Details:
- Salary: £40 - 60 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Eggborough North Yorkshire
- Date: 15 hours ago
Description:
HSE & Quality Site Leader – BESS Project
Eggborough, North Yorkshire | Contract | £40 per hour | £60 per hour overtime
40 hours per week | Monday to Friday | Start: 9 November 2026
Are you an experienced HSE or Quality professional who understands the challenges of working on major industrial or energy projects?
We're recruiting an HSE & Quality Site Leader for a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) installation project in Eggborough.
This is a hands-on site leadership position where you'll have the authority to challenge unsafe practices, maintain quality standards and ensure work is completed safely and correctly.
You'll work alongside site supervisors, electrical technicians and subcontractors, providing independent oversight of health, safety, environmental and quality activities throughout the installation.
What you'll be doing
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Overseeing health, safety, environmental and quality standards across the site.
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Reviewing RAMS, permits to work and safe isolation procedures.
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Conducting site inspections, safety audits and toolbox talks.
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Managing inspection and test plans (ITPs), quality records and nonconformities.
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Investigating incidents, identifying root causes and ensuring corrective actions are completed.
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Monitoring high-risk activities, including electrical work, lifting operations and working at height.
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Maintaining documentation and ensuring installation and commissioning records are ready for handover.
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Liaising with the client, contractors and site management teams.
What we're looking for
You'll need practical experience managing HSE and quality standards on industrial, power generation or major construction projects.
Essential requirements include:
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At least five years' experience in HSE or quality, including two years in a site leadership capacity.
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Experience on power generation or grid-scale BESS projects.
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NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Level 3 H&S qualification.
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SMSTS or SSSTS.
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ISO 9001 internal auditor training and experience managing nonconformities.
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Good knowledge of UK health and safety legislation, CDM regulations and safe systems of work.
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Appropriate CSCS or ECS card.
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Confidence dealing directly with contractors, site management and clients.
Experience of electrical installations, battery storage systems, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 would be advantageous.
The contract
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Location: Eggborough, North Yorkshire
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Start date: 9 November 2026
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Standard rate: £40 per hour
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Additional hours and weekends: £60 per hour
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Hours: 40 per week, Monday to Friday
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Contract: Long-term project assignment
At 40 hours per week, the standard rate provides £1,600 per week, before any additional hours.
This is an opportunity to take responsibility for HSE and quality on a substantial energy-storage installation, working with an experienced project delivery team.
Interested?
Contact Ion Tec or apply with your CV for a confidential conversation about the project and your suitability