Coordinator, Health, Safety, & Environmental

Plains Marketing•Houston, TX

About The Position

Plains is seeking a Coordinator, Health, Safety, & Environmental to support incident investigations, event management, organizational learning, and related HSE processes. The role leads and coordinates the High Risk Potential Process (HRPP), provides functional support for HSE incident management in Maximo, and contributes to release reviews, regulatory reporting, audits, and HSE communications. The coordinator works with HSE, Operations, Legal, Training, leadership, and other stakeholders to document events accurately, identify trends and improvement opportunities, and communicate practical lessons across the organization. The position requires experience in HSE programs, particularly incident management, investigations, or operational safety. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline is preferred, though equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and relevant experience may be considered. Candidates should have strong investigative, analytical, communication, facilitation, and records-management capabilities. The position requires cleared criminal history, satisfactory reference checks, compliance with the company’s drug and alcohol policy including pre-employment testing, and U.S. work authorization for the duration of employment. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Experience in Health, Safety, and Environmental programs, particularly incident management, investigations, or operational safety.
Demonstrated experience conducting or facilitating incident investigations and root cause analyses.
Experience analyzing HSE performance metrics, incident trends, and corrective-action data.
Experience developing and delivering HSE training to field and leadership audiences.
Experience collaborating with Operations, HSE, Training, and other cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong incident investigation and root cause analysis capabilities, including objective evaluation of complex events and effective investigative questioning.
Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including ability to recognize systemic and organizational contributors to incidents.
Knowledge of incident classification, risk ranking, corrective-action management, and organizational learning principles.
Strong data-quality and records-management discipline and ability to analyze HSE metrics and identify meaningful trends.
Strong written communication skills for investigation reports, Lessons Learned Bulletins, HSE Bulletins, and HSE Alerts.
Strong presentation, facilitation, and training skills; ability to work effectively with field employees, Operations leaders, HSE professionals, and senior leadership.
Ability to manage multiple investigations, projects, and recurring program responsibilities simultaneously, with attention to detail and follow-through.
Ability to appropriately handle sensitive, confidential, and legally significant information.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and applicable incident-management systems.
Successful HSE representation in Incident Management Convergence and Mobility initiatives.
Cleared criminal history and satisfactory reference checks.
Compliance with the company’s drug and alcohol policy, including pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for the duration of employment; employment-based visa sponsorship is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, Industrial Technology, or a related discipline.
Experience with incident-management or enterprise asset-management systems such as Maximo.
Working knowledge of Maximo and CauseLink.

Responsibilities

Lead, facilitate, and support incident investigations, determining appropriate scope based on event nature, severity, and potential significance.
Conduct preliminary information gathering and support documentation preservation or legal-hold activities when required.
Coordinate with HSE, Operations, Legal, and other stakeholders during investigations; maintain accurate investigation records and monitor investigation and corrective-action quality and timeliness.
Coordinate with third-party investigators when necessary.
Lead the High Risk Potential Process (HRPP) and promote consistent event identification, evaluation, review, and organizational learning.
Facilitate monthly HRPP meetings with HSE and Operations and quarterly meetings with Leadership.
Develop quarterly HRPP Lessons Learned Bulletins and maintain the HRPP Annual Book.
Partner with Training to develop HRPP training sessions and supporting materials.
Provide functional support and subject matter expertise for HSE incident management processes within Maximo.
Conduct field visits and Microsoft Teams training related to incident management; coach and train field personnel on documenting HIDs, Near Misses, and Incidents in Maximo.
Review incident-management entries daily for data quality, completeness, timeliness, and compliance with requirements.
Participate in release-review meetings, evaluate event information and classification, and update Maximo records as needed.
Ensure applicable 7000.1 and 7000.2 documentation aligns with Maximo records; determine whether events warrant investigation by the HSE investigation team.
Work with Operations and HSE stakeholders to resolve event-information or documentation discrepancies.
Support U.S. RIMS reporting and related incident-management requirements, validating incident information with stakeholders before reporting.
Support audits, assurance activities, and management reviews related to incident management and investigations.
Develop and distribute Lessons Learned Bulletins, HSE Bulletins, and HSE Alerts based on investigations, significant events, trends, and organizational learning.
Validate technical content with subject matter experts and stakeholders, translate investigation findings into practical learning, and maintain the quality and consistency of HSE communications.