Purpose of the role

The HSE Manager is responsible for leading and overseeing health, safety, and environmental (HSE) management across oil and gas projects, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation, international standards, client requirements, and company policies. The role provides strategic HSE leadership throughout the engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) project lifecycle, promoting a proactive safety culture and ensuring effective risk management across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project execution activities.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of project HSE strategies, plans, procedures, and management systems across EPCM projects.
• Provide HSE leadership and guidance to project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Ensure compliance with applicable HSE legislation, international standards, client requirements, and oil and gas industry regulations.
• Oversee HSE risk assessments, HAZID, HAZOP, JSA/JHA, safety reviews, and environmental impact assessments.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor HSE performance, ensuring compliance with project HSE requirements and contractual obligations.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, incident investigations, and performance reviews, ensuring timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Establish and monitor HSE KPIs, leading and lagging indicators, and provide regular performance reports to senior management and clients.
• Lead incident and near-miss investigations, identify root causes, and implement lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
• Ensure effective emergency response preparedness, crisis management arrangements, and emergency drills.
• Promote a strong HSE culture through leadership engagement, workforce training, toolbox talks, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage and mentor HSE teams, ensuring adequate resources and competency across project locations.
• Support project tendering and execution by reviewing HSE requirements, developing HSE deliverables, and contributing to client engagements.

Qualifications and experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, occupational health and safety, environmental science, or a related discipline.
• Recognized professional HSE qualifications, such as a NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent, are highly desirable.
• Minimum of 20 years of overall HSE experience, with significant experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Extensive experience in HSE management and leadership roles on major oil and gas projects.
• Strong background in EPCM project environments, covering engineering, procurement, construction management, commissioning, and project execution.
• Proven experience managing HSE teams and overseeing contractors and subcontractors on large-scale projects.
• Experience working with major oil and gas operators and international EPC/EPCM contractors is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of international HSE standards and management systems, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
• Demonstrated experience in incident investigation, risk management, auditing, emergency response, and HSE performance monitoring.

Required skills and competencies

• Strong leadership, strategic planning, and decision-making capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to influence senior management, project teams, clients, and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of oil and gas operational and project HSE risks.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple project interfaces and priorities in complex EPCM environments.

Moving forward together

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

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low-carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

There's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.