VP Technical Risk Governance & Learning

Anglo American; City Of London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global mining corporation is seeking a Vice President Technical Risk and Governance in London. This role involves leading a team to manage technical risk frameworks, establish technical standards, and ensure effective learning and investigation techniques. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of relevant experience and strong communication skills in English. Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese is a plus, along with a commitment to safety and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience.
• Ability to communicate in English (advanced verbal and written).
• Desirable: Ability to speak Spanish or Portuguese is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and integration of Technical Risk Management frameworks.
• Establish and maintain Technical Standards across relevant disciplines.
• Lead Functional Risk Authorities in Learning, Investigation, and Safety Excellence.

Skills

Risk management

Leadership

Communication skills

Influencing abilities

Complex systems thinking

Education

Undergraduate qualification in a relevant technical discipline

Postgraduate qualification in Risk Management or relevant technical discipline

Job description

The strategy of Anglo American is to secure, develop and operate a portfolio of high quality and long-life resource assets to deliver leading shareholder returns. This can be achieved through innovative practices and technologies, in the hands of our world-class people, working towards a common purpose of re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.

Group Technical is responsible for unlocking lasting value through strategic business support, resource stewardship and discovery, and technical excellence and innovation. We are custodians of the enduring value of our assets. We help the business avoid acting in a way today which compromises value tomorrow and we enable future growth by identifying new reserves and resources. We work with the businesses on what matters most to them grounded in business value. We understand the assets and context in order to make them successful. We bring exceptional technical capabilities to the problems and opportunities which yield returns in the immediate term and the long term while protecting and bringing value to all of our stakeholders

Job Description

The Vice President Technical Risk and Governance leads a team of experts that apply best practice knowledge and thought leadership, empowering the business to independently and actively deliver risk confidence and safeguard enterprise value in defined catastrophic and fatality risk areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Shape and be the custodian of the Technical risk and Control of Work frameworks: Lead the design and business integration of simple and effective Technical Risk Management and Control of Work frameworks.
• Define Technical Standards: Work with relevant Technical disciplines (e.g., mining, processing, engineering and maintenance, SHE) and the broader business to establish and maintain Technical Standards that are fit for purpose, easy to interpret, address key risks and empower assets to deliver compliance.
• Drive Best Practice: lead Functional Risk Authorities (FRA) in the areas of Learning, Investigation and Human Factors, Safety Excellence and Fire Risk.
• Shape Technical Assurance Programs: Design a technical assurance programme that can be delivered by the business, is aligned with the broader Enterprise Integrated Risk Management Framework, ensuring no gaps / no overlaps and results in focused and actionable insights that demonstrably drive risk reduction.
• Build Health of Discipline: Provide thought leadership and coaching to the business to enable effective implementation of Technical Risk, Technical Standards, Technical Assurance Programs and effective learning and investigation techniques across the business.
• Collaborate and Integrate: Work closely with other Vice Presidents, Senior Vice Presidents, Group Functions (especially Group Risk and Audit, Group Sustainability and Executive Head Technical), site GMs, Country CEO’s and Country SHE Heads

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years relevant experience.

Additional Requirements:

• Ability to communicate in English (advanced verbal and written).
• Desirable: Ability to speak Spanish or Portuguese is highly desirable.
• Regular international travel
• Working at high altitude may be required.
• Working on operational mine sites (both open pit and underground)

Technical Skills

• Experience working in and successfully managing dynamic risk operating environments.
• Strong influencing abilities at Senior levels to drive organisational change and shape accountability and learning cultures.
• Demonstrates adaptability to work within a strategic oversight enterprise model.
• Understands complex systems thinking and the necessary interactions between people, process, technology, equipment and high-energy activities.
• Demonstrates expertise in how to deeply learn lessons that enables a workplace free of fatalities and catastrophic events.

Qualifications:

• An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification (Masters / Doctoral degree or equivalent) in Risk Management or a relevant technical discipline OR a proven track record of extensive practical experience in an operational role and context of similar complexity

We aim to lead industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity, and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of precious natural resources – Copper, Iron ore, Polyhalite, and Diamonds (through De Beers) – our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers, and the world at large.

Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day’s work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry. Not only that, we’re also continually investing in new technologies – from drones to data analytics – that are helping to make mining safer.

Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.