Global QHSE Lead Auditor

EnerMech • Houston, TX

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About The Position

The Global QHSE Lead Auditor provides independent, risk-based audit and assurance across EnerMech’s global operations, projects, functions, and management system. Reporting to the Global Head of QHSSE Systems & Assurance, the role leads and conducts enterprise, cross-regional, and higher-risk assurance activities to determine whether QHSSE controls are appropriately designed, implemented in practice, and effective in managing material risk.

The role goes beyond checklist auditing and procedural compliance. It examines work as performed, tests critical controls, assesses management-system effectiveness, identifies systemic weaknesses and weak signals, and produces clear, evidence-based findings to enable accountable leaders to improve.

The role also strengthens audit capability across the global QHSSE function by establishing high standards for audit planning, evidence, interviewing, finding quality, corrective-action verification, and auditor competence. Independence, professional judgment, and the ability to constructively challenge senior leaders are fundamental to the position.

The role requires willingness to travel approximately 40–60% of the time, including significant international travel, and to travel offshore when required and subject to appropriate medical, competency, and training requirements. The role involves working in industrial environments and complying with applicable site-access, PPE, and operational requirements. Support for significant assurance, certification, event-related, or executive review activities outside normal working hours may be necessary.

Requirements

• Recognized QHSE, Quality, engineering, risk, auditing, or management-systems qualification appropriate to the role.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant QHSE, Quality, operational-risk, management-systems, or assurance experience within complex or higher-risk industries.
• Minimum 5 years of practical audit and assurance experience, including leading audits or multi-discipline assurance activities.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001.
• Recognized Lead Auditor qualification in at least one relevant ISO management-system standard, with strong working knowledge across the integrated standards.
• Ability to plan and execute risk-based audits, gather evidence, interview personnel, evaluate control effectiveness, and write high-quality findings.
• Experience evaluating corrective actions, root causes, and the effectiveness of implemented improvements.
• Strong written communication and report-writing capability.
• Ability to constructively challenge operational and senior leaders while maintaining professional independence.
• Ability to work effectively across cultures, jurisdictions, and business environments.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 40–60% of the time, including significant international travel.
• Ability and willingness to travel offshore when required, subject to appropriate medical, competency, and training requirements.
• Ability to work in industrial environments and comply with applicable site-access, PPE, and operational requirements.
• Ability to support significant assurance, certification, event-related, or executive review activities outside normal working hours when necessary.
• Ability to conduct assurance across different cultures, languages, jurisdictions, and regulatory environments, using appropriate interpreter or specialist support where necessary.

Nice To Haves

• Lead Auditor qualification across ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and/or ISO 45001.
• Degree or higher professional qualification in QHSE, Quality, Engineering, Environmental Science, Risk Management, or a related discipline.
• Chartered or equivalent professional QHSE or Quality membership.
• Formal investigation, root-cause analysis, Learning Team, or critical-control verification training.
• Experience in energy, oil and gas, industrial services, offshore, or comparable high-hazard industries.
• Experience conducting cross-regional, enterprise-level, supplier, or project assurance.
• Experience supporting certification-body, client, or regulatory audits.
• Strong data-analysis capability using QHSSE systems of record and assurance information.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct enterprise, cross-regional, and higher-risk audit and assurance activities across global operations, projects, functions, and the management system.
• Determine whether QHSSE controls are appropriately designed, implemented in practice, and effective in managing material risk.
• Examine work as performed, test critical controls, and assess management-system effectiveness.
• Identify systemic weaknesses and weak signals, and produce clear, evidence-based findings that enable accountable leaders to improve.
• Establish high standards for audit planning, evidence, interviewing, finding quality, corrective-action verification, and auditor competence across the global QHSSE function.
• Evaluate corrective actions, root causes, and the effectiveness of implemented improvements.
• Conduct assurance across cultures, languages, jurisdictions, and regulatory environments, using interpreter or specialist support where necessary.
• Travel to EnerMech regions, projects, workshops, client locations, remote sites, and operational facilities as assurance priorities require.
• Travel offshore when required, subject to appropriate medical, competency, and training requirements.
• Support significant assurance, certification, event-related, or executive review activities outside normal working hours when necessary.

Benefits

• Collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.
• Professional development is encouraged.
• Opportunity to influence business strategy, develop long-term customer partnerships, and contribute to challenging energy and industrial projects.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed