Expert HSSE Culture

Position Overview

We are seeking a dedicated Expert in HSSE Culture to join on a contract basis for a two-year term, located in Oman. This role involves leading the development and enhancement of the company's safety culture, driving leadership engagement, and fostering a proactive safety environment throughout the organization. Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply as part of our commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive Safety Culture framework within the organization.
• Coach leaders and supervisors to demonstrate visible safety leadership.
• Facilitate safety leadership activities such as safety walks and engagements.
• Promote accountability and ownership of safety at all organizational levels.
• Conduct safety culture assessments through surveys, interviews, and focus groups.
• Analyze safety performance metrics, including leading and lagging indicators.
• Identify cultural gaps, trends, and high-risk behaviors impacting safety.
• Benchmark safety culture maturity against industry best practices.
• Design and implement change management programs to enhance safety culture.
• Lead initiatives that drive workforce engagement and frontline participation in safety.
• Encourage open reporting and learning from safety incidents.
• Create and deliver training on safety culture, human factors, and leadership.
• Integrate safety culture principles into onboarding processes and competency frameworks.
• Support alignment of contractor safety culture with company standards.
• Mentor HSSE teams in behavioral safety techniques.
• Assist incident investigations emphasizing human and organizational factors.
• Contribute expert advice to HSSE policies, standards, and strategies.
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness and progress of safety culture initiatives to leadership.
• Collaborate with executive leadership, asset and project teams, HSSE managers, operations, maintenance teams, contractors, and business partners.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Safety, Psychology, or a closely related field.
• Advanced degrees or professional certifications in relevant areas are preferred.
• 8 to 10 years of HSSE experience within oil & gas, energy, chemical, or heavy industry sectors.

About the Employer

Established in 1987, Orion Group stands as one of the world's foremost independent global recruitment firms, operating across more than 68 countries. With 200 staff members in 24 offices, services include Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning, and Materials Management. Our recruitment covers Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific, and Skilled Trades disciplines across industries such as Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Power & Utilities, Construction & Infrastructure, Manufacturing, and Renewables.