Key Skills

Job Description

Shape the next phase of safety and environmental performance at N-Sea N-Sea is looking for an experienced Corporate SHE Manager who can combine strategic leadership with practical operational insight. This is a senior role for someone who understands that strong SHE performance is not achieved through systems and procedures alone. It requires visible leadership, constructive challenge and the ability to translate legislation, standards and operational risks into practical improvements that work across projects, vessels and business functions. Reporting to the Head of SHE, you will play a key role in leading the SHE function, advise senior management and help strengthen a proactive, learning-focused SHE culture throughout N-Sea. Your impact As Corporate SHE Manager, you will: Provide trusted and pragmatic SHE advice to senior and operational management. Set the direction for N-Sea’s SHE framework, policies, procedures and improvement priorities. Lead assurance activities, internal audits and external certification or client audits. Identify emerging risks and convert performance data, incidents and operational learning into meaningful action. Lead or support investigations into significant incidents, ensuring root causes are understood and improvements are embedded. Develop targeted safety campaigns and improvement programmes that influence behaviour and operational performance. Support project teams and vessel operations in managing occupational, operational and environmental risks. Lead and develop the SHE team, creating clarity, accountability and professional growth. Represent N-Sea professionally with clients, regulators, certification bodies and industry stakeholders. What you bring You are an established SHE professional who can operate credibly at both management and operational level. You are comfortable challenging existing practices, but you do so constructively and with a clear understanding of commercial and operational realities. You will ideally bring: A bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional qualification in safety, health or environmental management. HVK, NEBOSH or a comparable recognised professional qualification. Senior SHE leadership experience, preferably within offshore energy, maritime, subsea, construction or oil and gas. Strong knowledge of SHE legislation, management systems and recognised industry standards. Practical experience with audit programmes, incident investigation and root-cause analysis. The ability to lead risk assessments and turn complex requirements into workable controls. Strong leadership, influencing and stakeholder management skills. The ability to analyse performance information and communicate clear priorities to senior management. A collaborative but decisive leadership style. Why join N-Sea? This role offers the opportunity to influence how SHE is led and embedded across a technically complex, international and operationally demanding business. You will have the mandate to shape priorities, strengthen organisational learning and work directly with the people responsible for projects, vessels and business performance. It is an opportunity to make a visible contribution to both N-Sea’s safety culture and its long-term success. Interested in helping N-Sea raise the standard? Apply directly or reach out to Sara [[email protected]] to learn more about the opportunity. We'd love to hear from you!

Core Responsibilities

Lead N-Sea’s SHE framework, assurance activities, audits, investigations, and improvement programmes while advising senior and operational management. Develop the SHE team and support project and vessel operations in managing risks, strengthening organisational learning, and building a proactive safety culture.

Requirements

The role calls for senior SHE leadership experience, preferably in offshore energy, maritime, subsea, construction, or oil and gas, along with strong knowledge of legislation, management systems, and industry standards. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent qualification in safety, health, or environmental management and an HVK, NEBOSH, or comparable professional qualification are ideally sought, alongside practical audit, investigation, risk assessment, leadership, and stakeholder-management experience.