Virendra Singh Parihar

About Virendra Singh Parihar

Indian Global HSE Leader | 25 Years Transforming Safety Across Clean Energy, Extreme Engineering, large Infrastructure & Mega‑Projects. Championing Digital HSE, AI‑Driven Risk Intelligence & Future‑Ready Leadership Across Multi‑GW Energy PortfoliosMy career spans HSE leadership roles with ReNew, ABB, Tata Group, JACOBS, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and Shapoorji Pallonji, delivering safety transformation across Renewable Energy (Wind, Solar, Energy Storage, Green Hydrogen), Airports, Oil & Gas, Transmission Lines, world‑class campuses, IT parks, hospitals, and iconic national structures.I am honored to have received 100+ national and international HSE awards, reflecting my long‑standing commitment to building high‑reliability organizations, reducing risk, strengthening governance, and ensuring that people and operations thrive safely.At JSW Energy, I led enterprise‑wide HSE and ESG strategy, embedding a Zero‑Incident culture and advancing sustainability‑aligned governance. I also championed Digital HSE transformation, deploying AI‑enabled risk assessments, predictive analytics, digital PTW systems, geo‑tagged field reporting, automated contractor governance, and real‑time EHS dashboards, all of which significantly elevated risk visibility and institutional resilience.At JSW Energy, India’s largest private hydropower operator & with a 3 GW hydro portfolio & following the Tidong acquisition, I lead Safety Governance across a rapidly expanding 13+ GW operational portfolio, backed by 30+ GW of locked‑in capacity. This includes Hydro, Renewable Energy, and Pumped Storage Projects, and the safe execution of multi‑GW wind and PSP developments across India. My focus is on embedding global safety frameworks, strengthening digital‑driven risk intelligence, and delivering execution excellence across both operations and projects.Recognized as a people’s leader, I am building one of the largest and most future‑ready HSE organizations in the Indian energy sector, soon surpassing 200+ HSE professionals, including a strong Corporate HSE leadership cohort. I am deeply committed to mentoring future leaders, developing organizational capability, and fostering a culture grounded in trust, ownership, innovation, and excellence.As JSW Energy accelerates major renewable expansion and rolls out large‑scale PSP projects, my goal is to ensure that our systems, culture, digital platforms, and leadership capability position us among the most trusted, safe, and globally benchmarked clean‑energy companies of the future.

Experience

1. Associate Vice President & Corporate Hse Head

   JSW Energy Ltd

   Oct 2025 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Driving Safety Leadership across JSW Energy’s rapidly expanding ~13+ GW operational portfolio, I oversee safety performance across Hydro, Renewable Energy, and Pumped Storage Projects representing one of India’s most diversified and fast‑growing clean‑energy businesses. Our footprint is further strengthened by more than 30 GW of locked‑in capacity, reflecting the scale and ambition of JSW Energy’s growth roadmap.As the organization moves toward achieving ~15 GW operational capacity by FY26, safety excellence, strong governance, and globally aligned systems continue to be at the Centre of our transformation. My responsibilities include safety oversight of all operating plants and ensuring the safe execution of multiple multi‑GW wind projects & Solar projects currently under construction. Building robust systems, standardizing processes, and driving disciplined on‑ground implementation form the backbone of this journey.JSW Energy’s expansion is reinforced through global partnerships and collaborations with leading technology and engineering ecosystems. Expertise integrated through strategic acquisitions including capabilities brought in from the O2 Power platform has enabled us to embed global best practices across wind, solar, storage, grid integration, and high‑reliability operations. These collaborations strengthen our technical standards, enhance operational maturity, and elevate our safety systems to benchmark levels comparable to global utilities.In my role, I lead enterprise wide safety governance aligned with international frameworks and high‑risk industry standards. This includes driving TapRooT®‑based Root Cause Analysis, ALARP driven risk engineering, contractor capability development, and building strong field leadership behaviors across a geographically dispersed portfolio. The aim is to ensure that JSW Energy’s rapid RE and PSP growth is matched with uncompromised safety, culture, and operational discipline.

Education

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

  Certificate Course, Safety in Construction

• Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

  Master of Technology - MTech, Industrial Safety Engineering

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Certificate Course , Industrial Safety Engineering

• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

  Certificate Course, Training of Trainers

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Certificate Course, Corporate Social Responsibility

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Certificate Course, Safety and Risk Analytics

• National Law University, Delhi

  Postgraduate Degree, Environmental Law & Policy

• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, UK

  Level 3, Train the Trainer (PTLLS), Occupational Safety and Health - Train the Trainers Certification

  2011 — 2011

• National Fire Academy, London Fire Service College, United Kingdom

  Diploma in Fire Safety Engineering , Fire Systems Technology

• Dpc-Inst. Of Mgt. Science and Productivity Res

  Postgraduate Degree, Industrial Safety with Construction Safety specialisation

• All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

  Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Civil Engineering

• NEBOSH

  IGC (Level - 3 award), Occupational Safety and Health Technology

  2008 — 2008