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Senior Project HSE Manager | Offshore Wind | LNG | EPCI | Oil & Gas | Major Energy Projects

Varna, Bulgaria
Worldwide
1. MSc Occupational Safety & Health & 2. MSc Structural Engineering
Varna, Bulgaria
Worldwide
1. MSc Occupational Safety & Health & 2. MSc Structural Engineering

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Sigeko
EPCI HSE Management
Over 20 years of progressive experience directing HSSE assurance across full EPCI chains including monopile fabrication, marine transport and installation, offshore substation installation, export and inter-array cable campaigns, and marine operations. Delivery of 1,000,000+ combined EPCI construction manhours without a Lost Time Incident on flagship offshore wind projects.

Offshore Wind Project HSE Leadership
Client-side EPCI HSE Manager for Iberdrola's Baltic Eagle (590 MW) and Windanker (300 MW) offshore wind projects, overseeing concurrent HSSE assurance across 8+ EPCI contractors and specialist subcontractors. Governance of HAZID, HIRA, SIMOPS, W2W operations, vessel interface management and regulatory compliance with DGUV and BSH.
LNG Construction HSSE Management
HSE Manager for Saipem on the Tangguh LNG Train 3 Expansion Project in Indonesia, managing HSSE across a peak multinational workforce of approximately 13,000 personnel across LNG process facilities, jetty and marine works, pipelines, tanks and commissioning interfaces. Sustained zero LTI trajectory throughout the active assignment period.
SIMOPS Coordination
Contractor Governance and Assurance
Governance of comprehensive RAMS and method statement review programmes across all EPCI contractors, assessing submissions against DGUV regulations, German maritime law, project safety requirements and offshore wind industry best practice prior to issuing construction consent.
HAZID and HIRA Facilitation
Chairing and co-facilitating HAZID and HIRA workshops for safety-critical offshore installation activities including heavy-lift OSS installation sequences, mono-pile driving campaigns, cable pull-in operations and simultaneous vessel operations in congested sea areas.
ISO 45001 / ISO 14001 Lead Auditing
Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Systems, both certified by Intertek Academy. Application of audit frameworks across major international energy projects.
Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis
Leadership of incident investigation teams using structured RCA and causal analysis methodologies including Taproot and barrier analysis, ensuring learnings were disseminated across multinational workforces through toolbox talks, safety alerts and workforce communication campaigns.
Offshore Pipeline HSE Management
Client-side HSSE representative roles on TurkStream (South Stream Transport, 5M+ manhours without LTI), Nord Stream 2 (Wasco/Allseas, 3M+ manhours without LTI) and Baltic Pipe (Gaz-System, 1M+ manhours without LTI), covering marine pipelay, coating yard operations, marshalling yard logistics and marine vessel interfaces.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2012

Languages

GermanGoodEnglishFluent

Project history

Client EPCI HSE Manager - Offshore Wind

Iberdrola Renovables Offshore GmbH
Client-side EPCI HSE Manager for Baltic Eagle OWF (590 MW) and Windanker OWF (300 MW) in the Baltic Sea, Germany. Accountable for full-spectrum client-side HSSE governance including contractor oversight, regulatory compliance (DGUV, BSH), risk assurance, executive performance reporting and cross-portfolio lessons learned. Delivered 1,000,000+ combined EPCI manhours without LTI.

Client Fabrication HSE Manager - Monopile Production

Baltic Eagle OWF / EEW Special Steel Constructions
Iberdrola's client-side HSSE representative during the monopile fabrication campaign for Baltic Eagle at EEW's specialist heavy-steel fabrication yard in Germany. Provided independent client oversight of all fabrication safety activities. Achieved 3,000,000+ manhours without LTI during the Baltic Eagle monopile fabrication campaign.

Client HSE Site Manager - Offshore Pipeline

Gaz-System S.A. (Client Representative)
Independent client-side HSE Site Manager for Baltic Pipe Project operations in Germany. Provided client-side HSSE oversight and assurance of all marshalling yard, logistics, heavy lifting and marine interface contractor activities. Delivered 1,000,000+ manhours without LTI throughout the Baltic Pipe marshalling yard and marine interface campaign.

HSE Manager - LNG Train 3 Expansion

Saipem S.p.A.
HSE Manager for Tangguh LNG Train 3 Expansion Project in Papua Barat, Indonesia (BP-operated, EPCI Contractor: Saipem, peak workforce ~13,000 personnel, estimated project value ~USD 2.5B). Responsible for leading HSSE across LNG process train construction, marine jetty works, bulk piping, LNG storage tanks, utilities construction and commissioning interfaces.

HSE Advisor - Offshore Pipeline Construction

Wasco Coatings Europe (Nord Stream 2)
Specialist HSSE support at Wasco Coatings' dedicated pipe coating and logistics facility in Sweden supporting Nord Stream 2. HSSE responsibilities covered coating yard operations, abrasive blast cleaning, industrial coating application, pipe handling and logistics, heavy lift operations and marine loading interfaces. Supported delivery of 3,000,000+ manhours without LTI.

Client HSSE Site Manager - Offshore Pipeline

South Stream Transport B.V. (Client Representative)
Client HSSE Site Manager for South Stream Transport (TurkStream project) covering offshore pipeline construction activities across Bulgarian and Turkish Black Sea sectors over four consecutive years. Maintained 5,000,000+ manhours without LTI record across four years of continuous offshore pipeline construction.

HSE Manager - HyCO OSBL Construction

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
HSSE leadership for OSBL construction within the BASF Antwerp petrochemical complex in Antwerp, Belgium. Managed multi-national contractor workforce through civil, structural and piping construction phases within a live high-hazard operational environment. Delivered 1,000,000+ manhours without LTI.

HSE Lead / HSE Officer

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction
Construction and commissioning HSSE leadership for the Balakovo and IKRA industrial gas facility projects in Russia, encompassing civil, mechanical, piping, electrical and pre-commissioning scopes.

HSSE & Facility Manager

KBC Group Bulgaria
HSSE governance for a national KBC Group portfolio exceeding 350 operational sites in Bulgaria, encompassing safety management, facility compliance and incident management.

Senior HSE Expert - Construction

Self-Employed / Consultancy
Senior HSSE advisory and site safety management across 100+ construction projects in Bulgaria spanning civil engineering, building and infrastructure development.

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