Senior HSE Manager – EPC/EPCM Projects

Ramboll • Arlington, NY

1d • Remote

About The Position

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

The role leads portfolio-wide HSE standards and scalable processes, advises Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership, and translates Ramboll’s HSE program into practical project behaviours, controls, and leadership routines. It establishes HSE organization structures, execution plans, construction readiness expectations, and clear responsibilities across Ramboll, clients, contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. It also aligns contractor performance, embeds HSE requirements into procurement and contracting, and provides governance and assurance for project risk management and high-risk work.

The Senior HSE Manager conducts site visits, audits, leadership engagements, and assurance reviews; supports incident investigations and lessons learned; promotes safety culture and continuous improvement; oversees regulatory and contractual compliance; and establishes consistent performance reporting. The position has a remote option, requires regular travel to project locations, and requires current authorization to work full-time in the United States. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 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.
• Experience supporting construction-management delivery models in which contractors execute HSE performance, with strong client and 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.
• 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 in energy transition, power, renewables, industrial decarbonization, chemicals, manufacturing, mining, or major infrastructure projects.
• Experience supporting owners’ 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.
• Serve as the primary HSE advisor to Project Directors and EPC/EPCM leadership teams.
• Drive adoption of Ramboll’s HSE program and translate expectations into practical project-level behaviours, controls, and leadership routines.
• Provide strategic HSE guidance during proposals and contract negotiations.
• Establish clear HSE boundaries, responsibilities, and interfaces among Ramboll, clients, construction contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Define scalable HSE organization structures, roles, responsibilities, interfaces, and governance models for nationwide, multi-project delivery.
• Establish standardized HSE execution plans across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and turnover.
• Establish 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 risk management, hazard identification, construction risk assessments, high-risk work reviews, and site controls.
• Support project HSE resources and project leadership in establishing consistent risk-management expectations while maintaining clear accountability.
• Review and challenge controls for high-risk work, 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 shared.
• Conduct site visits, leadership engagements, and assurance reviews to verify HSE controls are effective, understood, and consistently applied.
• Demonstrate visible HSE leadership and coach project and contractor leaders to strengthen safety behaviours, leading indicators, and accountability.
• Promote open communication, psychological safety, learning, and continuous improvement across the project portfolio.
• Oversee compliance with applicable HSE regulations, client requirements, and Ramboll HSE standards.
• 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, and translate performance data into insights, actions, and recommendations.

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.
• Flexible approach to where, when, and how much you work.
• Potential eligibility for bonus, overtime, or other forms of compensation.

What This Job Offers

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