Safety, Security, Health, and Environment

**Introduction**:
Dovre Group is pleased to present the following opportunity**:Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) Manager** located in **St. John’s, NL.**

**Function**:
**Main Functions**:

- The Safety, Security, Health, and Environment (SSHE) Manager provides SSHE leadership for the applicable function/unit/project and ensures that his/her customers have the technical and leadership services, support, and awareness needed to achieve SSHE visions and goals.
- This job role ensures that the tools, resources, and support are fit for purpose, providing stewardship, analysis, direction and management team support to drive the organization to achieve SSHE objectives and priorities.
- The Safety/Risk/OIMS/EPR Manager is responsible for managing reporting personnel to optimize performance and for their stewardship and career development.

**Tasks & Responsibilities**:

- Sets safety culture and oversees the safety of all direct reports
- Provides leadership for personnel and process safety, risk, Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS), security, health, environmental, regulatory, and emergency response/preparedness programs and overall awareness within applicable site/unit/project
- Ensures that the SSHE group is adequately staffed with appropriate skill sets to provide quality SSHE resources and services to site/unit/project
- Manages OIMS implementation and execution such that unit/project meets or exceeds the Corporate OIMS expectations
- Develops and stewards implementation of safety management systems and processes, safety reporting, and incident investigation based on global standards and practices
- Liaises with other units/projects on SSHE issues to ensure that best practices utilization and continuous improvement processes are in place and effectively applied, as well as identifies synergies/common processes, where appropriate
- Communicates with and advises as necessary Senior Management on site/unit/project specific SSHE issues
- Facilitates implementation of risk assessment and management program elements and stewards results for learnings and gap closures
- Stewards regulatory compliance assessments, OIMS assessments, and external stakeholder assessments for best practices and lessons learned
- Develops environmental and regulatory compliance plans and strategies consistent with operating and project requirements
- Coordinates interfaces with Government agencies and external stakeholders on safety, environmental, regulatory compliance and permitting issues
- Demonstrates and rewards courage of conviction, creativity and adaptability in improving business results; shares learnings from success and failure
- Promotes collaboration and teamwork; creates a work environment where different perspectives are valued; effectively manages conflict

**Additional Details**:

- Participate in the planning and execution of offshore exploration programs for the Company (Drilling, Environmental Surveys, well site survey, support)
- Responsible for SSHE and regulatory deliverables including but not limited to preparation of documentation, regulatory reports, SSHE plans and metrics for offshore programs
- Establish and coordinate SSHE programs and inspection programs, including offshore Contractor Safety Management Systems
- Provide expert SSHE knowledge and facilitate process for obtaining Operations Authorizations or other regulatory Authorizations as applicable with a strong focus on Environmental requirements
- Conduct chemical screenings and ratings in accordance with Company and Regulatory requirements.
- Responsible for Environmental Assessment preparation and planning for offshore exploration program
- Represent the Company to external agencies
- Advanced knowledge of safety, health & environment procedures regulatory requirements for exploration and offshore operations
- Advanced knowledge and experience in Environmental Assessments requirements, Impact Assessment Agency of Canada and Canadian offshore regulations
- Strong communications skills, written and verbal
- Prior experience in execution of SSHE Exploration programs required

**Requirements**:
**Skills & Qualifications**:

- Experience working in a multicultural / multilingual, emerging nation, environment
- Experience in safety-related positions (including some prior oil & gas experience)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree required
- Behavioral Skills: courage of conviction, makes sound decisions, manages risk, strategic
- Functional Skills: emergency preparedness and response, incident investigation and analysis, operations integrity and compliance assessment, OIMS execution support, risk assessment and management, safety management, safety regulations and standards, fundamentals of health, fundamentals of security, environmental business planning, environmental standards, regulation development and advocacy, regulatory compliance and permitting.
- Extensive knowledge of security processes and procedures
- Proficient in use