HSE Manager - S & E Africa Location at Worley

Major Accountabilities Of Position

Project Performance

• Liaise with office and project management as the HSE focal point for all aspects of project delivery.
• Provides assurance support and oversight to successfully set up and mobilise projects; facilitates assurance resources as required and actively visits work locations and sites to assess the risk and the effectiveness of assurance practices in place, and escalates emerging risks to the Project Director, Local Operations Manager and Assurance Director.
• Monitors the effectiveness of risk management and treatment activities within projects, offices and other workplaces ensuring assurance data is proactively captured and learnings used to improve the Safety and Well-being of the organization.
• Provides assurance insight and advice to support local leaders with project planning and decision making by scanning emerging HSE risks, learnings and exposures; engages people in the management of HSE and ensures they are aware of their accountabilities..
• Facilitates implementation of Assurance and Sustainability plans, programs, and tools and supports preventive action management processes and corrective actions including facilitating lessons learned and review discussions, investigating events, and supports the maintenance of HSE related certification as needed.
• Challenges and influences internal and external stakeholders to apply human performance and bold ways of working; drives local assurance campaigns; and implements training for assurance programs, systems and associated Assurance processes as required.
• Interim mobilisation to site and support project start-up until mobilisation of Project HSE Resource is appointed.
• Provide advice and support including conduct of HSE risk and assurance assessments and investigations.
• Conduct regular HSE conversations, assurance leadership interactions, assurance talks, training sessions, implementation of assurance measures, promotion of safe work practices and ensuring interest and awareness of assurance is maintained at all levels.
• Gather end of project data to validate and improve assurance benchmarking for estimates.

Proposal Support

• Maintain strong relationships with business development, support pursuit and local growth efforts, assist with development of proposals, and work to ensure estimates include adequate assurance allocation and engage with the Senior Assurance Manager - QKSSA o stay abreast of regional and updated assurance business strategies.

Risk

• Monitor the effectiveness of HSE risk management activities within projects and offices, particularly for any significant changes and provide advice and support.
• Support project HSE risk / lessons learned workshops, reviews and discussions as needed and assist with development and achievement of risk mitigation plans.
• Communicate relevant and timely assurance information to the right stakeholders. Contribute to continual improvement and achievement of stated performance objectives by raising awareness of trends, risks and emerging themes.

Office Preparedness

• Provide HSE support to local offices, including remote offices. Be proactive in seeking out and elevating any areas of exposure for both the business and for individuals. Participate in operational meetings, including Monthly Project Reviews and Office Committees as requested by business management.
• Ensure vehicle and driver programs, including journey management, are effective and provide a robust oversight reporting for driver performance.
• Assist and review facilities management where needed with office facility HSE requirements, including regular office HSE inspections.

Assurance Improvement

• Support the project and regional assurance plans through execution of assigned assessments. Support effective implementation of non-conformance, corrective action, and preventive action management processes.
• Assist projects and offices to understand HSE requirements. Provide requested data and information to the Asurance Analyst.
• Role model and promote corporate responsibility and diversity and inclusion across projects and offices.
• Assist offices to maintain the management systems fit for certification, and if needed for safety and environment certifications.
• Assist to identify training and induction needs and deliver training on assurance systems and associated business processes as required.
• Support incident investigation and assist with incident reviews at the location and regional level, promote lessons learnt and improvement.
• Steward improved uptake of assurance systems by leadership, operations and delivery.
• Shared responsibility with management. Ultimate responsibility to conduct assigned assessments and coordinate local assurance activities in line with the regional plan

Networks

• Collaborate to share and apply best practice, lessons learnt and improve knowledge management. Contribute to the success of relevant internal networks, and participate in contractor forums and industry groups as needed.
• Participate in regular assurance group calls and support activities to further promote the assurance strategies within the organization.
• Ultimate responsibility to contribute and collaborate within assurance network

Compliance

• Stay abreast of emerging HSE issues and legislation. Keep the business updated with relevant requirements, and assist with compliance to assurance legislation, and where applicable customer assurance requirements.
• Actively promulgate the Life approach and support the implementation of new company systems and processes.
• Shared responsibility with management

Job Specific Knowledge

• Knowledge / Experience / Competencies Required
• Strong demonstrable knowledge of HSE business and project processes and field practices with working knowledge of Risk and Quality.
• Experience with project delivery procedures and processes
• Understanding of commercial and strategic business drivers
• Stakeholder management and leadership skills
• Good presentation, training and communication skills to both internal and external stakeholders
• Experience in workshop facilitation, problem solving and conflict resolution
• Strong time management skills including ability to meet deadlines and manage priorities
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English
• Ability to maintain confidential information

Industry Specific Experience

• 15 years of HSE experience and background experience in Risk and Quality Assurance
• 8-10 years of industry Mining and Petrochemical experience including in a site-based project HSE, role on medium, large or complex projects involving procurement and contractor management
• Proven track record of effective management
• Proven HSE Management System’s Auditing experience

Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training

• A recognised degree and relevant accredited qualification/experience
• Accredited Nebosh Diploma
• HSE Training accreditation preferred,
• Recognised HSE Legal Appointment
• ISO 45001/ISO 14001 Lead Internal Auditor Qualification preferred,

HSE Leadership Capability

• Demonstrate behaviour and business practices commensurate with a culture of world’s best health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Exhibit leadership and commitment to meet the Worley Life approach.
• Ability to collaborate within teaming environments, contribute to as well as support Worley initiatives and ideas of other assurance and business colleagues.
• Has an outward orientation, understands how the business works and is commercially astute.
• Is curious and empathic, creating globally diverse trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Deals with ambiguity, searches for insight, challenges and facilitates thinking to achieve mutually desired outcomes.
• Develops and guides assurance team members fostering one networked team collaboration to build and refine collective capabilities and knowledge assets.

Decision Making

• Ability to troubleshoot and develop tactical plans for implementing organizational goals and oversee the design of new concepts and ideas related to projects as well as functional area of expertise.
• Broad knowledge of functional area and ability to implement and manage organizational change effectively.
• Solutions are derived from interpreted insights from central services and applied general information and consultation with other individuals.

Systems & Tools

• Advanced user in MS Office applications
• Knowledge of MS SharePoint and web-based systems (i.e. assurance systems)
• Advanced understanding of systems, processes and tools related to field. Able to assist others and troubleshoot issues. May be involved in the development of new systems, processes and tools.

People Skills

• Deliver quality services and demonstrate a commitment to understand and meet customer needs.
• Proactive and able to negotiate successful outcomes that achieve the required objectives and have the support and acceptance of all parties.
• Ability to apply analytical skills, intelligence and knowledge to problem solving or meet deadlines, and able to ask for assistance if required
• Effectively manages change to work tasks and the work environment, and assists others with adapting to change.
• Act in the best interests of Worley at all times.

Others

• Travel as required, including travel related to projects and to support other Worley offices
• Authority / Freedom To Act / Decision Making (Including Budgetary Responsibility)
• Extent Of Guidance Or Control
• Authority is given to cease unsafe work.
• Impact Of Decisions On Results
• Decisions directly impact assurance outcomes on projects and assist pursuit efforts
• Position Significance Relative To Total Organisation
• Position part of office management