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Requisition ID: 277542

• Relocation Authorized: National - Family

• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project

• Work Location: Melbourne, VIC

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Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations.

Core to Bechtel is our Vision, Values and Commitments . They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver. Learn more about our extraordinary teams building inspiring projects in our Impact Report .

Project Overview:

The Western Renewables Link Project (WRL) is the largest transmission build of its kind in more than three decades. WRL is a critical piece of transmission infrastructure required to deliver energy from wind and solar farms in Western Victoria to homes across the state and to the National Electricity Market.

Job Summary:

As an ES&H Manager you will be responsible for developing, integrating and implementation of all aspects of Ausnet project-related Environmental, Safety, and Health (ES&H) (including medical and industrial hygiene), processes, plans, procedures, systems, methods and policies critical to the success of ES&H.

You will ensure that complex requirements are properly interpreted by evaluating and applying appropriate ES&H principles and formulating scopes of work, plans, and methodologies suitable for achieving and maintaining compliance with ES&H requirements applicable to the assigned project, including risk management across the project sites.

Provides technical assistance and supervisory direction to other environmental, safety and/or health Ausnet project personnel. Identifies resources needed to implement the ES&H programs/plans.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and manages the ES&H programme for a specific project or facility

• Directs and provides functional leadership of construction safety, road safety, occupational health and wellbeing, training/competence, compliance/inspection, risk reduction, culture/behavioural and improvement activities across the Project.

• Leads a team and coordinates with the GBU ESH Manager in recruitment, policy administration, compensation administration, and employee development.

• Ensures that ES&H requirements are incorporated into all processes and procedures across the Project, including Human Resources, Contracts/Procurement, Engineering, and Construction.

• Ensures the ES&H compliance and inspections of project construction activities are conducted to meet contract commitments, and project level policies, procedures, and plans.

• Ensures the occupational health and wellbeing procedures, including camp/welfare facilities, immunizations, rescue, emergency transportation, and evacuation are compliant with local, international finance requirements and company standards.

• Ensures country, client and Bechtel ES&H standards are integrated into projects and facilities policies, processes and procedures.

• Advertises the project specific ES&H policies, systems, processes, procedures, and methods with stakeholders including Client representative and Contractors/Subcontractors.

• Manages project accident/incident investigations, document control and notifications (on and off project).

• Participates, as directed by the GBU ESH Manager and Legal and Risk Management, at hearings or litigations involving recent or past injuries, accidents or work-related illnesses that occurred on projects/facilities.

• Coordinates inspection tours of regulatory compliance officers who are auditing the project/facility for compliance with government ES&H requirements. Accompanies the compliance officer(s) during the audit; ensures that all inspection reports are prepared and retained for legal defense should litigation result.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) related to environmental sciences, field biology, or natural resources and 10-13 years of relevant experience or 14-17 years of relevant work experience

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of a field of environmental and/or safety engineering, process safety, health, or related discipline.

• Knowledge of ES&H sciences/engineering systems, principles, and methodologies.

• Experience in supervising all aspects of ES&H on projects or facilities.

• Knowledge of national and international ES&H laws/regulations and regulatory/resource agencies permitting processes and responsibilities, industry standards for ES&H compliance, and best management practices for minimizing potential ES&H impacts during project execution.

• Knowledge of engineering and construction systems, methods and work processes.

• Knowledge of construction planning, estimating, procedures, and execution.

• Experience in managing and/or providing technical oversight of ES&H contractors/subcontractors or consultants during construction.

• Knowledge of construction environmental issues, e.g., hazardous materials, waste management, erosion and sediment

• Knowledge of technical vocabularies and terminology common to industrial hygiene, health physics, safety engineering, and environmental compliance.

• Experience in implementing and managing ES&H training programs.

Total Rewards/Benefits

There are many reasons why choosing to join Bechtel is one of the best career decisions you will ever make. In addition to working with talented, dedicated people and having the opportunity to play an integral role in stimulating and challenging local and international projects, Bechtel is committed to offering you the benefits and resources to live a healthy life.

With a market aligned salary package and annual discretionary performance bonus scheme in place, employee wellbeing is also at the centre of our business - promoted through our strong health and safety focus and private health cover including access to a leading employee assistance program.

Diverse teams build the extraordinary:

As a global company, Bechtel has long been home to a vibrant multitude of nationalities, cultures, ethnicities, and life experiences. This diversity has made us a more trusted partner, more effective problem solvers and innovators, and a more attractive destination for leading talent.

We are committed to being a company where every colleague feels that they belong-where colleagues feel part of "One Team," respected and rewarded for what they bring, supported in pursuing their goals, invested in our values and purpose, and treated equitably. Click here to learn more about the people who power our legacy.

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Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through five global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals; and Manufacturing & Technology. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.

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