POSITION SUMMARY & RESPONSIBILITIES:The Director of Safety will report to the Senior Vice President of Environmental, Health and Safety and lead all matters related to Safety enterprise-wide for Diversified Energy Company. The position will be officed in Downtown Houston. Special focus will be placed on:
- Identification and elimination of safety risk through robust safety programs, policies, and procedures.
- Effective communication of safety matters including safety vision, strategy, and critical actions to advance company-wide safety performance
- Development of a safety system in compliance with ANSI Z-10
- Development of standard operating procedures and safe work practices working with operations.
- Ownership of safety culture efforts
- Ownership of the Safety Leadership Committee and all matters related to initiatives, action items and programs flowing from the committee
- Leading the corporate safety team with strong relationships with field safety specialists and EHS managers
- Maintaining trailing and leading statistics including SIF and PSIF with BI dashboards.
- Provide regular updates to operational and Safety and Sustainability Committee meetings.
- Delivery of high-impact messaging and training using enhanced learning techniques such as workgroups, micro-learning, video, and other dynamic content to make safety meetings so good people would pay to come.
- Use of AI to assist in efficiency, quality and management of data and workflows.
- Implementation of the enterprise safety management software. Experience with KPA software a plus.
- Management of the company's 4 gas monitor program
- Maintains a field presence to understand challenges of operations. Identifies safety issues and implements solutions.
- Maintains the company FR clothing program
- Leadership in maintaining the contractor safety program including ISNetworld.
- Provide guidance and assistance to field operations and operations leaders.
- Respond to agency inquires.
- Proactively support and/or leads EH&S initiatives that support the business and the organization's themes and corporate strategies.
- Contribute to and influences team priorities as a strong team member or leader. Seeks the ideas and opinions of others. Encourages and motivates teams to accomplish results. Fosters trust.
- Knowledge of Environmental regulations and programs, with experience in leadership with environmental and regulatory programs is a plus.
- Successfully mentors operations in safety and environmental matters.
- Travel requirement- 25% (up to 50% during initial training period)
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:- Bachelor of Science degree in safety, environmental, or other science, engineering or technical subjects.
- Master's degree in a related field or MBA is a plus.
- Certified Safety Professional credential is strongly preferred.
- 15 years' experience in safety in the oil and gas industry is required.
- Prior experience as a manager is required.
- Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:- Prolonged periods working at a desk in front of a computer.
Additional Requirements:
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at a time.
