Partner - Safety Services

Job Description:

(COMPANY NAME)'s Safety Services
(COMPANY NAME) helps our clients achieve immediate reductions in risk and sustained improvements in safety performance. Companies worldwide partner with (COMPANY NAME), drawing on our 40 years of industry experience to help them extract much greater value from their existing safety programs, processes and tools. Combining technical expertise in risk, process and occupational safety, human factors and information systems with a focus on leadership, culture and behaviors, we work with our clients to achieve the full benefit of their safety investment. (COMPANY NAME)'s value proposition for Safety Services is: maximize the value of your investment in safety - safeguard lives, assets and reputation.

PERSON PROFILE
(COMPANY NAME) is looking for a candidate to lead our Australia and New Zealand Safety Practice. The individual will have safety consultancy skills within technical risk, process safety management or operational safety and will have a track record in one or more of the oil & gas, mining, infrastructure (construction), manufacturing, power/renewables, chemical/pharma and/or technology sectors. Expertise will need to be demonstrated in one or more of our safety services including technical risk (safety case, HAZOP, QRA or PSM), assessing EHS performance, reviewing safety management system and implementation of compliance programmes. Skills in developing and delivering safety leadership & culture programmes, safety training programs, and facilitating alignment around corporate EHS strategies in the context of the Australian health & safety regulatory framework are also beneficial but not essential. We are looking for an individual who can demonstrate excellent business development and client relationship skills, and who has a proven track record in developing and implementing successful business growth strategies. The candidate will be passionate about sustainability and safety and have experience in developing world class safety management programs.

ROLE
In this client-facing role, we require a leader to play a key role in growing our safety services. The selected candidate will be accountable for the following:
* Develop and implement strategic business/action plans, provide leadership, and deliver performance results to expand (COMPANY NAME)'s Safety Services team and client base in Australia.
* Serve as a key member of the (COMPANY NAME) team to drive double-digit profitable growth across the safety service areas (technical risk, process safety management, safety transformation/leadership programs, H&S audit and management system programmes, safety services, EHS training programmes and EHS/sustainability strategies).
* Identify and develop new opportunities, prepare effective technical proposals, and take active leadership role in developing new business with new and existing clients.
* Grow a safety services delivery team through both hiring and consultant development.
* Develop and expand client relationships that generate repeat business.
* Be client facing, with a proven track record of developing Key Client relationships to meet business development needs.
* Identify and develop new opportunities and manage strategic EHS programmes for a variety of industrial clients with complex technical/regulatory issues.
* Design and direct large programmes/projects and multi-person project teams. Achieve client's expectations for scope, budget, schedule, and quality.
* Display experience in one or more of our core sectors - oil & gas; mining; infrastructure (including construction); chemical/pharma; manufacturing; power/renewables; and technology.
* Lead, manage safety team performance, hire and retain, develop, inspire and mentor personnel for overall success of the safety services team.
* Be passionate about EHS performance improvement and have experience with developing cutting edge (or 'world class') safety management programmes.
* Develop a working understanding of (COMPANY NAME)'s other consulting practice areas and actively work with client account leads support cross-selling these services to existing clients.
* Coordinate with (COMPANY NAME) offices and safety service specialists in APAC and where appropriate globally.
* Flexibility is provided on the base location however willingness to travel within Australia will be needed to facilitate development of client relationships and the growth of an Australia wide safety services delivery team.

REQUIREMENTS
* University degree in safety, engineering, psychology, behavioural science or University educated with considerable practical safety experience through consulting/industry roles.
* Approximately 15 years' or more of relevant experience in working for a safety consultancy or leading corporation as a safety lead, preferably focused in one or more of our core sectors (oil & gas; mining; infrastructure; power/renewables; manufacturing; chemical/pharma and/or technology).
* Detailed knowledge of the application of Australian health & safety regulations to construction, mining, industrial and commercial operations.
* Strong expertise around safety management programs for large organizations.
* Proven track record in developing and implementing successful business growth.
* Strong business development skills.
* Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain long-term relationships with clients.
* Be passionate about EHS performance improvement.
* Solid people leadership experience.

Who We Are:
As the world's leading sustainability consulting firm, (COMPANY NAME) is uniquely positioned to contribute to the environment and society through the expertise and energy of our employees worldwide. Sustainability is what we do, and is at the heart of both our service offerings and how we operate our business. For our people, our vision means attracting, inspiring, developing and rewarding our people to work with the best clients and on the biggest challenges, thus creating valuable careers. We achieve our vision in a sustainable manner by maintaining and living our (COMPANY NAME) values that include Accountability, Caring for our People, Client Focus, Collaboration, Empowerment, and Transparency.

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(COMPANY NAME) is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status or disability status.

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