Regional Head of HSE

Centalion; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Centalion seeks a Regional Head of HSE to lead health, safety and environmental strategy across the United States and Latam, ensuring regulatory compliance and alignment with global policies. You will drive governance, risk management, and reporting while coordinating with global functions.

The role demands 15+ years of HSE/operational experience, leadership across multiple countries, and strong knowledge of US OSHA, EPA and DOT requirements. Travel will be required.

Qualifications

• University degree (engineering).
• 15+ years HSE or operational experience.
• Experience in natural gas and power or with an oil major.
• Experience in upstream, downstream, refining or LNG operations.
• Ability to travel.
• Experience in multi-country leadership.

Responsibilities

• Advise on HSE governance and regional deployment.
• Identify risks, controls, and carry out audits.
• Develop regional objectives and review incident management.
• Develop the regional reporting system.

Skills

Process Safety

OSH Management

Environmental Management

Multi-country Leadership

Major Incident Mgmt

Commodity Trading

Remote Team Leadership

Ethical Standards

Judgment Under Pressure

Influencing Skills

Americas Cultural Awareness

Credibility Building

Risk-Based Decision Making

English Fluency

Travel Ability

Education

University degree (engineering)

Job description

Job Title

Regional Head of HSE

Job Description

The Regional Head of HSE will report to the Global Head of Ethics & Sustainabilty, supporting the Group’s strategy to expand its activities in the United States and Latam, including growing its asset base, bringing regional expertise and specifically knowledge of requirements in the United States.

This role directs regional strategies to protect workers, assets, and the environment while maintaining strict legal compliance

Main Responsilibities

This role will work with the Global organization and deploy its governenece and strategy for the region.

Responsibilities

• advise on organization and resources: structuring the HSE governance in the region, and implementing corporate procedures,
• help identify risks and control (technical and organsiatonal), as well as carrying out relevant audits
• develop regional objectives and review incident and emergency management systems
• develop the relevant reporting system

Specifically In The United States, It Will

• Ensure compliance with US federal, state, and local standards, including from OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) for workplace safety, EPA for environmental matters and DOT

This Role Will Also

• provide support to Mergers & Acquisitions, organizing due diligence as required
• be responsible for the identification of legal requirements related to HSE applicable to the Company in the region, on assets but also on trading activities

Education

University degree (e.g.engineering)

Experience

• 15+ years HSE or operational experience preferably in the Natural Gas and Power or with an oil major.
• Experience of working in a highly dynamic environment
• Experience in upstream, downstream, refining or LNG operations

Skills

• Process Safety Management
• Occupational Health & Safety Management
• Environmental Management
• Multi-country leadership experience
• Major incident management experience
• Knowledge of the commodity trading business
• Experience of working with remote teams
• High ethical standards
• Sound judgment under pressure and resilience during incidents and crises
• Strong influencing skills
• Cultural awareness across the Americas
• Ability to build credibility quickly
• Pragmatic, risk-based decision making.
• Fluent in English, written and oral (Spanish and other languages are a plus)
• Ability to travel

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