Senior Specialist, HSE

At Canadian Solar, our vision is to make lives better by bringing electricity powered by the sun to millions of people worldwide. As a leading manufacturer of solar panels, inverters, and energy storage solutions, we've been an industry front-runner since our founding in 2001.

Our commitment to sustainability is reflected in all parts of our organization as we navigate the complexities of a booming industry.

Throughout Canadian Solar's subsidiaries, e-Storage, Recurrent Energy, MSS and CSI Solar Co., we invest in our employees' growth. Our training programs and promotional opportunities ensure we all can continue to learn. We understand the importance of work-life balance and provide various flexible work options to support our employees' well-being. Join our team to  Make the Difference  by creating a lasting positive impact on the world and the communities where we operate.

About the Company    Recurrent Energy is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and is one of the world's largest and most geographically diversified utility-scale solar and energy storage project development, ownership, and O&M platforms. Recurrent Energy is focused on bringing low-cost clean energy and meaningful economic development to communities across the globe.
*** Profile Summary*** –
** HSE Senior Specialist
** 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 other team members across different 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. This role performs technical activities typical of an HSE Specialist and assumes 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 also leads the implementation, maintenance, and auditing of management systems (ISO 9001, 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, especially with a view to the problems of risk control, waste generation, occupational hygiene, ergonomics, fire protection and sanitation.
* Acts 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.
* Contributes to the development and review of global HSE standards (policies, Work Instructions, templates)
* Inspect, evaluate, carry-out surveys, arbitrate, issue technical reports, and indicate control measures on the degree of exposure and aggressive agents of physical, chemical and biological risks, such as: atmospheric pollutants, noise, heat, radiation in general and abnormal pressures, characterizing unhealthy and dangerous activities, operations and locations.
* Analyze risks, accidents, and failures, investigating causes, proposing preventive and corrective measures and guiding statistical work, including with respect to costs.
* Responsible for reporting events, incidents, and accidents to the relevant authorities in the region, ensuring legal compliance.
* Propose Occupational Safety policies, programs, rules, and regulations, ensuring their observance
* Engages local and regional leadership to embed safety as an essential factor in decision-making.
* Develop projects for security systems and advise on the development of projects for works, installations and equipment, giving opinions from the…