Director Process Risk Management

Oxychem Corporation•Dallas, TX

22h

About The Position

OxyChem is a growing, action-oriented, safety driven chemical manufacturing company focused on environmental protection. A Berkshire Hathaway company, OxyChem is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America, supporting critical applications in various industries. The company actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. OxyChem is committed to rewarding top performers, offering competitive pay and benefits, and providing career development opportunities. This Director role is accountable to Executive Management for leading and directing OxyChem’s Process Risk and Process Safety programs across the enterprise. The position involves setting strategic vision and goals, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing oversight and interpretation of corporate process risk, process safety, and physical security requirements. It leads the Process Risk Management organization, mentors risk professionals, oversees audits, data analytics, budgets, and security initiatives, and represents OxyChem within key industry and trade organizations to drive continuous improvement and industry leadership. The person in this role is responsible for all Process Risk Management Department activities, making day-to-day decisions on company policies and procedures, and engaging stakeholders and Executive Management as needed. The position requires in-depth knowledge of OxyChem process risk and process safety policies, applicable OSHA/EPA regulations, and a broad range of plant-level experience to guide Plant Process Risk Professionals. Knowledge of physical security regulations (TSA, DOT, USCG, CISA) is also necessary. The role demands adaptability to change and accountability for the process risk and process safety performance of the entire organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher is required
10+ years relevant experience in HES&S, Process Risk or related fields
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Strong data analysis, problem solving and analytical skills
Proven record of program development and implementation
Exhibit ability to work with all levels of organization and external customers
Excellent project management skills and the ability to work as part of a team in a bottom-line driven, fast-paced environment, juggling multiple projects with changing priorities and deadlines
Travel (approximately 35%) is required to any OxyChem facility
Must be able to interface with corporate and plant level HES&S and manufacturing management
Must exhibit leadership qualities and possess excellent written and verbal communications skills
High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
In-depth knowledge of OxyChem process risk and process safety policies and procedures and applicable OSHA/EPA regulations
Broad range of plant level experience is necessary to be able to provide sufficient guidance and direction to Plant Process Risk Professionals
Knowledge of applicable physical security regulations governed by TSA, DOT, USCG, CISA and how they relate to and impact OxyChem operations
Ability to quickly adjust to change within a dynamic organization
Accept accountability for the process risk and process safety performance of the entire organization

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to the organization in the identification, development and implementation of new directions and areas of focus to promote continuous improvement in the areas of process risk management
Provide technical guidance to site process risk professionals in handling plant process risk and process safety issues
Mentor process risk professionals assisting in their professional development and advancement within the organization
Maintain an awareness of new regulatory activity and assist the organization to take the necessary actions to maintain compliance
Participate in trade organizations and advocacy initiatives as required
Maintain Corporate Process Risk Management Procedures
Coordinate reviews of all Corporate Process Risk Management Procedures on a scheduled basis to ensure that procedures remain current
Identify the need for and coordinate the development of new Corporate Process Risk Management Procedures
Provide interpretive guidance to the organization as to the appropriate meaning and implementation of Corporate Process Risk Management Procedures
Maintain process risk and process safety data for the Corporation
Regularly report to the Corporation the status of process risk and process safety performance
Analyze the data to identify opportunities for improvement and assist in developing strategies and goals to attain such improvement
Assist in the evaluation of events to assure they are properly categorized within the Corporate system of metrics
Manage and ensure internal PSM/RMP compliance audits are conducted for affected OxyChem sites
Manage the Process Risk & Security budget consistent with the overall HES&S budget
Directly supervise the Chief Risk Engineer and Process Safety Management Manager positions and oversee the activities of those positions
Coordinate physical security activities and compliance
Direct plants in new security regulations, providing on-going regulatory direction/interpretation, tracking and reporting security incidents as required, coordinating regulatory visits/inspections, implementing and maintaining the Responsible Care Security Code requirements, providing advocacy input to trade organizations, and establishing and maintaining corporate OxyChem security measures
Coordinate with appropriate cyber, product, supply chain and transportation security
Represent OxyChem’s interests in Trade Organizations to provide leadership internally and externally to guide activities in these organizations to focus on areas of concern to the company and to assist the company in meeting our industry obligations