Lead health and safety across a portfolio of mining capital projects in West Africa. Reporting to the Project Director, the Regional Safety Manager will work with project teams, engineering consultants and construction contractors from study and design through site execution, commissioning and handover.

The role requires practical construction safety experience and the ability to establish consistent expectations across multiple projects and work fronts.

Company

An international mining company progressing a programme of gold projects and infrastructure upgrades in Africa.

Accountabilities

• Develop and implement project health and safety plans aligned with company requirements, legislation and project schedules.
• Establish clear safety responsibilities across the owner's team, consultants and contractors.
• Work with engineering and project teams to identify risks during studies, design and construction planning, and ensure appropriate controls are established.
• Assess contractor safety capability and oversee mobilisation, induction, compliance and ongoing performance.
• Maintain consistent risk assessments, safe work procedures, permit systems, inspections and corrective action processes.
• Provide practical oversight of construction risks, including lifting, work at height, mobile equipment, electrical work, isolations and confined spaces.
• Coordinate safety arrangements for shutdowns, tie ins, commissioning and energisation.
• Lead incident investigations, track corrective actions and share lessons across projects.
• Establish emergency preparedness arrangements and coordinate occupational health requirements with site services.
• Develop workforce and contractor capability through training, coaching and visible field engagement.
• Report project safety performance, significant risks and required interventions to project and functional leadership.

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in health and safety management or a related discipline.
• Mining health and safety experience, including management responsibility and substantial project or construction exposure.
• Experience working directly with engineering consultants, construction contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Experience supporting projects through construction, commissioning and handover.
• Gold industry experience would be an advantage.
• Strong capability in contractor management, risk assessment, incident investigation, safety systems and workforce training.
• African project experience and the ability to develop local contractor capability would be beneficial.
• Practical, visible and assertive leadership style, with the ability to hold people accountable while maintaining productive working relationships.