HSE Specialist

Description

You will contribute to improving Health, Safety, and Environment performance in your assigned area, fostering a high‑performance culture with a strong HSE focus. Each day you’ll apply in‑depth HSE knowledge, offer solutions and advice, and ensure effective risk management throughout the ABB value chain.

Key accountabilities include reporting HSE incidents to management and stakeholders, facilitating and guiding incident investigations, providing feedback on lessons learned and best practices, and driving behavioral change through local implementation of group‑wide and business‑specific performance improvement programs.

• Report HSE incidents to management and stakeholders and initiate corrective actions.
• Lead and support incident investigations to identify root causes and risk mitigation strategies.
• Communicate lessons learned and best practices across the unit and ABB.
• Implement group‑wide and business‑specific performance improvement programs to drive behavioral change.

Requirements

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Health/Safety or Environment (preferred) or an associate degree with at least one year of HSE experience, or a GED with three years of HSE experience in field service, construction, or mission‑critical operations. Candidates should understand regulatory compliance, international standards, and preferably electrical safety program implementation, possess advanced MS Office and database skills, hold professional certifications such as CHST, OHST, ASP, or CSP, be willing to travel up to 75% domestically, and have work authorization for the United States.

• Hold a bachelor’s degree in HSE (preferred) or equivalent education with 1‑3 years relevant experience.
• Demonstrate knowledge of local HSE regulations, international standards, and electrical safety (plus).
• Possess advanced MS Office and database management skills; professional certifications (CHST, OHST, ASP, CSP) are a plus.
• Travel domestically up to 75% as required.

Benefits

Eligible US employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, company‑paid life and AD&D insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability coverage, parental leave, employee assistance and health advocate programs, 401(k) with company contributions, an Employee Stock Acquisition Plan, and various voluntary benefits and discounts.

• Receive medical, dental, and vision plan options, company‑paid life and AD&D insurance, and short‑ and long‑term disability coverage.
• Access parental leave, employee assistance, health advocate services, 401(k) with company match, and the Employee Stock Acquisition Plan.
• Eligible for various voluntary benefits and employee discount programs.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance