Hse Manager – Client Site Safety & Programs

Accenture Global; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture seeks an experienced HSE Manager to lead client site safety programs across regions, translating enterprise standards into practical field execution. You will oversee audits, training governance, incident investigations, and escalations, while partnering with Legal, HR, Procurement, and Global HSE to ensure regulatory compliance and safety culture maturity.

Extensive field leadership required. The role emphasizes collaboration with client accounts, risk-based resource planning, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent field experience in HSE, Industrial Hygiene, or a related discipline.
• 7–10 years of progressive HSE experience with direct field or client site work.
• Demonstrated experience leading regional programs, portfolios, or multi site operations
• Strong working knowledge of relevant, applicable safety regulations
• Working knowledge of ISNetworld, Avetta, ComplyWorks platforms.
• Proven experience leading audits, investigations, and corrective action programs
• Professional certification (CSP or international equivalent such as Chartered OHS Professional, CMIOSH, NEBOSH Intl Diploma)
• Experience supporting high risk industries or complex client environments
• Strong client facing communication and escalation management skills

Responsibilities

• Deploy and operationalize client site and offsite HSE programs across assigned regions, accounts, or portfolios.
• Translate enterprise HSE standards and client safety requirements into practical field execution guidance.
• Ensure consistent implementation of audits, inspections, training validation, and incident response processes.
• Own defined program elements such as training governance, contractor safety controls, and site readiness processes.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for HSE Leaders and site level safety resources.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and quality assurance for audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Prioritize resources and support based on risk, client exposure, and incident trends.
• Step into client facing or field roles for high risk, high visibility, or escalated engagements.
• Lead or oversee complex incident investigations and ensure effective root cause analysis and closure.
• Review incident trends, audit results, and near miss data to identify systemic risks.
• Drive corrective and preventive action plans and verify effectiveness.
• Support Stop Work Authority decisions and client escalations when required.
• Own governance of training, authorization, and site readiness requirements across assigned scope.
• Ensure employees, subcontractors, and vendors meet client and regulatory requirements prior to mobilization.
• Validate training effectiveness and competency, not just completion.
• Partner with central HSE teams to ensure training functions as a risk control mechanism.
• Act as an HSE lead for assigned client accounts or regions.
• Support interpretation and implementation of client safety requirements and contractual obligations.
• Partner with Legal, HR, Procurement, and Global HSE on complex or ambiguous requirements.
• Represent Accenture in client audits, safety reviews, and joint investigations as needed.
• Identify gaps and inconsistencies in field execution and recommend program improvements.
• Contribute to development of global tools, templates, and guidance.
• Support integration of acquisitions or new service offerings into existing HSE programs.
• Champion continuous improvement and safety culture maturity across regions.

Skills

Client facing communication

Escalation management

Audits & investigations

Safety program leadership

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in HSE/Industrial Hygiene or related

Tools

ISNetworld

Avetta

ComplyWorks

Job description

Accenture helps the world’s leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed for organizations across industries. Its strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and lead in the safe, widespread adoption of AI, and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. We bring together the talent of our approximately 786,000 people with proprietary assets and platforms, deep process and industry expertise, and leading ecosystem relationships to deliver end-to-end solutions and measurable outcomes at scale. Through our Reinvention Services, we offer broad expertise across Cybersecurity, Digital Core, Finance, Industry and Enterprise, Song, Supply Chain and Engineering, and Talent, with advanced capabilities in AI and Data, Industry and Process, and Technology. We serve approximately 9,000 clients and generated approximately $70 billion in FY25 revenue. Visit us at www.accenture.com. The HSE Manager – Client Site Safety & Programs provides regional and portfolio level leadership for client site and offsite Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) programs. This role bridges field execution and enterprise strategy by translating Accenture HSE standards, client contractual obligations, and regulatory requirements into consistent, scalable, and auditable field implementation. The role owns program deployment, regional oversight, and performance management while providing escalation support and technical leadership for higher risk or complex client engagements.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Deployment & Oversight

• Deploy and operationalize client site and offsite HSE programs across assigned regions, accounts, or portfolios.
• Translate enterprise HSE standards and client safety requirements into practical field execution guidance.
• Ensure consistent implementation of audits, inspections, training validation, and incident response processes.
• Own defined program elements such as training governance, contractor safety controls, and site readiness processes.

Regional / Portfolio Leadership

• Serve as the primary escalation point for HSE Leads and site level safety resources.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and quality assurance for audits, investigations, and corrective actions.
• Prioritize resources and support based on risk, client exposure, and incident trends.
• Step into client facing or field roles for high risk, high visibility, or escalated engagements.

Incident & Emergency Management

• Lead or oversee complex incident investigations and ensure effective root cause analysis and closure.
• Review incident trends, audit results, and near miss data to identify systemic risks.
• Drive corrective and preventive action plans and verify effectiveness.
• Support Stop Work Authority decisions and client escalations when required.

Training & Site Readiness Governance

• Own governance of training, authorization, and site readiness requirements across assigned scope.
• Ensure employees, subcontractors, and vendors meet client and regulatory requirements prior to mobilization.
• Validate training effectiveness and competency, not just completion.
• Partner with central HSE teams to ensure training functions as a risk control mechanism.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as an HSE lead for assigned client accounts or regions.
• Support interpretation and implementation of client safety requirements and contractual obligations.
• Partner with Legal, HR, Procurement, and Global HSE on complex or ambiguous requirements.
• Represent Accenture in client audits, safety reviews, and joint investigations as needed.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify gaps and inconsistencies in field execution and recommend program improvements.
• Contribute to development of global tools, templates, and guidance.
• Support integration of acquisitions or new service offerings into existing HSE programs.
• Champion continuous improvement and safety culture maturity across regions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent field experience in HSE, Industrial Hygiene, or a related discipline.
• 7-10 years of progressive HSE experience with direct field or client site work.
• Demonstrated experience leading regional programs, portfolios, or multi site operations
• Strong working knowledge of relevant, applicable safety regulations
• Working knowledge of ISNetworld, Avetta, ComplyWorks platforms.
• Proven experience leading audits, investigations, and corrective action programs
• Professional certification (CSP (or international equivalent such as Chartered OHS Professional (Australia), CMIOSH (UK), or NEBOSH International Diploma)
• Experience supporting high risk industries or complex client environments
• Strong client facing communication and escalation management skills

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About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services-building tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with