Senior Specialist, HSE

About the role

The HSE Specialist is responsible for performing technical Health, Safety, and Environment activities, ensuring compliance with local legislation, international standards, and company requirements. This role focuses on executing inspections, risk assessments, incident investigations, and training, while monitoring workplace conditions and implementing corrective and preventive measures. The Specialist also supports the implementation of Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems (ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and related standards), ensuring day‑to‑day adherence at site level. In addition, the Specialist contributes to the development of safety programs, enforces standards, and provides guidance to employees and contractors, driving continuous improvement in HSE performance. The role requires strong collaboration with team members across regions, sharing knowledge and best practices to support the global HSE agenda. The Senior HSE Specialist serves as a technical reference and regional coordinator for Health, Safety, and Environment, assuming additional responsibilities such as team leadership, regional oversight, client engagement, and local leadership support, while also contributing to the development and review of global HSE standards. The position leads the implementation, maintenance, and auditing of management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001, and other applicable certifications), ensuring compliance and alignment with corporate standards and global best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Study the safe conditions of workplaces, facilities, and equipment, focusing on risk control, waste generation, occupational hygiene, ergonomics, fire protection and sanitation.
• Act as a technical reference and regional coordinator for HSE, supporting multiple sites and ensuring alignment with corporate/global standards.
• Plan and develop the implementation of techniques related to risk management and control.
• Contribute to the development and review of global HSE standards (policies, work instructions, templates).
• Inspect, evaluate, conduct surveys, arbitrate, issue technical reports, and indicate control measures for exposure to physical, chemical and biological risks (e.g., atmospheric pollutants, noise, heat, radiation, abnormal pressures), characterizing unhealthy and dangerous activities, operations and locations.
• Analyze risks, accidents, and failures; investigate causes; propose preventive and corrective measures; guide statistical work, including cost analysis.
• Report events, incidents, and accidents to relevant regional authorities, ensuring legal compliance.
• Propose occupational safety policies, programs, rules, and regulations, and ensure their observance.
• Engage local and regional leadership to embed safety as an essential factor in decision‑making.
• Develop projects for security systems and advise on safety‑engineering aspects of works, installations and equipment.
• Study installations, machines, and equipment, identify risk points and design security devices.
• Approve fire‑protection system designs, coordinate firefighting and rescue activities, and prepare emergency and disaster plans.
• Specify, control and inspect collective protection systems and safety equipment, including personal protective equipment and fire‑protection systems, ensuring quality and efficiency.
• Participate in specifications for acquisition of substances and equipment that may present risks, overseeing receipt and dispatch controls.
• Develop plans aimed at creating and developing accident prevention.
• Drive and maintain a proactive safety agenda, including monthly campaigns, recognition programs (Good Catches), safety talks, and engagement initiatives.
• Guide specific work‑safety training and advise on development of general training programs.
• Develop and deliver training, campaigns, and safety talks across the region.
• Participate in work meetings with other Canadian Solar teams, representing Health & Safety interests.
• Interact directly with clients on HSE‑related matters, representing the company externally.
• Actively inspect activities of contracted companies regarding Health & Safety issues.
• Coordinate third‑party accreditation processes, ensuring contractors comply with corporate HSE requirements.
• Collect, validate, compile and submit data to senior CSOM management.