HSE Lead

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Who are we looking for? 

GHD is looking for an HSE Lead to support the day-to-day business needs for our oil & gas and mining clients. This is an exciting opportunity for someone aspiring to become an active employee in a vibrant, well-established company. 

This position can be based in most locations throughout the US.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: 

• Manage all HSE responsibilities specific to mining and oil & gas clients. 
• Lead a HSE team to coach and develop all aspects of health and safety. 
• Participate in client-facing safety groups. 
• Develop, implement, and evaluate HSE prevention programs, procedures, and occupational health and safety monitoring tools. 
• Enforce GHD’s HSE Management System and regional legal requirements. 
• Direct HSE training programs, including onboarding training for new employees, coordination of internal and external training, and the development of new training content as needed. 
• Collaborate on the HSE vendor prequalification process. 
• Lead job safety analyses, audits and incident investigations
• Identify existing and potential risks, suggest abatement and mitigation strategies, implement preventative and corrective measures, and perform follow up verification. 
• Manage incident reports, remain available to respond quickly and prepare reports in a timely manner if needed. 
• Manage work related injury claims and develop return to work plans. 
• Coordinate the collection of HSE performance measurements, identify gaps, and prepare relevant reports. 
• Collaborate with employees and managers on risk identification and elimination, while promoting preventative actions 
• Implement occupational health monitoring requirements. 
• Actively participate in regional and international team meetings. 
• Coordinate and conduct on-site inspections. 
• Support personal protective equipment inspection programs and inventories. 
• Review and approve project health & safety plans and job safety and environmental analyses. 
• Provide support and guidance to project teams and office employees with regards to GHD’s safety programs and jurisdictional requirements. 

What you will bring to the team: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety or other job-related field  
• Minimum of 8 years of health and safety experience, preferably in the mining and oil & gas industry
• Knowledge/experience with HSE Management Systems
• Experience with risk and behavior-based safety programs
• Experience in developing and implementing HSE programs
• Experience conducting health, safety and environment risk analyses and development of health and safety plans or equivalent. 
• Experience in Emergency Response preferred but not required. 
• Ability to perform incident investigations using Root Cause Analysis type methods, or equivalent. 
• Proven knowledge and understanding of safety laws, regulations, and standards relevant to the companies’ activities. 
• Analytical skills and the ability to exercise sound judgement and decisiveness with problem solving. 
• Must be detail oriented, with strong organizational, time management and writing skills. 
• Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and set priorities that promote on-time delivery. 
• Must be able to communicate in English both orally and written. 
• Must have current valid driver’s license with a clean driving record. 
• Ability to provide safety leadership. 

This position requires pre-employment medical and drug screenings, to the extent allowable by applicable law, and employment is contingent upon successfully completing the pre-employment screenings.

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Benefits: 

• 401K - Employees are eligible to participate on the first day of the month following 3 months of service 
• Paid time off – Our PTO benefit is designed to provide eligible employees with a period of rest and relaxation, sick, and personal time throughout the year. PTO starts at 16 days per year and increases with years of service
• Holiday Pay - Holiday pay is provided for eligible employees. GHD observes 9 holidays per year. Holiday pay will be based on the regular set schedule for the employee 
• Wellness Benefit- Regular full-term employees are eligible to participate in the wellness reimbursement  program. GHD will reimburse 50% of the cost of the following to maximum of $250.00 reimbursement annually for such items as: Health club membership fees, Home exercise equipment purchases, Bicycles, Race, run & marathon entrance fees, Smoking cessation programs, Weight loss programs (i.e.—Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig), Fitbits and Fitness Tracking devices 

Salary Range: $97,500 - $121,875 based on experience and location. 

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, genetic information, national origin, sex (including same sex), sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, age, disability or handicap, citizenship status, service member status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.