Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented Health, Safety and Environmental Advisor to join our team specializing in Health and Safety for our Engine Business Unit in Darlington, United Kingdom.

This is a permanent, on-site position working 37.5 hours per week:

• Monday to Thursday: 08:00am - 16:30pm
• Friday: 08:00am - 13:30pm

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

• Embed HSE into project delivery: Ensure health, safety and environmental requirements are fully integrated into project planning, execution and handover so compliance is achieved by design, not retrospectively.
• Provide independent, expert HSE challenge: Apply professional judgement to question unsafe practices, verify risk controls and challenge non-compliance to protect people, assets and the environment.
• Enable legally compliant decision-making: Translate legislation, Cummins HSE standards and recognised best practice into clear, practical guidance that project and operational teams can confidently apply.
• Drive risk-based controls: Systematically identify hazards, evaluate risk and define proportionate control measures that are tailored to the project scope and risk profile.
• Support safe work systems: Strengthen safe systems of work by validating permits, method statements and control effectiveness throughout the full project lifecycle.
• Exercise authority to intervene when needed: Act decisively to stop work, require corrective action or escalate risks where there is unacceptable residual risk to health, safety or the environment.
• Prioritise actions by risk and impact: Focus time and resources on the highest-risk activities, ensuring HSE efforts deliver meaningful risk reduction and business value.
• Build credibility and accountability: Establish trust with project teams through clear, evidence-based advice while retaining ownership of day-to-day HSE decisions at shop-floor and project level.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

• Strong independent judgement: The confidence and competence to make autonomous HSE decisions, challenge unsafe practices, and intervene or stop work when risk to health, safety or the environment is unacceptable.
• Technical HSE competence: Solid grounding in legal requirements, Cummins HSE standards, recognised best practice, and a systematic risk-based approach supported by NEBOSH and relevant environmental or audit certifications.
• Effective risk prioritisation: Ability to identify hazards early, evaluate risk proportionately, and focus actions on the highest-risk activities to support safe and timely project delivery.
• Clear and credible communication: The skill to provide practical, defensible HSE advice that influences project and operational teams, while escalating significant or residual risks appropriately and retaining ownership of routine HSE decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education/ Experience:

• High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.
• A two year University degree in Industrial Safety, Environmental Management, Sustainability or related field required.
• Significant work experience and in-depth knowledge obtained through specialized training and experience in health, safety, environment or related field.

Certifications:

• NEBOSH General Health and Safety Certificate (required)
• NEBOSH or IEMA Environmental Certification or equivalent (preferred)
• ISO Lead Auditor Certification to 14001 and 45001 (preferred)
• NEBOSH National Diploma in Health and Safety (preferred)

The compensation for this role is aligned with a local bargained or unionised agreement

Job Health and Safety

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Office

ReqID 2427428

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site Yes

Due to the operational nature and specific job duties of this role, work is required to be completed 100% in person/On-site.

Client-provided location(s): Newton Aycliffe, United Kingdom

Job ID: Cummins-R-976AC7723F3148CC98EF3833DB58262B

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-30T19:55:24