Manager, Health and Safety en Cheniere Energy, Inc.

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Manager, Health and Safety will be based at Cheniere’s Houston headquarters and will be considered a subject matter expert for Occupational Health and Safety programs with a focus on field support and execution.  This role is responsible for the development, implementation, execution, compliance and improvement of enterprise level Health and Safety programs.  This individual is responsible for providing both people and program leadership.  

The Manager, Health and Safety is responsible for providing health and safety technical guidance, leadership and support to LNG Operating assets, Pipeline Operations, and the Project Development Division to ensure programs and activities are conducted in compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements, permits, company policies and procedures.

The Manager, Health and Safety will provide leadership to drive improvements with Cheniere’s Safety Culture and actively support Four Key Strategic Objectives:
·    Our People Go Home Safely Every Day; 
·    Operationalize Cheniere’s Growth Strategy;
·    Inspired, Challenged and Empowered HSE Team; and
·    Safe, Stable and Reliable facility Operations.

In promoting and championing these objectives, the Manager, Health and Safety will work to build and implement Key Strategic Actions that will drive sustained engagement and continual improvement of the company Mission to responsibly deliver a reliable, competitive and integrated source of LNG in a safe and rewarding work environment.

In support of Inspiring, Challenging and Empowering the Health and Safety Team, this role will work collaboratively work with their team to develop and implement individual development plans and achievable goals that align with the organization’s key strategic objectives, ensure ongoing organizational objectives are achieved and provide opportunity is available for personnel to grow and develop.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The Manager, Health and Safety will primarily be responsible for design, implementation oversight, and continuous improvement of enterprise health and safety management systems and programs.

The Manager, Health and Safety will: 
•    Lead other health and safety professionals and is responsible for creating an inspired, challenged and empowered health and safety team.
•    Serve as an enterprise health and safety expert for the following areas, which includes but is not limited to emergency response, injury case management, incident investigation and learning, risk identification, management and reduction, contractor safety, turnaround safety, project safety as well as field construction and industrial safety.  
•    Organize and assign goals and responsibilities, manage individual and team performance through accountability, conduct meaningful employee performance reviews, develop and coach talent of onsite health and safety team.
•    Supports the improvement of the company safety culture through the engagement of employees and contractors.
•    Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise level health and safety standards, procedures and programs.
•    Assure the sites and applicable stakeholders are appropriately represented during the development of enterprise health and safety programs.
•    Collaborates with site process safety teams to align company and industry practices applicable to occupational health and safety and including but not limited to safety related topics, such as building and facility siting, process hazard analysis, fire and gas detection, incident investigation, process safety, fire water design, engineering specifications and risk management. 
•    Develop, implement and deliver health and safety related associated training.
•    Work closely with the internal Company environmental and compliance teams when relevant FERC, PHMSA, and other regulatory interaction exists. 
•    Serve as a company representative for health and safety, if necessary, when interacting with regulators, industry trade organizations, community events or similar.
•    Serve as a member of incident management and incident support teams as needed.
•    Support and participate in audit and functional verification of HSE requirements.
•    Review health and safety incident and near miss data to identify key trends that can be leveraged in the development of continuous improvement programs. 
•    Facilitate and/or participate in incident investigations, supporting the identification of root and contributing causes and corrective actions to prevent reoccurrence.
•    Maintain enterprise level health and safety related procedures and other key management systems within the Cheniere Integrated Management System (CIMS).
•    The duties and responsibilities described are not a comprehensive list and additional tasks may be assigned. The scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
Knowledge:
•    Understanding of effective leadership tools and methods for managing individuals and high performing teams to deliver positive results through inspiration and engagement. 
•    Knowledge and expertise associated with multiple of the following health and safety elements: emergency response, injury case management, incident investigation and learning, risk identification, risk management, risk reduction, the application of human factors, ergonomics, contractor safety, turnaround safety, project safety, field construction safety and industrial safety.
•    Understanding of complex, fixed facility health safety program development and execution.
•    Knowledge of applicable federal and state regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety including OHSA, FERC, USCG, DOT, NFPA, and PHSMA, chemical and hazardous material management, and comprehensive health and safety programs. 
Skills:
•    Demonstrate H&S competency and confident decision making while remaining humble and serving as a leader of corporate health and safety professionals representing Cheniere at an enterprise level.
•    Hardworking, self-starter that possess a bias for action with a focus on delivering results through collaboration and teamwork.
•    Exceptional verbal and interpersonal communication skills with ability to appropriately convey complex information to various levels throughout the organization.
•    Excellent listening skills and ability to interpret needs from the organization and produce value through action.
•    Able to organize and manage multiple projects, activities and deliverables with consistent and timely completion through the use of innovative problem solving and analytical skills
•    Exceptional written skills capable of simplifying complex regulatory and/or technical requirements so they can be easily understood by the end user (plant operator, health and safety practitioner).
•    Ability to establish and maintain strong professional relationships by building credibility through the demonstration of delivering quality results which meet the needs of the organization.
•    Demonstrate nimbleness, adaptability and the capability to develop and successfully implement new or revised programs, systems, and/or processes.
•    Ability to conduct assurance activities associated with health and safety management systems with a practical approach to findings, observations, and recommendations.
•    Demonstrative engaged leadership style requiring the ability to actively listen, coach, empathetically understand and provide competent, confident direction to health and safety team and various stakeholders throughout the company.
•    Exceptional facilitation capability to manage strong, unique and diverse opinions and create space for collaborative dialogue which results in aligned path forward.
•    Strong regulatory interpretation and practical risk-based application skills.
•    Must maintain a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) card in good standing.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Education, Training and Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in health & safety or other science related discipline. Additional education or professional certification, such as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) or master’s degree in a health and safety or other similar discipline is valuable. Maintain valid certifications and training required to support job functions as applicable.  

Experience: Approximately ten or more (10+) years in health and safety focused roles with demonstrated increasing responsibility of people teams and health and safety programs. Results driven focus on achieving business valued deliverables and developing high performing teams in an LNG, hydrocarbon refining or petrochemical infrastructure facility(ies) is required. Involvement in emergency response teams and process safety management systems is valued.  

DIRECT REPORTS
1+ and may include oversight of 3rd party contractor personnel and/or contingent workers.

FREEDOM TO ACT
The Manager, Health and Safety has a high degree of aptitude in their field and requires minimal supervision.  This position will be empowered to recommend corrective actions or changes as needed and will document actions that may have violated company policy or laws and regulations pursuant to facility regulatory requirements, procedures, permits, or authorizations.

WORK CONDITIONS 
•    Periodic travel as business requires.  
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often required to stand, walk, sit, climb stairs, work at height above ground on stairs and catwalks, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk or hear, smell, type and write. 
•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee will work indoors, outdoors, and be exposed to year-around weather conditions in an industrial environment.
•    Subject to drug and alcohol testing, per applicable federal regulations or as required by Cheniere.

ADA JOB REQUIREMENTS
Reasonable accommodations will be made to ensure that the essential functions of the job can be performed and not hinder the employee's performance due to physical or mental disability.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Cheniere Energy is an equal opportunity workplace. All employment decisions are made without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation if requested for disabilities or religious beliefs and practices.
 

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