HSSE Lead

A career with Viva Energy is more than just a job It’s an opportunity to be part of something bigger. The opportunity to join an amazing team committed to supporting our evolving energy needs and helping to build a secure and sustainable energy future.

Our energy helps people reach their destinations, fuels industries, support local businesses and communities. We are proud of the role we play in the local economies where we operate and supporting Australia’s energy security.

Our future plans will support a transition to sustainable, lower carbon energy solutions. At the heart of our plans is people power. People who want to be part of the change and the solution. People who want to make a difference to ensure our customers, communities, environment and the planet thrive today as well as tomorrow. Will you be part of the energy solution?

Reporting to the State Operations Manager, the HSSE Lead – QLD Operations is responsible for the delivery of HSSE support to our Supply Chain facilities across Queensland. These facilities include Weipa, Cairns JUHI, Cairns Terminal, HMAS Cairns, Townsville, Mt Isa, Mackay, Gladstone, Pinkenba and Brisbane airport.

The HSSE Lead works closely with the site Operations Managers and their teams providing visible safety leadership and advice, and coaching in the development of a learning based safety culture.

Additionally, the HSSE Lead monitors regulatory and HSSE management system compliance, assists in the coordination of assurance activities and the delivery of safety initiatives that target ongoing improvement in our HSSE performance.

In this role you will

• Support site staff in in understanding and implementing VEA’s HSSE Management System requirements within our QLD operations.
• Develop annual safety plans for QLD sites and drive delivery of selected key initiatives. Monitor completion of local safety plan actions and assist site staff as required.
• Support site staff to maintain compliance with site “licence to operate” obligations including the Pinkenba MHF licence.
• Ensure personal and process safety risks are understood across operations, and that ways of working are effectively managing risk
• Facilitate safety risk assessments, hazard evaluations and bowtie reviews to determine effectiveness of risk controls.
• Assist sites in delivery of safe capital project works through development and implementation of construction safety management plans
• Work with contract owners to ensure contractor safety management processes are consistently implemented at all work sites
• Support competence development and effective implementation of key HSSE MS elements such as MoC, PTW, LOTO, Emergency Response
• Provide support, advice and challenge to site incident investigations and subsequent recommendations and/or actions.
• Develop, supports and mentor our people through engagement with local teams, championing Goal Zero and a no blame culture based on operational learning.
• Work closely with the State Operations Manager to implement programs to improve HSSE outcomes including health and wellbeing, personal safety, process safety, security (including cyber-security) and environment.
• Support sites in identifying opportunities to reduce complexity whilst achieving compliance with applicable WHS, dangerous goods and MHF legislation.

To be successful in this role you will have the following;

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering, WHS or related discipline and equivalent industry experience.
• Understanding of the relevant regulatory environment (familiarity with WHS and MHF legislation desirable).
• Experience working within engineering and/or operational environments
• Well developed risk management and incident investigation skills
• Good communication, influencing, interpersonal & stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work across multiple sites and disciplines
• Drivers Licence

At Viva Energy, our purpose is helping people reach their destination. We manufacture, import, blend and deliver energy products through our extensive supply chain network. We are the exclusive Shell licensee in Australia, and supply around a quarter of Australia’s fuel through our network of around 1345 service stations and through our commercial partnerships with some of Australia’s biggest companies.

It’s an exciting time to join Viva Energy, as we play our role in providing safe and reliable fuel supply today while preparing for the lower carbon energies of tomorrow. Our goal is to support the world's evolving energy needs and achieve net zero by 2050. Our future plans include a gas terminal and a solar energy farm, projects to support alternative energies such as renewables and hydrogen, and the development of strategic storage to improve fuel supply security.

Our Culture:

At Viva Energy we aspire to create a great place to work where everyone feels valued and has the opportunity to contribute to our success.

Achieving WGEA Employer of Choice accreditation and being certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace by Parents at Work in partnership with UNICEF Australia highlight that we are driven by our people.

We are open to flexibility options including part-time, job-share and flexibility in start and finish times. We are happy to explore what this could look like for you during the recruitment process.

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you would like to be put in contact with a team member from our diversity pillars – Gender, First Nations Peoples, Pride, Culture, Families and Abilities – as you progress through the recruitment process.