Director - Health, Safety & Risk

SSR Mining Inc.•Denver, CO

About The Position

This position supports the VP, Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability in the development and implementation of the safety, health, security and risk management strategic plan aimed at achieving SSR Mining’s value of ‘Safety first, always’. This role will manage key management systems and provide information and recommendations that support the continuous management of risks and their controls within SSR Mining.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) in safety, health, risk management, or related field
Ability to travel internationally and work at altitude (14,000 ft+). Medical verification required
Expected range of regular travel: 30% - 40%
Ability to communicate and interact effectively with site and corporate personnel
Able to develop corrective actions, and provide consultation to address complex company problems/issues that lack precedent and require advanced technical skills and knowledge to resolve
Able to work independently, facilitate teams and under a flexible work schedule when required
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to conduct detailed analysis using database and raw safety and health data sources
Ability to build effective relationships across all levels of the company
Ability to work with relational databases, software systems and O365 (Excel, Word, SharePoint, Power BI)
Ability to demonstrate commitment to a culture that values and manages to safety excellence

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree (MA/MS) in health & safety management, risk management, mining engineering, or related discipline and assets preferred
Direct experience working in a mining organization
Knowledge of contemporary mining health, safety and risk management systems and practices
Work history that includes experience with a multinational mining company and the ISOMETRIX software platform preferred
CMSP, CSP, CRSP, CIH, ROH, designation desirable

Responsibilities

Sets the strategy for SSR Mining’s safety, health, risk, and management systems and is accountable for the implementation of the strategic plan
Manage development, implementation and ongoing improvement of safety and health management systems and procedures globally
Sets standards for risk assessments and facilitates risk assessments through common risk assessment techniques, e.g., bow tie analysis, HAZOP, LOPA, job safety analysis, field level risk assessment, etc.
Manages development implementation and ongoing improvement of health, safety and risk information management systems globally
Manages the corporate health, safety and risk audits/assessments program
Develops and facilitates training and educational programs
Develops analysis and reports trends on health, safety and risk management data
Provides on-site safety and health management support at operating assets and projects
Provides incident investigation and root cause analysis oversight and support
Develop various safety and health related reports and ensure appropriate distribution and feedback