Senior Manager, HSE

What youll bring to the role

You bring a strong combination of HSE leadership EPC construction experience field execution expertise and the ability to influence organizations operating within demanding industrial construction environments. This role requires a highly visible field presence and significant experience supporting craft-intensive construction activities within large EPC projects.

• Bachelors degree in Occupational Health and Safety Environmental Science Engineering Construction Management Industrial Hygiene or a related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Typically 15 years of progressive HSE experience supporting major EPC EPCM industrial energy chemicals resources infrastructure or construction projects.
• Significant experience supporting large-scale construction projects within an EPC contractor environment is required.
• Demonstrated experience leading field-based HSE programs on major engineering procurement and construction projects.
• Strong understanding of construction safety practices contractor management field execution activities and project delivery processes.
• Proven success managing HSE teams consisting of supervisors advisors specialists technicians contractors and project support personnel.
• Experience working directly with Project Managers Construction Managers Superintendents and field leadership teams to improve safety performance.
• Extensive knowledge of HSE management systems regulatory compliance auditing risk assessment incident investigation and corrective action management.
• Demonstrated ability to implement project HSE plans improve field safety performance and drive workforce engagement.
• Strong understanding of construction hazards high-risk work activities permit-to-work systems contractor management and operational risk controls.
• Experience supporting HSE activities throughout engineering procurement construction commissioning startup and project closeout phases.
• Excellent communication presentation workforce engagement and leadership skills.
• Proven ability to influence behaviors build trust and foster a cooperative and accountable safety culture across large construction organizations.
• Experience presenting HSE performance metrics incident reviews risk assessments and compliance updates to project leadership and customer representatives.
• Strong understanding of HSE systems reporting tools assurance programs and performance management processes.
• Demonstrated commitment to workforce engagement environmental stewardship operational excellence and safe project execution.

Benefits

Feel the energy at Worley with access to a range of benefits including: paid-time off holiday pay (usually 8 per year in the US) and eligibility to participate in the medical life dental and vision insurance plans as well as 401K plan.

Apply today

If you are a proven EPC construction safety leader who is passionate about protecting people leading high-performing field teams and supporting safe project execution we encourage you to apply. Join Worley and play a critical role in delivering major capital construction projects while helping create a culture where safety is embedded into every task every decision and every workday.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging connection and innovation. Were building a diverse inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong can be themselves and are heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people leveraging transferable skills and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition theres a path for you here.

And theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons explore diverse opportunities and be part of delivering sustainable change.

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Senior HSE Manager

Play an integral role in protecting people safeguarding the environment and supporting the successful execution of large-scale EPC construction projects through world-class Health Safety and Environmental leadership.

This is a field-based leadership position located on an active industrial construction site. The successful candidate will spend the majority of their time in the field working directly with Construction Managers Superintendents supervisors contractors and craft personnel to ensure the safe execution of construction activities. This is not an office-based safety role. Success in this position requires a visible field presence strong construction safety leadership and the ability to influence safe behaviors across a large construction workforce operating in a complex industrial environment.

As a Senior HSE Manager you will provide operational leadership and direct support for all HSE activities across major engineering procurement and construction projects ensuring that safety and environmental stewardship remain central to every phase of project execution.

This is a highly visible construction leadership role where your ability to engage craft professionals influence construction leadership support contractors and drive safe work practices directly impacts project performance workforce wellbeing regulatory compliance and customer satisfaction. You will champion a proactive safety culture while ensuring effective implementation of HSE programs that support safe predictable and efficient construction execution.

Purpose of the role

The Senior HSE Manager is responsible for providing Project Managers Construction Managers and field leadership teams with operational Health Safety and Environmental support throughout project execution. You will lead the implementation of project HSE programs that eliminate hazards reduce risk prevent injuries protect the environment and support safe construction operations.

Typically assigned to large complex EPC construction projects this position serves as the senior HSE leader on the project site and reports operationally to Project and Construction Management on all HSE program and field execution matters. Working closely with construction supervision contractors craft personnel commissioning teams and project stakeholders you will ensure compliance with project safety requirements while fostering a strong culture of accountability engagement and continuous improvement in the field.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading all site Health Safety and Environmental activities in support of project construction execution.
• Implementing and maintaining project-specific HSE management plans procedures programs and performance expectations.
• Serving as the primary HSE advisor to Project Managers Construction Managers Superintendents and project leadership teams.
• Leading HSE execution across major EPC construction projects and ensuring compliance with company customer and regulatory requirements.
• Driving a proactive safety culture focused on hazard recognition risk reduction workforce engagement and personal accountability.
• Supporting project teams in identifying and eliminating hazards that could result in injury illness environmental incidents property damage or operational disruptions.
• Providing visible field leadership through routine worksite presence inspections audits observations and workforce interaction.
• Leading pre-task planning reviews risk assessments field safety engagements and safety coaching activities.
• Managing HSE personnel supervisors advisors technicians and support resources assigned to the project.
• Coaching field supervision and contractor leadership on safe work practices and effective safety leadership behaviors.
• Overseeing incident investigations root cause analyses lessons learned reviews and corrective action implementation.
• Monitoring project HSE performance through inspections audits observations workforce engagement activities and performance metrics.
• Supporting contractor qualification onboarding compliance monitoring and performance improvement initiatives.
• Conducting field audits safety observations leadership engagements and assurance reviews.
• Working closely with construction teams to support safe execution of civil structural mechanical electrical instrumentation commissioning and startup activities.
• Supporting emergency response planning drills crisis management activities and business continuity preparedness.
• Facilitating effective communication between project teams contractors customer representatives regulatory agencies and project leadership.
• Promoting environmental stewardship and compliance throughout all construction activities.

• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen project safety performance workforce engagement and HSE compliance.

About us

Worley is a global company of energy chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting engineering procurement and construction across the project lifecycle with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

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