Senior HSE Manager – EPC/EPCM Projects

Ramboll • Arlington, VA

1d • $136,497 - $197,515 • Remote

About The Position

The Senior HSE Manager provides senior health, safety, and environmental leadership across Ramboll Americas’ EPC/EPCM project portfolio, supporting the safe delivery of complex engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and turnover activities. The role establishes consistent HSE governance, aligns contractors and project teams, supports high-risk work planning, and enables effective execution across multiple concurrent projects. It combines strategic governance with practical, field-based support and requires substantial hands-on experience in large-scale EPC/EPCM construction environments.

The role serves as a primary HSE advisor to Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership, develops scalable portfolio-wide HSE approaches, and helps translate Ramboll, client, regulatory, and contractual expectations into practical project controls and behaviors. It oversees contractor alignment, risk management, assurance, compliance, safety culture, incident learning, and performance reporting. Regular travel to project locations is required. A remote option is available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive on-site HSE leadership experience, including substantial large-scale EPC/EPCM project exposure.
• Strong background supporting multi-contractor, high-risk industrial construction environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority.
• Proven experience supporting construction management delivery models in which HSE performance is delivered through contractor execution and effective client/contractor interface management.
• Working knowledge of construction-phase HSE controls, contractor management, incident investigation, assurance, and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to travel regularly to project locations and engage effectively with field teams, project leadership, clients, and contractors.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis; sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certification such as CSP, CMIOSH, NEBOSH, CRSP, or equivalent.
• Experience with energy transition, power, renewables, industrial decarbonization, chemicals, manufacturing, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting owner’s EPC/EPCM models across multiple concurrent projects.
• International or remote project experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of a portfolio-wide HSE approach with consistent standards, scalable processes, and project-specific execution across EPC/EPCM projects.
• Serve as primary HSE advisor to Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership teams.
• Drive adoption of Ramboll’s HSE program and translate its expectations into practical project-level behaviors, controls, and leadership routines.
• Provide strategic HSE guidance during proposals and contract negotiations, aligning client expectations and establishing conditions for effective safety management.
• Provide HSE leadership within EPC/EPCM delivery models and clarify responsibilities and interfaces among Ramboll, clients, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Define scalable HSE organization structures for nationwide, multi-project EPC/EPCM delivery.
• Clarify roles, responsibilities, interfaces, and governance models for integrated EPC/EPCM safety programs.
• Establish standardized HSE execution plans across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Set construction readiness expectations for contractor mobilization, competency assurance, risk review, and field execution controls.
• Align HSE expectations, execution standards, and performance requirements across contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and third parties.
• Lead contractor onboarding, alignment sessions, audits, and recurring performance reviews.
• Embed HSE requirements into contracting strategies, procurement packages, bid documents, mobilization plans, and contractor management processes.
• Help project teams translate Ramboll and client HSE requirements into practical field requirements for contractors and subcontractors.
• Provide governance and assurance over EPC/EPCM risk management, including hazard identification, construction risk assessments, high-risk work reviews, and site controls.
• Support project HSE resources and leadership in establishing consistent risk management expectations while maintaining clear accountability within project delivery structures.
• Review and challenge controls for high-risk activities, including lifting, electrical work, confined space entry, work at height, ground disturbance, energization, commissioning, and simultaneous operations.
• Provide oversight, escalation support, and subject-matter input for high-potential or higher-severity incidents; ensure investigations are completed and lessons learned are applied across relevant projects.
• Conduct site visits, leadership engagements, and assurance reviews to verify that HSE controls are effective, understood, and consistently applied.
• Demonstrate visible HSE leadership that builds trust, accountability, and proactive safety behaviors among project teams and contractors.
• Coach project and contractor leadership teams to strengthen leading indicators, reinforce expectations, and promote consistent safety leadership.
• Promote open communication, psychological safety, learning, and continuous improvement across the EPC/EPCM portfolio.
• Oversee compliance with applicable HSE regulations, client requirements, and Ramboll HSE standards across EPC/EPCM projects.
• Help project teams translate regulatory and contractual HSE requirements into practical controls and assurance activities.
• Represent Ramboll in client audits, regulatory inspections, and EPC/EPCM governance meetings, and ensure actions are tracked, communicated, and closed.
• Establish consistent HSE performance reporting using leading and lagging indicators to identify trends, drive accountability, and improve performance.
• Translate performance data into insights, actions, and recommendations for project leadership, clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

• Investment in your development.
• Being valued for the unique person you are.
• Inspiration from colleagues, clients, and projects.
• The long-term thinking of a foundation-owned company.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting well-being, professional development, and work-life balance.
• Potential eligibility for bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior