HSE Director: Remote Megaproject (1GW Data Center)

Harry Maxwell; Darwin; On-site; AUD 280,000 - 440,000; Full time

Job summary

Harry & Maxwell is seeking an experienced Head of HSE with strong greenfield megaproject experience to lead health, safety and environment for a confidential 1GW hyperscale energy and data centre development in the Northern Territory.

This role owns the project HSE management system, the contractor HSE assurance program across all EPC packages, and the critical risk, emergency response and environmental compliance obligations attached to a remote greenfield site carrying a peak workforce of

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years HSE leadership experience on remote construction megaprojects.
• Proven ability to establish a project HSE management system from scratch.
• Proven ability to hold multiple EPC contractors to a single HSE standard across a multi-package program.
• LNG, power generation or resources megaproject experience highly regarded.
• Working knowledge of NT WHS legislation and environmental approvals.
• Remote site emergency and aeromedical response experience.
• Experience carrying HSE through commissioning and handover into operations.
• Tertiary qualifications in work health and safety, environmental management or related field.

Responsibilities

• Build the project HSE management system from a blank page, covering FEED, construction, commissioning and transition into operations.
• Establish and enforce a single HSE standard across all EPC contractors and subcontractors, including flow-down obligations, verification, audit and performance oversight.
• Own the critical risk program across bulk earthworks, rail interface, site aviation, HV energisation, BESS, gas generation commissioning and large scale work at height.
• Establish emergency, crisis and medical response arrangements for an isolated site, including on-site medical centre and aeromedical interface.
• Own environmental compliance against NT EPA and Commonwealth EPBC approval conditions.
• Lead incident management, investigation and regulatory notification, including ICAM or equivalent methodology.
• Establish and administer the project's alcohol and drug free workplace policy.
• Work with village welfare and fatigue/psychosocial risk for a multicultural residential workforce.
• Develop EPC contractor HSE capability requirements for tender evaluation criteria.
• Establish HSE assurance, audit and verification schedules across contractors and site activities.
• Engage and manage specialist HSE, occupational hygiene, emergency response and environmental advisors.
• Report HSE performance and regulatory exposure to the Project Director on a regular cycle.

Skills

HSE leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory liaison

Emergency response

Education

Tertiary WHS/Environmental qualification

Job description

Harry & Maxwell is seeking an experienced Head of HSE with strong greenfield megaproject experience to lead health, safety and environment for a confidential 1GW hyperscale energy and data centre development in the Northern Territory.

This role owns the project HSE management system, the contractor HSE assurance program across all EPC packages, and the critical risk, emergency response and environmental compliance obligations attached to a remote greenfield site carrying a peak workforce of