Site HSE & Project Coordinator

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This position reports to:

Project Operations Manager (부장)__

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) activities across project sites while supporting the successful delivery of automation and electrification projects within the Energy Industries business. You will play a critical role in fostering a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and ABB requirements, and coordinating project activities to achieve safe, efficient, and successful project execution.

The work model for the role is: Onsite (#LI-Onsite)

This role is contributing to the Energy Industries Business Area in South Korea. This role requires frequent presence at project sites to ensure safe execution of work, support contractors and project teams, and drive compliance with customer, regulatory, and company HSE requirements.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Leading site HSE activities to ensure compliance with ABB standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations, while promoting a proactive and safety-first culture across all project phases.
• Conducting safety inspections, risk assessments, contractor safety monitoring, and permit-to-work reviews to ensure safe work practices are consistently implemented on site.
• Coordinating day-to-day project activities, schedules, resources, and stakeholder communication to support successful project delivery and milestone achievement.
• Participating in incident investigations, identifying root causes, implementing corrective actions, and driving continuous improvement initiatives across HSE and project execution activities.
• Collaborating with customers, contractors, and internal project teams to proactively manage project risks, support operational excellence, and ensure project objectives are achieved safely and efficiently.

You will join a collaborative and safety-focused team where HSE excellence and project performance go hand in hand. This role offers the opportunity to develop both site safety leadership and project management expertise while working on impactful industrial and automation projects.

Qualifications for the role

• Korean Industrial Safety Engineer certification is mandatory and required for appointment as a Site Safety Manager in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Minimum 2-5 years of experience in site-based HSE, project coordination, construction, industrial, automation, or engineering environments.