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Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

Objective

Provide strategic leadership and oversight of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) performance across LATAM&C, ensuring full alignment with Worley’s global and regional HSE strategy. The role is responsible for driving a strong HSE culture, ensuring regulatory compliance, managing risk across EPC/EPCM projects and locations, and advising senior leadership on HSE matters. The Director, HSE enables safe project delivery, supports business development activities, and ensures organizational readiness, capability, and resources to achieve Worley’s HSE objectives across the region.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deploy the HSE strategy across LATAM&C in alignment with Worley’s global and regional guidelines, Values, and Behaviors.
• Ensure effective implementation of HSE programs across projects and locations in LATAM&C.
• Ensure HSE function in LATAM&C is adequately resourced to meet Worley’s HSE expectations and objectives.
• Act as a truster advisor to senior leadership on health, safety, and environmental decision-making, ensuring compliance with legislation and regional and global guidelines.
• Identify, assess, and control risks associated with the business (location and projects) including identification and compliance with legal and other applicable requirements.
• Support Business Development and capture team during the project opportunity development (Middle Game and End Game) by reviewing HSE risks and responsibilities.
• Provide regular updates and reports to the Regional HSE Lead (primary reporting line), with dotted-line reporting to the GO/MPP Senior Vice Presidents, regarding location HSE programs and processes.
• Drive HSE capability development through training and competency-building initiatives across locations and projects in LATAM&C.
• Establish HSE Committees in the locations to promote and communicate performance across the location and projects.
• Work with regional and project HSE teams to design and implement programs and campaigns aimed at eliminating or minimizing undesired events.
• Ensure HSE readiness and governance prior to project mobilization and during execution.
• Implement and monitor the contractor management program.
• Ensure emergency preparedness, response readiness, and crisis management capability across locations and projects.
• Conduct regular field visits and leadership engagements at client, project, and operational sites.
  
  

Technical Requirements / Education / Experience

• Academic background in Health and Safety, or Engineering (Chemical, Industrial, or related disciplines).
• Master´s degree or specialization in Occupational Health, Environmental practices, or related.
• 20+ years of relevant experience, including significant leadership, supervisory, and management responsibility.
• Proven experience in large-scale EPC/EPCM projects is highly required.
• Experience within the Energy and Resources sector (Oil & Gas, Minerals and Metals) is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to lead diverse and remote teams to align Worley’s HSE strategy across the region.
• Strong knowledge of applicable health, safety, and environmental legislation and regulatory frameworks.
• Experience applying incident investigation methodologies (TapRooT, ICAM, 5 Whys).
• Solid Knowledge of emergency response planning and risk mitigation.
• Desirable experience with process risk methodologies such as HAZID, HAZOP, Bowtie, LOPA, among others.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI).
• Fluent in English and Spanish; Portuguese is a plus.
  
  

Required Competencies

Decision Making

Makes independent decisions and recommendations in the course of managing multiple functional disciplines, a larger functional discipline, or a significant-size project. Decisions involve long-range planning, coordination, and technical matters that may be specific or far-reaching. Develops and oversees the implementation of strategic programs and policies for their groups, which may impact the region, location, or large projects. Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple complex projects through others. Works frequently with location and regional management on matters that significantly influence business results.

Supervision

Operates with broad management authority, receiving minimal technical guidance and control. Limited only by general objectives and organizational policies. Work is reviewed to ensure alignment with company vision, mission, and direction.

Typically has both direct and indirect reports. Makes decisions related to the selection, training, discipline, and remuneration of staff. Establishes policy frameworks and long-term mission and vision.

Communication

Effectively communicates and presents complex proposals and reports to senior management. Demonstrates the ability to persuade and influence others. Employs a participative management style with a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Systems, Processes & Tools

Demonstrates expert understanding of systems, processes, and tools related to the field. Able to coach and support others. May be involved in the development of new systems, processes, and tools.

Place of Work: Any LATAM&C location

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Moving forward together

We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by law.

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.

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. And 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.