Senior Manager, HSE

Responsibilities

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.

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.
• Proven success managing HSE teams consisting of supervisors, advisors, specialists, technicians, contractors, and project support personnel.
• Experience working directly