Project HSE Manager (Minerals & Metals)

Ausenco

• $140K — $175K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or related field
  • CRSP accreditation or equivalent preferred
  • Extensive health and safety experience on major projects
  • Demonstrated success in enhancing contractor safety performance
  • Experience in leading emergency response and incident investigations
  • Strong leadership and team engagement skills
  • Excellent organizational and computer skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead health and safety efforts across the project
  • Provide proactive advice and support to project leadership
  • Develop and improve health and safety strategies and plans
  • Drive contractor safety performance through oversight and approval
  • Conduct hazard identification and risk assessment processes
  • Foster a safety-focused culture through incident management
  • Offer visible leadership through coaching and collaboration

Benefits

  • Opportunities for hands-on experience in a dynamic environment
  • Engagement in critical project phases from engineering to construction
  • Focus on continuous improvement in health and safety practices
  • Collaborative and inclusive team culture
  • Commitment to fair and human-centered hiring processes
Full Job Description
Join our team and be part of an exciting execution-phase project in the North American mining industry. You'll play a key role in critical project phases, from Basic Engineering and Detailed Engineering to Construction, gaining hands-on experience across a variety of commodities. This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

We are currently seeking an energetic and enthusiastic Project HSE Manager to join our team.

About the role
  • Lead and champion health and safety across the project, ensuring safety is integrated into planning, decision making, and execution in line with Ausenco's value of Safety in all we do.
  • Partner closely with project and construction leadership to provide proactive advice, guidance, and problem-solving support to achieve project HSE objectives and KPIs.
  • Develop, implement, and continuously improve site specific health and safety strategies, management plans, procedures, and standards that meet legal, client, and Ausenco requirements.
  • Drive strong contractor safety performance through effective review, approval, and oversight of health and safety management plans and safe work procedures.
  • Lead project wide hazard identification and risk assessment processes across all disciplines, ensuring risks are eliminated or reduced to the lowest acceptable level.
  • Foster a learning focused safety culture by ensuring incidents are reported, escalated, investigated, and closed out in line with Ausenco requirements, with lessons learned shared across the organization.
  • Provide visible leadership on site through coaching, engagement, and collaboration, building capability and accountability at all levels of the project team.

About you

You are an experienced HSE professional who leads with integrity, collaboration, and a strong sense of responsibility for people and outcomes. You value practical solutions, open communication, and continuous improvement, and you are motivated by making a genuine difference on site.
  • A bachelor's degree in occupational health and safety or a related discipline.
  • CRSP accreditation or equivalent, highly regarded.
  • Extensive experience in health and safety, including significant site experience on major projects.
  • Demonstrated success improving contractor safety performance through partnership and accountability.
  • Experience leading emergency response activities and incident investigations.
  • Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to engage project teams, contractors, and clients.
  • Excellent interpersonal, organizational, and computer skills.

We're committed to a fair and human hiring process. All applications are reviewed by a member of our team and are not automatically screened or rejected by AI.

Salary range: $140,000 - $175,000 annually

Expected Salary: Variation in salary is determined by factors such as qualifications, relevant years of experience, and prevailing market conditions for the specific role.

Join us and work a better way.

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