HSE Internal Auditor

Business information:

The Hitachi Energy Indian Operations Center (INOPC) is a competence center with around 2600+ skilled engineers who focus on tendering, engineering, planning, procurement, project Management, functional system testing, installation supervision, documentation and commissioning. However, over the last decade, it has evolved to become the largest Operations hub. The India Operations Centre team at Chennai, Bangalore and Gurugram supports Hitachi Energy’s units in more than 40 countries across a wide portfolio of all the four business units in Hitachi Energy To date, the team has executed engineering and commissioning for projects in more than 80 countries.

Mission Statement:

General Environmental and Employee Health & Safety work encompasses activities related to the environment (including the broader community impacted by environmental hazards) and employees including: Creating and implementing health, safety, occupational and environmental programs to prevent injuries and illnesses within the workplace and environmental accidents; Inspecting workplace and environmental incidents in accordance with company procedures and implementing corrective actions; Ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements related to environmental and employee health and safety and identifying areas for improvement; Developing and managing an environmental and employee health & safety training plan; Maintaining relationships with the community, environmental groups, and other stakeholders impacted by the environmental performance of the organization.

As a Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) Internal Auditor, you’ll lead our efforts to ensure our workplace is safe, healthy, and free of risks to the environment and our community. Your role will help keep our stakeholders safe, while keeping our environment safe as well.

Your Responsibilities:

• Plan, scheduling interviews and execute audits and internal assessments independently, while being able to team with individuals across various departments and functions.

• Provide assistance and support to external audit team as required.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively present to stakeholders and management.

• Lead/assist in the performance of special reviews and investigations as assigned.

• Execute internal audits on global processes and on-site project HSE audits at global locations.

• Act professional during the audits, maintain independence with objectivity and assure the protection of confidential information.    

• Conclude and analyze the HSE audit result on an overall level to see patterns, root causes, risks and trends within the organization. 

• Coordinate and promote the effective closure of various HSE origin and related corrective and preventive actions

• Engage in incident investigation processes ensuring that causal factors identified have sound and sustainable actions tracked to closure.

• Drives and ensures compliance with Group management systems (e.g. ISO 14001 and ISO 45001)

• Support and co-develop for continuous improvement projects within HSE functions.

• Drive & take leadership for the internal processes & system.

• We highly value your personality and see that you have a positive, structured, flexible, driven, and pro-active mindset.

• You have solid communication and influencing skills to address and build trust with people on different organizational levels.

• Deliver value-added findings and opportunities for improvements in a constantly changing and growing environment.

• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Have an Engineering degree with Masters in HSE with a minimum work experience of 10+ years in HSE & minimum 5+ years of auditing as a Lead Auditor.

• Should have experience in EPC Projects & Electrical related industry.

• Candidate must have knowledge on ISO19011/ ISO14001 / ISO45001 - Lead Auditor.

• Candidate must have Knowledge & Experience MS Office: Word, Excel.

• Experience in substation environment and protection application.

• NEBOSH - International General Certificate is preferrable.

• Good behavior & auditing attributes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.