Senior HSE Advisor
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Senior HSE Advisor
Full time, permanent
Location – Glasgow, hybrid 3 days a week in office and travel as required
We’re looking for a Senior HSE Advisor to join our Group Health & Safety function at our Glasgow office. As a Senior HSE Advisor you’ll play a key role in championing health, safety, and environmental excellence across our FlexGen Assets. Working closely with Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams, you'll lead initiatives that ensure a proactive safety culture and drive continuous improvement.
We operate a hybrid work pattern, with three days a week in the office or visiting assets/sites as required, and the flexibility to work from home should you wish for the remainder of the time.
Who we are:
We’re not just talking about making a difference, we’re making it happen. We generate dispatchable, renewable power and create stable energy in an uncertain world. Building on our proud heritage, we have ambition to become the global leader in sustainable biomass and carbon removals.
You’ll be joining our teams of practical doers, future thinkers and business champions. We’re enabling a zero carbon, lower cost energy future for all, and working hard to decarbonise the planet for generations to come.
About the role:
You’ll be the HSE support for the FlexGen Engineering Teams, OCGTs and BESS assets, and the Glasgow Central Office, championing our OneSafeDrax Zero Harm Framework with all staff and contractors. A key part of the role will focus on promoting a positive H&S culture through effective engagement, campaigns, and initiatives.
Other responsibilities include attending site meetings, supporting incident investigations, and working alongside management to deliver outstanding health and safety results. Additionally, you’ll contribute to reporting and auditing activities and provide vital input during serious incident investigations as needed.
Occasionally, you’ll travel to other Drax sites to engage with both internal teams and external stakeholders, ensuring consistent standards and shared learning across locations.
Who we’re looking for:
To be successful in this role you’ll need to have -
- A proven track record of leading & delivering health and safety improvements in a similar site-based role
- Experience in an industrial, high hazard environment e.g. Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing or Construction sectors.
- Hold a recognised qualification in Occupational Health & Safety - NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent as a minimum.
- Knowledge and experience of both Process Safety and incidents and investigations are highly desirable.
- An ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels in the organisation to drive improvements and to motivate / and influence colleagues and contractors to implement and action advice.
- Lead Auditor Qualification in ISO 45001 would be an advantage.
Rewards and benefits:
As you help us to shape the future, we’ve shaped our rewards and benefits to help you thrive and support
your lifestyle. If successful in this role, you’ll get:
- A discretionary bonus depending on company performance
- Private Healthcare
- SAYE (Sharesave): discretionary scheme from time to time
- Personal accident cover
- Group personal pension plan where we’ll pay up to 10%
- Holiday 25 days plus bank holidays
- Reimbursement of the cost of your annual membership of one relevant and appropriate professional body
We’re committed to making a tangible impact on the climate challenge we all face. Drax is where your individual purpose can work alongside your career drive. We work as part of a team that shares a passion for doing what’s right for the future. With Drax you can shape your career and a future for generations to come.
Together, we make it happen.
At Drax, we’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their role. To make this a reality, we actively work to better represent the communities we operate in, foster inclusion, and establish fair processes. Through these actions, we build the trust needed for all colleagues at Drax to contribute their perspectives and talents, no matter their background. Find out more about our approach here.
Talk to us about flexible working!
How to apply:
Think this role’s for you? Click the ‘apply now’ button to begin your Drax journey.
If you want to find out more about Drax, check out our LinkedIn page to see our latest news.
We understand that you may have some additional questions about the role. If you’d like to have a confidential chat to discuss the role in more detail, please email
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⭐ Highlight your NEBOSH Diploma prominently as this is the minimum qualification requirement for the role
📊 Quantify your safety improvements: "Reduced incident rates by 45% across 3 manufacturing sites"
🏭 Emphasise your experience in high hazard industrial environments like Energy, Engineering, Manufacturing or Construction
🎯 Showcase your ISO 45001 Lead Auditor qualification if you have it, as this would be a significant advantage
🤝 Demonstrate your stakeholder engagement skills across all organisational levels, as this is crucial for driving safety culture change
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- •Led implementation of Zero Harm safety framework across 4 renewable energy sites, achieving 35% reduction in incident rates within 18 months
- •Conducted ISO 45001 compliance audits for 12 industrial facilities, identifying 89 improvement opportunities and ensuring 100% certification success
- •Managed incident investigations for high hazard OCGT operations, delivering comprehensive reports within 72 hours and preventing recurrence across 6 similar assets
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Appcast Enterprise's commitment to becoming the global leader in sustainable biomass and renewable energy aligns perfectly with my passion for HSE excellence in industrial environments. With my NEBOSH Diploma and extensive experience delivering health and safety improvements across high hazard operations, I am well-positioned to champion the OneSafeDrax Zero Harm Framework across your FlexGen Assets.
My background in leading HSE initiatives within energy and engineering sectors has equipped me with the stakeholder engagement skills essential for driving safety culture change across Operations, Maintenance, and Engineering teams. I have successfully implemented ISO 45001 management systems and conducted complex incident investigations in industrial environments similar to your OCGTs and BESS assets.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you implement the OneSafeDrax Zero Harm Framework across multiple asset types?
- ›Describe your experience with Process Safety Management in industrial environments
- ›How do you conduct effective incident investigations in high hazard environments?
- ›What's your approach to ISO 45001 auditing and continuous improvement?
- ›How would you assess and manage risks associated with OCGTs and BESS assets?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to influence senior stakeholders to implement safety improvements
- ›Describe a situation where you successfully changed safety culture in an organisation
- ›Give an example of how you've motivated contractors to follow safety procedures
- ›Tell me about a challenging incident investigation you've led and the outcome
- ›Describe a time you had to balance operational demands with safety requirements
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to influence senior stakeholders to implement safety improvements
Describe a situation where you successfully changed safety culture in an organisation