Environmental, Safety, and Health

**Requisition ID: 284685**
- ** Relocation Authorized: None**:

- ** Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project**:

- ** Work Location: Perth, WA**

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**Project Overview**:
Bechtel has been engaged to undertake a Feasibility Study through to EPCM construction and commissioning by one of our key clients. This project involves greenfields and brownfields developments including earthworks through challenging terrain, construction of new crushing facilities and transmission line installations.

**Job Summary**:
In this role, you will lead a high-performance team to develop and manage complex Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) project programs. You will assist functional leads to ensure requirements are properly integrated and be responsible for overall project ES&H execution. Your leadership will help achieve ES&H performance expectations, compliance, and continuous improvement.

**Major Responsibilities**:

- Manages an Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) program on a large or complex project, or within a global business unit (GBU), inclusive of technical and administrative aspects; compliance activities; and processes and plans associated with all three ESH disciplines (including medical).
- Supervises EHS personnel and facilitates their development through assignments, coaching, and mentoring.
- Assures that ESH requirements are properly interpreted and integrated in planning documents, design criteria, construction and operational plans, schedules, training programs, and subcontract documents.
- Applies Bechtel’s ESH Management System and standards to achieve, maintain, and continually improve EHS program execution.
- Assures support within ESH teams and to Engineering, Construction, Commissioning, Operations, Legal, Contracts, Procurement, Management, and other functions regarding integration of ESH requirements.
- Manages budgets, schedules, and resources for interpreting and implementing ESH requirements, evaluating risks, and developing suitable plans and methods for a robust ESH program.
- Helps write and oversees implementation of Environmental Management Plans, Safety and Health Management Plans, and other ESH plans in compliance with Bechtel’s ESH Management System, standards, and contract and regulatory requirements.
- Establishes ESH emergency preparedness planning and confirms investigation and resolution of ESH incidents.
- Conducts assessments and inspections, and participates in audits, to confirm ESH compliance with contractual commitments, laws and regulations, environmental permit requirements, and Bechtel standards.
- Confirms that environmental permitting, specialized studies, assessments, reports, and regulatory submittals are completed as required.

**Education and Experience Requirements**:

- Requires a Bachelor’s or Master's degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental, safety, health or science-related discipline and 13-15 years of relevant experience or 17-19 years of relevant work experience.

**Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities**:

- Knowledge of:

- Safety programs /engineering systems, principles and methodologies.
- National safety laws/regulations and regulatory agencies' regulatory requirements and responsibilities.
- Industry standards/current practices for safety/health and
- Best management practices for minimizing potential safety/health risks during project execution.
- Knowledge of heavy construction including bulk earthworks, demolition and deconstruction and of work on or over water barge operations.
- Knowledge of hazardous materials and physical risks and the mechanisms to mitigate them.

**Total Rewards/Benefits**:
For decades, Bechtel has worked to inspire the next generation of employees and beyond Because our teams face some of the world's toughest challenges, we offer robust benefits to ensure our people thrive. Whether it is advancing careers, delivering programs to enhance our culture, or providing time to recharge, Bechtel has the ben