execute, and document required emergency drills including fire, medical, mandown, confined space, and uptower rescues. 
• Ensure all hazards, near misses, environmental events, and incidents are reported, investigated, documented, and closed out with effective corrective actions. 
• Maintain complete and accurate HSE documentation including training matrices, inspection records, meeting minutes, selfaudits, emergency drill documentation, and action tracking. 
• Lead weekly safety meetings and track all actions through to completion. 
• Deliver HSE orientation for all new crew members, contractors, visitors, and thirdparty personnel boarding the SOV. 
• Ensure full compliance with WTSR requirements, validating safe systems of work, electrical boundaries, isolations, and control measures prior to work start. 
• Provide electrical safety oversight by verifying correct application of WTSR principles, safe working practices, and technician readiness. 
• Ensure safe workingatheight practices, including correct selection, inspection, certification, and use of fallprotection and rescue equipment. 
• Maintain environmental compliance programs including waste management, spill prevention, SDS control, chemical storage, and secondary containment. 
• Act as the HSE gatekeeper during planning activities by reviewing upcoming work scopes, identifying risks, and validating required controls before execution. 
• Serve as the HSE representative in planning meetings, coordination discussions, and incident investigations. 
• Work closely with the Area HSE Manager to support the implementation, communication, and integration of areawide HSE initiatives, standards, and improvement programs at site level. 
• Coordinate with customer HSE representatives and the vessel HSE organization to ensure alignmentonHSE expectations, rules, procedures, and emergency arrangements. 
• Ensure all offshore personnel maintain valid and current certifications including GWO BST/ART, WTSR, rescue, First Aid/CPR/AED, fire safety, andother relevanttraining. 
• Promote continuous improvement through analysis of trends, audit findings, lessons learned, and effectiveness of implemented controls
• Support vessel leadership during internal and external audits and ensure readiness for the annual HSE Service Site Audit. 
• Promote a healthy, open safety culture by coaching personnel, encouraging timely reporting, and supporting risk-based decision-making offshore

Competencies: 

• Ability to manage all HSE compliance programs, documentation, inspections, and audit preparedness
• Ability to conduct incident investigations, determine root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions. 
• Ability to interpret and apply ISO 45001, ISO 14001, regulatory requirements, HSE procedures, and WTSR guidance. 
• Ability to conduct emergency drills and participate in up-tower rescue practice and confined space simulations
• Ability to climb turbines and perform inspections at height and within confined spaces. 
• Ability to deliver effective HSE training, orientations, toolbox talks, and coaching sessions. 

Requirements: 

• Relevant HSE education, certification, or equivalent experience (OSHA, NEBOSH, GWO BST/ART, or similar). 
• Solid knowledge of ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 requirements
• Experience in offshore wind, maritime operations, orwindHSE roles. 
• Solid incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action implementation capability
• Solid understanding of WTSR requirements and electrical safety principles
• Proficiency with HSE systems such asSphera/IMS, Enablon, SuccessFactors, DMS, and standard digital platforms. 
• Ability to read, interpret, and validate AWPs, RAMS, confined space assessments, WTSR documentation, rescue plans, and technical instructions. 
• Effective communication, coordination, and facilitation skills

This role is primarily performed onboard a Service Operations Vessel (SOV) at sea and within offshore wind turbines. Work areas may include confined spaces, elevated locations, and marine environments. Noise levels can range from moderate to high, depending on operational activity and equipment use. Motion from sea swells should be expected while aboard the vessel.

Living and working conditions may vary based on the specific SOV configuration. Typical vessel accommodations may include sleeping quarters, restroom and shower facilities, meal service, and shared or designated recreational areas. These conditions are not guaranteed and may differ by vessel or assignment.

The work schedule for this position is Mon-Fri when onshore (prior to offshore operations commencing). During offshore operations, the work schedule will be a rotating 2 weeks on/off, or 3 weeks on/off depending on the project requirements. Expected travel is 100%.

Pay range:

Base pay $32-38/hr, and may include additional allowances and bonus.

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Vestas is the energy industry's global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. 
Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 200 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the field. 
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