Safety by Design Lead

The Opportunity

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Safety by Design Lead to strengthen how safety is systematically built into all HVDC projects. This role can be based in Västerås or Ludvika and offers a unique opportunity to shape how safety is designed, governed, and delivered across a global organization at the forefront of the energy transition.

In this position, you will have end-to-end responsibility for establishing and driving the Safety by Design framework within the HVDC organization. You will ensure that safety requirements are embedded early and consistently throughout the lifecycle-from research and tendering to design, execution, and delivery. By combining strategic leadership with hands-on involvement, you will help ensure that HVDC systems are safe, robust, compliant, and future-ready.

You will act as a central point of contact for Safety by Design, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders such as engineering, quality, operations, supply chain management, and R&D, as well as with customers and external partners. This is a highly influential role with broad visibility, where your work will directly contribute to safer global infrastructure and continuous improvement across the organization.

How you'll make an impact

• You build trust in Safety by Design as a structured, pragmatic way of working that enables high-quality project execution.
• You ensure safety requirements are clearly defined, understood, and integrated into HVDC designs in line with applicable standards and regulations.
• You lead the development and implementation of governance, methods, KPIs, and best practices related to Safety by Design.
• You support tendering, engineering, and project teams by providing processes, tools, analyses, and data for informed decision-making.
• You facilitate and contribute to safety analyses such as FMECA, HAZOP, STPA, and similar methods.
• You collaborate with Operational Health & Safety experts where responsibilities and topics overlap.
• You coach, train, and mentor colleagues to strengthen safety competence and create a strong, consistent safety culture across programs and projects.

• You have an engineering degree or equivalent technical competence gained through experience.
• You bring solid experience in organizational transformation, such as introducing new development frameworks, tools, or governance models.
• You have a strong understanding of the safety lifecycle based on at least one major industry standard (e.g. IEC 61508 or similar).
• You can translate complex safety concepts into clear, practical, and scalable processes for large engineering organizations.
• You are comfortable taking ownership-from defining scope and aligning stakeholders to tracking progress and ensuring compliance.

• Collective agreement
• Flexible working time
• Health care and wellness allowance
• Fantastic career possibilities within Hitachi Energy both within Sweden and globally
• Mentor to support you throughout onboard phase
• Various trainings and education supporting employee development
• Diversified company with over 70+ nationalities working in Sweden
• Supplementary compensation for parental leave
• Employee Benefit Portal with thousands of discounts and perks