HSE Regional Leader

Overview

Job Title - HSE Regional Leader

Baker Hughes is a global energy technology leader committed to making energy safer, cleaner, and more efficient. As an HSE Regional Leader, you will play a critical role in strengthening our safety culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting operational excellence across multiple sites within your region. You will provide functional leadership to site-level HSE teams, partner closely with Operations and Functional leaders, and serve as a trusted advisor on risk management, compliance, and incident prevention. This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on engagement to drive continuous improvement and operational integrity.

Responsibilities

• Regional HSE Leadership: Providing functional leadership and oversight to site-based and frontline HSE professionals; setting clear expectations for regulatory compliance, risk management, and incident prevention; coaching and developing HSE staff to strengthen technical capability and leadership effectiveness; serving as the escalation point for significant HSE issues, incidents, regulatory actions, and customer concerns.

• Operational & Business Partnership: Partnering with Operations, Engineering, and Business Leaders to integrate HSE requirements into daily operations, projects, and planning; advising leaders on risk identification, mitigation strategies, and safe work execution (construction, commissioning, maintenance); supporting customer and stakeholder engagement related to HSE expectations, audits, and performance.

• Governance, Compliance & Risk Management: Ensuring consistent implementation of corporate HSE policies, standards, and management systems (ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 aligned); monitoring compliance with local, national, and regional regulations and driving corrective actions; leading or supporting incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective/preventive action tracking; analyzing regional HSE performance trends and driving continuous improvement initiatives.

• Program & Initiative Leadership: Leading regional HSE initiatives and improvement projects of moderate scope and complexity; coordinating multiple initiatives simultaneously while aligning with business priorities; representing the region in enterprise-wide programs as a subject matter expert; managing initiatives typically executed over 3-6 months, with impact realized within 2-12 months.

• Communication & Influence: Communicating HSE expectations, risks, and performance clearly to frontline teams and leadership; preparing and delivering regional HSE reports, briefings, and recommendations; influencing stakeholders without direct authority to drive alignment and accountability.

Qualifications

• To be successful in this role, you will:

• Have a bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Science, or a related field OR have a high school diploma/GED with a minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible HSE experience.

• Have a minimum of 3 years of experience supporting regional or multisite operations in an HSE leadership or senior HSE role.

• Have working knowledge of occupational safety, environmental compliance, and risk management principles in industrial or operational environments.

• Have the ability to travel within the region as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have demonstrated experience leading or influencing HSE professionals without direct line authority.

• Have experience conducting incident investigations, audits, and regional improvement initiatives.

• Have experience supporting complex operations such as field service, manufacturing, energy, industrial services, or construction.

• Have familiarity with ISO 45001, ISO 14001, OSHA, and applicable regional safety and environmental regulations.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Have strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to coach, influence, and build trust at all organizational levels.

• Have excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to translate technical risk into clear, practical language.

• Have strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving abilities.

• Have the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects across several sites simultaneously.

• Have the ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a matrixed organization.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive.

About Baker Hughes

Our people are at the heart of what we do. We are an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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