HSSE Director

Job Description
Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.
Wood is currently seeking a HSSE Director for mining projects to join the Mining & Metals projects- based HSSE team. This opportunity is available for candidates based in Chile.

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The Role
Wood is currently seeking for a
HSSE Director
to join our team in our office in Santiago, Chile. This role will provide leadership and direction for the HSE department to hire and train qualified expertise into the department, to engage personnel on projects and improve department work processes and procedures. The HSSE Director will ensure compliance with applicable HSE Management System, Customer Safety Policies, and governmental regulations by supervising the development of procedures and safety plans and ensuring proper execution.

Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
From feasibility studies to execution, Wood's Minerals & Metals business has been helping design and deliver mining projects worldwide for over 60 years. Our world demands advanced and scalable processing of key minerals and metals to meet the growing demand for raw materials. At Wood, we play our part by supporting our global clients with advanced facilities and predictable, safe, and fast project delivery across the globe, while striving toward net zero.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry leaders in the Minerals & Metals sectors.
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid working.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice.
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Flexible benefits package that can be adapted to suit your lifestyle.
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Responsibilities
Typical responsibilities

• Embraces Wood strategic purpose, goals, and objectives and translates these into practical concepts relevant to HSE management
• Leads a team consisting of professional staff
• Teaches problem solving, creative thinking and project planning skills to less experienced staff
• Provides constructive feedback & coaching
• Create and maintain a network of subject matter experts
• Input to annual department goals and objectives
• Staffing and development of HSE talent for department and projects
• Performance reviews and salary administration
• Conducting periodic meetings with department staff, to provide top-down information flow about the company
• Receives intermittent supervision
• Support Business Development and Proposals department
• Ensure HSE Management Systems are monitored and in compliance
• Ensures compliance with audit protocols
• Promote HSE best practices in the office and on projects
• Development of HSE project and department safe work plans
• Support HSE presentation needs to clients (internal and external)
• Ensure HSE related training is applicable to office and project needs

Qualifications
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected

• Degree qualified in relevant discipline
• ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor Qualified
• 8+ years HSE experience
• Knowledge of HSE standards and legal requirements
• Experience of working in and managing a Quality and HSE Management system environment
• Supervisory or direct management experience for more junior staff members is required
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft office
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Knowledge of internal and external audits and third-party certification audits practices
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of management techniques, department procedures and requirements
• Has the ability to think analytically, conceptually and adaptively and make sense of new information across multiple levels of detail

About Us
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.