Health, Safety and Environment 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.

About the role

In this role, you will 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. You will support the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge and offering solutions and advice, ensuring effective risk management through HSE excellence along the ABB value chain. The work model for this role is onsite, contributing to the Electrification (ELDS) business in North America. Main stakeholders include production, operations excellence (opex), maintenance, and others.

Responsibilities

• Support risk assessments, ensure effective hazard controls are implemented, and assist supervisors in meeting regulatory, company, and HSE requirements.
• Coordinate incident reporting and support investigations to identify root causes and corrective actions.
• Promote a strong safety and environmental culture by coaching employees, supporting behavioral-based safety initiatives, and reinforcing safe work practices across the organization.
• Support the implementation of HSE programs, projects, objectives, and improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred. Will consider Associate Degree or High School diploma with relevant experience.
• Advanced theoretical knowledge with 5+ years of HSE/OHS management experience.
• HSE management certificate or equivalent training.
• Expertise to work with diversified functions to deploy policies in the HSE domain.
• Ability to design training modules and deploy feedback processes.
• Ability to represent ABB as a domain expert with customers and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of state-specific safety programs such as North Carolina Safe Star.
• Experience with management system implementation and compliance.
• Candidates must have work authorization to work in the US.

Benefits

For eligible US employees (excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico):

Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: a PPO plan (Copay Plan) or a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account).
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus.
• Vision benefit.
• Company-paid life insurance (2X base pay).
• Company-paid AD&D (1X base pay).
• Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee-paid up to maximums.
• Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – company-paid.
• Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – company-paid, with the ability to “buy-up” to 66⅔% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits – 100% employee-paid (accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance).
• Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation, virtual health, and infertility/adoption.
• Employee discount program.

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with company contributions.
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP).

Time off

• Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.