HSE Specialist

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to:

Business Manager - Commercial&Operations

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Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to contribute to improving Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) performance in your assigned area of responsibility to cultivate a high-performance culture with a strong focus on HSE. Each day, you will support the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge and offering solutions and advice. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring effective risk management through HSE excellence along the ABB value chain.

Work model: #LI-hybrid

• Reporting HSE incidents to management and relevant stakeholders, facilitating incident investigations to identify root causes, implementing corrective actions, and sharing lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
• Supporting the implementation of ABB HSE requirements and applicable legal, regulatory, customer, and compliance framework requirements.
• Developing, implementing, and following up HSE objectives, targets, improvement plans, KPIs, and management review inputs to drive performance improvement.
• Coordinating HSE activities across ABB units and functions to ensure alignment, consistency, and effective execution.
• Facilitating risk assessments, verifying critical safety controls, and supporting project and service HSE risk screening, planning, documentation, and field verification.
• Supporting electrical safety and competence requirements, conducting site visits, inspections, and assurance activities, and following up on corrective and preventive actions.
• Coordinating HSE audits and self-assessments, supporting contractor qualification and performance evaluation, and maintaining accurate HSE documentation, records, and reporting.
• Delivering HSE training, coaching, and awareness activities, supporting competence management and required authorisations, driving HSE engagement and behavioural change, and promoting environmental performance and continuous improvement initiatives.

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

Qualifications for the Role

• Degree in Engineering with HSE specialization, or an equivalent academic background in HSE.
• Minimum of 8 years of HSE experience in industrial, project, and service environments, with strong hands-on field exposure across greenfield and brownfield projects.
• Practical expertise in project and service HSE, field risk management, contractor safety, and HSE assurance activities.
• Supporting HSE objectives, targets, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen HSE performance.
• Leveraging experience in Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) environments and supporting electrical safety, installation, testing, and commissioning activities.
• A solid understanding of HSE management systems, applicable legal requirements, and compliance frameworks.
• Conducting HSE risk assessments, incident investigations, inspections, audits, and corrective action management activities.
• Utilizing HSE reporting, incident management, audit management, and action-tracking systems, while engaging stakeholders through strong communication and coaching skills.
• Communicating fluently in Spanish and English and maintaining availability for travel and field-based activities.

What’s in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger. 

Benefits

From well-being to retirement, ABB offers benefits that support every stage of your career.

• 🛡️ Comprehensive Insurance Coverage: You’ll be covered by our collective insurance plans in Spain – life, accident, and travel assistance – so you can feel secure whether you're at work or on the road.
• 🍽️ Lunch Allowance / Cantine: Enjoy subsidized meals or cantine access depending on your location.
• 🏡 Home Office Flexibility: Work from wherever suits you best thanks to our flexible remote work options.
• 🅿️ Employee Parking: We’ve got employee parking so you can start your day stress-free!
• 💻 Benefits Platform: Enjoy exclusive deals and discounts on everything from tech to travel through our employee benefits portal.

• 📈 Employee Share Acquisition Plan: Want to invest in your future? Join our share acquisition plan and grow with the company.
• 🎓 Learning & Training: Take advantage of a wide range of learning opportunities grow, upskill, and move forward in your career.

• 🚀 Career Development: Expect plenty of chances to advance your career internally with our Open Job Market, with support to explore new roles and take on exciting challenges!
• 🕓 Flexible Work Practices: We get that life happens – we support a healthy balance between your professional and personal life.

• 💚 Wellbeing Program: From mental health support to wellness activities, we’ve got your back—mind and body.

More about us

ABB is a global technology leader in electrification and automation, enabling a more sustainable and resource-efficient future. By connecting its engineering and digitalization expertise, ABB helps industries run at high performance, while becoming more efficient, productive and sustainable so they outperform. At ABB, we call this ‘Engineered to Outrun’. The company has over 140 years of history and around 110,000 employees worldwide. ABB’s shares are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ABBN) and Nasdaq Stockholm (ABB). www.abb.com

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity, generations, etc. Together, we are embarking in a journey where each one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

Contribute to a collective vision. This is where progress takes flight, teams turn ideas into impact, and we define what’s next. Run What Runs the World. 

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Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

Ready to make an impact?

Apply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.