Director, Process Safety and SIF (Serious Injury & Fatality) Prevention

Role Summary

The Director of Process Safety and SIF Prevention will provide visionary leadership and set the global strategy for Process Safety and SIF prevention. This highly visible position leads transformation and continuous improvement programs that protect colleagues and drive innovation throughout the company, engaging with executive stakeholders and operational teams. Working with functional and regional leadership, the role aims to deliver a proactive approach that eliminates risk at the source and implements robust controls, collaborating with a global team of safety, health and environment experts to drive continuous improvement for a safer, more sustainable workplace.

Responsibilities

• Inspire and influence stakeholders within Operations, Commercial, and Research & Development to identify, mitigate, and manage high-risk activities with a focus on task elimination and hierarchy of controls.
• Continually improve processes and embed changes globally for process safety activities and high hazard tasks including hot work, confined space, hazardous energy control, machinery safety, line breaking, electrical safety, and working at height.
• Set standards for excellence by establishing minimum expectations and best practices globally through standards, procedures, and networks.
• Identify and deploy technology and innovative data-driven solutions to elevate process safety and change management.
• Build effective networks within and external to the organization to advocate and implement technical solutions.
• Challenge the status quo and advocate for change to remove ‚Äúnormalization of deviation.‚Äù
• Collaborate with Human and Organizational Performance Lead to promote robust, honest, and blameless reporting processes. Foster and model psychological safety.
• Develop leading metrics to ensure technical solutions are effectively prioritized and continuously improving.
• Play a key role in supporting incident investigations with technical knowledge to drive continuous improvement throughout the enterprise.
• Assist the SHE Audit Director to confirm Process Safety and SIF program assurance.
• Lead and advance improvements in Process Safety/SIF competency, develop and deliver training to empower the organization.
• Partner with Global Engineering to ensure safety in design for capital projects throughout the project lifecycle.
• Other duties as directed by assigned manager to support Global SHE functions.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor‚Äôs degree in engineering, science, or a business-related field
• Required: 8+ years‚Äô experience of leading a Safety, Health, and Environment team and working in a global environment
• Required: Ability to influence strategically to obtain desired outcomes while maintaining positive relationships
• Required: Proven ability to build relationships with and influence key stakeholders
• Required: Comprehensive working knowledge of Process Safety and High Hazard legislation
• Required: Competent in risk analysis techniques: PHA, What-if, Bow Tie analysis, LOPA, etc
• Required: Practical knowledge of hazardous area classification and requirements for electrical and mechanical equipment in hazardous areas
• Required: 10+ years managing high-risk work programs
• Required: Proven leadership skills and demonstrated ability to motivate and empower others
• Required: Mastery of Safety, Health, and Environment with the ability to lead cross-functional working groups and teams
• Required: Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities, resources, performance targets, and project initiatives in a global environment
• Required: Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally
• Preferred: Professional Business Qualification/Certifications
• Preferred: Effective problem and conflict resolution skills and proven team focus
• Preferred: Familiarity with the latest research and thinking
• Preferred: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, as well as proven negotiation, collaboration, and interpersonal leadership skills
• Preferred: Experience interacting with regulators

Skills

• Leadership and strategic vision for process safety and SIF prevention
• Stakeholder engagement and influence across functions and geographies
• Risk assessment and consequence analysis techniques
• Change management and data-driven decision making
• Training and competency development in safety disciplines