Senior Executive – HSSE & Operations | Enterprise Risk & Cultural Transformation

Professional Overview

This seasoned Senior Executive brings over 25 years of distinguished international leadership across oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, and infrastructure sectors. With an engineering foundation and a commitment to operational excellence, this leader has a proven track record of aligning HSSE and operational risk strategies with broader enterprise objectives to deliver sustainable performance. By integrating process safety, Human and Organisational Performance (HOP), and digital enablement, this executive consistently reduces high-potential events while strengthening business continuity and regulatory compliance.

Background & Core Expertise

The candidate offers a deep and sophisticated understanding of global industry standards, serving as a trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, and regulatory bodies. Expertise spans several critical domains:

• Enterprise HSSE Strategy: Development of board-level governance frameworks and integrated management systems (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001) that enhance audit readiness and operational consistency.
• Safety Culture Transformation: Implementation of generative safety culture roadmaps, utilising HOP principles to move beyond traditional compliance toward proactive, learning-based organisational performance.
• Process Safety & Risk Management: Advanced competency in major accident risk, asset integrity, and safety-in-design, reducing downtime and lifecycle costs across capital-intensive projects.
• Digital Transformation: Adoption of predictive risk tools, AI-enabled safety platforms, and data-driven dashboards to improve leading indicators and executive decision-making.

Career Goals

The objective is to leverage extensive experience in high-complexity environments to drive strategic value as a senior leader. This professional seeks to:

• Influence organisational resilience through robust governance and cultural shift programs.
• Lead large-scale operational transformations that safeguard license to operate while driving bottom-line efficiency.
• Utilise deep technical expertise in risk management to mentor high-performing teams and develop regional leadership capability.
• Integrate emerging technologies to foster innovation in predictive maintenance and real-time safety interventions.

Location and Availability

• Vic based preferably, however locate anywhere in Aus.
• Successful history of managing regional operations across Australia, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa.
• Open to regional and international travel as required by the business.
• Ready to engage with organisations requiring high-level strategic intervention, corporate governance reform, or complex project safety oversight.

We invite interested parties to initiate a discussion regarding how this extensive expertise can be utilised to bolster the strategic HSSE and operational maturity of your organisation. Immediate action is recommended to align this caliber of leadership with your long-term operational targets and project requirements.