Senior Manager - Global Process Safety & Risk

Orica; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 240,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Orica is seeking a Senior Manager – Global Process Safety & Risk to lead how the company manages and assures its critical process safety and SHES risks on a global scale. You will oversee enterprise risk frameworks and partner with regional SHES teams, operations and Group Risk to strengthen controls and escalation.

Based in Melbourne, you will influence safety performance across a complex, multinational organisation.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, science or related technical discipline.
• Significant process safety and risk management experience in high-hazard industries.
• Deep knowledge of process safety management systems and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Experience applying risk assessment methodologies (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, translating risk data into business decisions.
• Credibility and communication skills to influence senior stakeholders and drive safety.

Responsibilities

• Lead the governance and delivery of SHES assurance programs, including audits and reviews.
• Oversee enterprise process safety and SHES risk frameworks and provide independent oversight.
• Develop and govern global process safety standards, systems and minimum performance requirements.
• Monitor SHES risk performance through leading indicators and KRIs.
• Provide timely reporting to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Drive continuous improvement of the SHES Management System and data architecture.

Skills

Process safety

Risk management

Leadership

Hazard analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

HAZOP/HAZID/LOPA

Job description

At Orica, it’s the power of our people that leads change and shapes our futures.

Orica is one of the world’s leading mining and infrastructure solutions providers. From the production and supply of explosives, blasting systems, specialty mining chemicals and geotechnical monitoring to our cutting-edge digital solutions and comprehensive range of services, our team of 14,000+ sustainably mobilise the earth’s resources.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager – Global Process Safety & Risk to lead how Orica manages, monitors and assures its most material process safety and SHES risks globally.

As a key leader within the Global SHES team, you will oversee Orica’s enterprise process safety and SHES risk frameworks and provide independent oversight and constructive challenge across the business. Working with senior operational leaders, global and Regional SHES teams and Group Risk & Assurance, you will strengthen critical risk management, improve control effectiveness and support informed decision-making.

This is an opportunity to influence safety and risk performance across a complex global organisation and help ensure Orica’s most significant operational risks are understood, effectively controlled and appropriately escalated.

What you will be doing

Global Process Safety Leadership

• Establish and continuously improve Orica’s enterprise process safety framework.
• Develop and govern global process safety standards, systems, tools and minimum performance requirements.
• Lead initiatives to strengthen process safety capability and performance across manufacturing and mining operations.
• Build collaboration and knowledge sharing across Orica’s global process safety networks.
• Support organisational learning from significant incidents and verify the effectiveness of improvement actions.
• Own and continuously improve the SHES risk management framework, including major hazard management requirements.
• Partner with operations to strengthen the identification, assessment and management of material risks.
• Define enterprise risk assessment methodologies, risk criteria, critical controls and risk acceptance thresholds.
• Provide independent oversight of material risks and elevate unacceptable exposures to senior leadership.

Assurance, Governance & Performance

• Lead the governance and delivery of SHES assurance programs, including audits, reviews and verification activities.
• Monitor process safety and SHES risk performance through leading indicators, key risk indicators and other performance measures.
• Provide clear, timely reporting and advice to senior leadership, executive committees and governance forums.
• Partner with Group Risk & Assurance to strengthen enterprise risk monitoring and reporting.
• Maintain and enhance risk master data, analytics, major hazard information, bowties and critical control data.
• Lead the development of SHES systems, governance processes and data architecture.
• Drive continuous improvement of the Orica SHES Management System.
• Evolve SHES systems and reporting capabilities in response to changing business and regulatory requirements.

What you will bring

• A degree qualification in engineering, science or a related technical discipline.
• Significant process safety and risk management experience gained in manufacturing, mining, chemicals, explosives or another high-hazard industry.
• Deep knowledge of process safety management systems, critical control management, major hazard management and enterprise risk frameworks.
• Experience applying recognised risk assessment methodologies, including HAZOP, HAZID and LOPA.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with the ability to translate complex risk information into practical business decisions.
• The credibility and communication skills to influence, advise and constructively challenge senior operational and executive stakeholders.
• Demonstrated leadership and coaching capability, with experience building capability across geographically dispersed teams and professional networks.
• A pragmatic and commercially informed approach to risk management, supported by sound judgement and a strong commitment to safety.

What we offer

As part of a truly global company, you will have the ability to grow and learn in a diverse, collaborative culture. We foster relationships and learning through connected global and local teams, promote flexible and diverse career paths and support the development of your knowledge and skills.

You will be paid a competitive salary, learn from talented individuals across multiple disciplines and be able to thrive in a safe workplace within a collaborative culture. Ignite your career at a place where your distinct potential can find its home.

Our commitment:

Orica promotes and fosters a culture of inclusion and Equal Opportunity Employment everywhere we operate. We treat our people and applicants with fairness, dignity, and respect, getting the best of everyone’s contributions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, nationality, age, military or veteran, marital or disability status.