Safety Specialist (HSE)

Fluence

1010

Chile, Chile

Posted on: 2025-01-23

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

About Fluence: Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all.

This position applies developed subject matter expertise to solve unique and moderately complex health and safety, and environmental implementation and leading HSE issues within established site-specific Health and Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Plans and recommends appropriate solutions or alternative methods ensuring compliance. Acts as a Construction Management Team (CMT) member, providing HSE oversight on all construction activities, along with facilitating team HSE decision making. Does not require day-to-day supervision and has the ability to resolve most issues but may seek advice in order to make more complex decisions. Must be able to travel and work remotely as required for project support.

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.

As the HSE Safety Specialist, you will be responsible for the following:

Acts as a technical advisor to project’s CMT and contractors and Fluence Commissioning teams.

Independently determines approaches and develops solutions to resolve HSE Specific Site issues.

Performs continual monitoring of equipment, structures, and work in progress to ensure re-quired health and safety, and environmental plans for the project and all applicable regulations, codes and standards are followed.

Stops work when unsafe and determines appropriate corrective and preventative action to be taken and completed prior to restarting.

Performs daily and weekly safety walk of the ongoing construction work and provides direct feedback to the working group.

Established a weekly inspection/assessment schedule with each contractor working at site. and ensure corrective and preventative actions are implemented.

Develops and conducts project H&S and environmental orientation sessions for all persons working or entering the project site and maintains training records.

Plans, conducts, or coordinates necessary training programs to promote knowledge of and conformity with health and safety, and environmental issues per phase of construction.

Ensures industrial hygiene and environmental monitoring is performed as necessary and instrumentation equipment is maintained.

Leads, coordinates, and participates in RCA investigations of near misses, injuries, unsafe conditions, and incidents that do or could involve actual or potential liability; maintain records of pertinent data and compile required analysis reports on such investigations.

Attends contractor tailboard meetings, pre job briefings and JSA review meetings.

Leads and develops content for project weekly safety meeting with CMT and contractor management participation.

Assists and/or maintains the Fluence online project HSE data base: (safety walks, stop work, incidents/events, training, etc.).

Assist and/or develop project related H&S and environmental programs as may be required for project compliance with local, state, or federal regulations.

Assist and/or develop training curriculum and conduct required training sessions to educate employees on the safe and compliant work practices associated with project activities.

Administration and Communications Requirements:

Plans and manages work activities for themselves to accomplish project goals and objectives.

Ensures H&S and environmental plans are comprehensive and effective in meeting established goals and objectives.

Handles multiple priorities requiring frequent interpretation of programs and procedures.

Interprets, explains, advises, and makes recommendations on moderately complex issues to CMT and contractor employees.

Strong team and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor, coach, and guide others.

Strong verbal and written communication skills for effectively communicating with internal and external customers.

Ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally is a key priority.

Must be proficient in Microsoft word, excel and power point programs.

Analytical and Technical Requirements:

Requires original and innovative thinking in developing results or recommending process improvement.

Ability to analyze technical and regulatory information, make sound judgments, and provide prudent recommendations.

Regularly make decisions that are covered by general methods and procedures requiring frequent interpretations of programs and processes.

Conducts predictive trend analysis to determine corrective and preventative actions on negative indicators.

Thorough knowledge in the field of health and safety, as well as general environmental regulations for the construction industry.

Develop, implement, and evaluate programs and procedures in areas i.e. high-risk activities: working at height, lifting & rigging, electrical safety, lockout/tagout, fire, deep excavation, confined space and hazardous materials, and other areas i.e. ergonomics, emergency preparedness, industrial hygiene and general safe work practices.

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

5 plus years work experience in EPC projects and/or heavy construction industry, with safe-ty related certification, e.g., Construction Health and Safety Engineer or Technician.

Track record of sustained implementation and overall management of construction safety programs, that achieved a demonstrated record of performance achievement in past positions.

Strong leadership skills.

Preferred Requirements -

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational or Industrial Safety or related fields, with safety related certification, e.g., Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Safety Management Specialist (SMS), Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or other equivalent industry recognized safety certification and ten plus years post graduate work experience in EPC projects and/or heavy construction industry.

Highly Preferred Requirements -

Advanced degree in Safety Engineering, or Occupational or Industrial Safety, with safety related certification, e.g., Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and fifteen plus years post graduate work experience in EOC projects and/or heavy construction industry.

Additional Assets

•Fluent in English and Spanish to be considered a plus.

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