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Production Operations Health & Safety Manager is responsible for leading the implementation, supporting the execution, and driving the continuous improvement of Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) programs across a multi-basin asset base. This role partners closely with Production, Maintenance, and Facilities teams to support safe, compliant, and efficient operations. The position serves as a key link between corporate HSE strategy and field-level execution, reinforcing a strong, proactive, and risk-based safety culture aligned with company values.
Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Leadership & Program Oversight
- Lead implementation of HSE programs across production, maintenance, and facilities operations.
- Partner with Production Operations leadership to ensure HSE considerations are embedded in daily activities, maintenance work, and facility projects.
- Provide visible, hands-on HSE support during critical or high-risk operations.
- Lead and champion efforts to eliminate significant personnel and process safety events.
- Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with all applicable HSE regulations, company policies, and standards.
- Support hazard identification processes, including JSAs and risk assessments, and ensure effective mitigation planning.
- Lead/support incident investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective action tracking.
- Culture Building & Field Engagement
- Maintain strong presence in the field across multiple basins to reinforce HSE expectations and behaviors.
- Build trusted relationships with supervisors, operators, and contractors to drive engagement and accountability.
- Promote a culture of open reporting, including near misses, hazards, and improvement opportunities.
- Contractor Management
- Support contractor HSE qualification, onboarding, and performance monitoring for production-related activities.
- Ensure contractors consistently meet Crescent's HSE expectations and standards.
- Training & Mentorship
- Support development and delivery of HSE training programs for employees and contractors.
- Mentor and develop HSE personnel to strengthen field capability and build a sustainable talent pipeline.
- Performance Benchmarking & Continuous Improvement
- Track and analyze HSE performance metrics for production operations.
- Identify trends, risks, and opportunities, and implement targeted improvement initiatives.
- Drive consistency and standardization of HSE practices across basins.
- Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Response
- Support emergency response planning and execution for Production Operations.
- Participate in drills and serve as a key HSE resource during incident response.
Education / Experience:- 10+ years of HSE experience in upstream oil and gas, with strong exposure to production operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or related field preferred.
- Experience supporting multi-site or multi-basin operations is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading HSE programs in field-based environments.
Skills & Competencies:- Strong working knowledge of HSE/Operations Management Systems, with experience implementing, executing, and advancing system maturity.
- Proven ability to support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of scalable, results-driven HSE programs.
- Expertise in hazard identification, risk assessment, and mitigation planning, with strong understanding of production, maintenance, and facilities risk profiles.
- Strong working knowledge of regulatory frameworks including OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable state agencies (e.g., Texas Railroad Commission, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality).
- Ability to effectively engage field personnel, build trust, and reinforce company values.
- Strong incident investigation and root cause analysis capability.
- Effective communicator with strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and drive behavioral and cultural change across a distributed organization.
- Experience managing contractor HSE qualification, onboarding, and performance.
- Ability to support development and delivery of impactful HSE training programs.
- Data-driven mindset with the ability to leverage metrics and leading indicators to drive performance improvement.
