Midstream Safety & Environment Team Lead

Shell; Gladstone; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as the QGC Midstream Safety and Environment Lead, where your expertise will drive safety and environmental excellence. In this pivotal role, you will lead a dedicated team, championing HSSE leadership and fostering a culture of safety and accountability. Collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders to implement innovative solutions that enhance operational performance while navigating the complexities of the energy transition. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic industry, where your contributions will help shape a sustainable future for energy solutions.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Remote Working Options

Paid Parental Leave

Training and Development Programs

Diverse Career Opportunities

Collaborative Work Environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading HSSE teams and driving safety culture.
• Extensive knowledge of LNG industry HSSE risks and legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead HSSE initiatives and promote a positive safety culture.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement effective HSSE controls.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Influencing Skills

Safety Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Team Leadership

Communication Skills

Education

Relevant Engineering Degree

OHS/Science Degree

Tools

HSE Legislation Tools

Safety Cases

Job description

If you have a passion for world class health, safety, security and environment performance this could be your chance to make a difference in a major asset. You will grow in a supportive global company powering the lives of millions.

What’s The Role

As we transition to cleaner forms of energy, the challenge facing the energy industry in the coming decades is considerable. Shell’s QGC Midstream is a two train LNG plant located on Curtis Island, Gladstone. You’re going to be a key part of our QGC Midstream leadership team, a team of professionals who are passionate about helping Shell safely and sustainably deliver more and cleaner energy solutions.

As the leader for Safety and Environment (S&E) at Midstream, you are expected to represent the HSSE discipline to the highest standards whilst partnering with the business, identifying issues and delivering timely and fit-for-purpose solutions, that comply with risk-based Regulations. You will role model a deep commitment to our values, code of conduct, safety and visibly demonstrate a simplification and delivery mindset, balancing immediate activities with longer-term direction setting.

You are expected to role model inclusive behaviours where different views and perspectives are encouraged and valued – set clear direction/expectations, motivate, build trust, intervene respectfully, enhance discipline credibility and balance life with work.

What You’ll Be Doing

As QGC Midstream S&E Lead, you will be leading a team of HSSE professionals and integrating HSSE delivery into the Asset operations and improvement plans. You’ll thrive on providing challenge, fit-for-purpose solutions, insights and learnings, simplifying ways of working, and directly supporting our operations. More specifically, your role will include:

• Championing and role modeling HSSE Leadership to strengthen and maintain a positive and disciplined HSSE culture in Shell QGC Midstream, which has evident line practice and accountability.
• Delivering HSSE support services in Shell QGC Midstream to implement and assure controls, drive continuous improvement, and enable delivery of world class health, safety, security and environmental performance.
• Partnering with operations and contractors to develop and implement effective HSSE culture and controls.
• Driving engagement and advocacy with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (e.g. WHS), facilitating learning between teams, and working collaboratively with industry peers (e.g. Safer Together Gladstone Chapter) to share best practices and address common issues.

What You Bring

When it comes to nurturing collaborative stakeholder relations, your interpersonal and influencing people skills will make a difference. You will inspire people to make changes that will have a direct impact on our success. Furthermore, you will have:

• Relevant Engineering or OHS/ Science degree.
• Substantial experience leading teams, working alongside diverse teams and demonstrated positive safety culture impacts.
• Substantial operational experience and knowledge of industry HSSE risks unique to LNG/ Major Hazard Facilities.
• Substantial knowledge of national and international Health, Safety, Environment legislation and standards. Comprehensive knowledge in the application of HSE legislation, tools and techniques including applied experience with Safety Cases.
• Strong understanding of how the spectrum of technical, regulatory, operational, commercial and nontechnical risk (license to operate) intersects.
• Deep commitment to Goal Zero and personal accountability.
• Substantial external stakeholder relationship management and liaison skills.
• Extensive interpersonal and presentation skills and a willingness to proactively connect stakeholders across the business.
• The courage to share views, insights, uncomfortable truths whilst championing and supporting decisions made.
• The insight to reflect on competing views and model an Enterprise First example, especially where risk appetite mean compromises are made.
• Relentless drive for simplification and improvement.

What We Offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself.

• Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together.
• Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead.
• Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices.
• Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise.
• Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself.
• Benefit from flexible working hours, and the possibility of remote/mobile working.
• Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world.
• Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents.
• Join an organisation working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply.
• Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams.
• Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes.