Manager Health, Risk & Safety

Company Description

Midana Exploration Company (MEC) is a resource exploration and development company and a subsidiary of Australia’s leading private mining enterprise, Hancock Prospecting. Operating at the forefront of the Middle East’s rapidly expanding mining sector, MEC is dedicated to unlocking the vast mineral potential of the highly prospective Arabian-Nubian Shield.Our core focus is to rapidly and safely transition high-potential exploration targets into world-class operational mining assets. We achieve this by combining Hancock Prospecting’s demonstrated track record in exploration, mega-project delivery, technology, and operational excellence with deep local partnerships. Through our landmark joint ventures with highly regarded Saudi resource companies, and our own targeted exploration prospects, we are developing a new benchmark for resource development while also actively contributing to the development of the resource sector in Saudi.Role Description:The Manager Health, Safety & Risk is responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining Midana Exploration Company’s (MEC) enterprise risk management, health and safety, operational risk, major hazard, crisis and emergency management frameworks as the Company develops its exploration, project and future operating activities in KSA.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Risk Management & GovernanceDevelop, implement and maintain MEC’s enterprise risk management (ERM) framework, policy, standards, risk appetite/tolerance approach, governance processes and enterprise risk register, appropriate to a growing mining company.Establish consistent risk identification, assessment, treatment, escalation, monitoring and reporting processes across strategic, financial, operational, project, regulatory, HSE and other material business risks, including processes for identifying and escalating emerging risks and changes in the Company’s risk profile.Facilitate executive and functional risk reviews; provide clear risk reporting, trend analysis and material risk advice to the CEO, leadership team and relevant governance forums.Establish assurance, action tracking and records processes that demonstrate effective implementation and continuous improvement of risk controls.Health & Safety ManagementDevelop, implement and maintain MEC’s health and safety management system, policies, standards, procedures and assurance processes for corporate, exploration, project, field and future operating activities.Provide leadership and technical advice on legal & other H&S obligations, contractor management, occ. health, field safety, training, competency & safety performanceDevelop, implement and maintain MEC’s incident management framework and processes, including notification, classification, escalation, investigation, regulatory reporting, corrective actions, lessons learned and verification of action effectiveness. Lead or provide oversight of investigations into significant and high-potential incidents and ensure material events are appropriately communicated and escalated to MEC leadership, JV partners and HPPL, as applicable.Establish practical leading and lagging performance measures, inspection and audit programs, corrective action processes and management reporting.Promote visible leadership, workforce engagement, learning and a culture in which hazards are identified, concerns raised, & work stopped when controls are not effective.Operational Risk & Major HazardsEstablish and maintain an operational risk management process focused on credible major hazard and material unwanted event scenarios across exploration, studies, projects and future mining operations.Lead or coordinate structured hazard and risk assessments, including bowtie or equivalent critical control analysis, and establish clear critical control ownership, performance requirements, verification and assurance arrangements.Ensure major hazard risks are considered through study, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations and management of change, with emphasis on eliminating or reducing risk through effective higher-order and engineered controls where reasonably practicable.Provide independent challenge and advice on significant operational risk decisions and escalate material control weaknesses or unacceptable exposures to the CEO.Crisis & Emergency ManagementDevelop, implement, test and maintain MEC’s crisis management and emergency management framework, including corporate crisis arrangements, site emergency response requirements, escalation protocols, communications, business continuity and recovery interfaces.Ensure emergency arrangements reflect remote exploration and project environments and foreseeable events including medical emergencies, fire, vehicle incidents, severe weather, security events and major operational incidents.Establish arrangements for the identification, assessment, monitoring and management of geopolitical and security-related crises that could affect MEC personnel, operations, travel, supply chains or business continuity, including regional conflict, civil or political instability, terrorism or security threats, disruption to critical infrastructure and transportation, and restrictions on movement or access.Develop and maintain appropriate crisis response, personnel accountability, travel/security escalation, shelter-in-place, relocation and evacuation arrangements for significant geopolitical or security events, working with MEC leadership, JV partners, HPPL and relevant government, security and specialist service providers as appropriate.Establish exercise, drill, training, equipment-readiness, lessons-learned and improvement programs covering credible emergency and crisis scenarios, including significant geopolitical and security events, and coordinate interfaces with JV partners, contractors, emergency services and relevant authorities.Provide leadership and specialist support during significant incidents, emergencies and crises, including crisis coordination, notification, escalation, executive decision support, communications, transition to investigation, recovery and post-event review activities.JV, Regulatory & Corporate AlignmentRepresent MEC’s health, safety and risk interests with selected JVs and on relevant steering committees; work collaboratively with JV operators to agree practical standards, reporting, assurance and escalation arrangements.Engage with Saudi regulators, ministries and other authorities on health, safety, risk and emergency management matters, supporting permits, submissions, inspections, reporting and regulatory compliance as required.Ensure MEC systems and activities align, where applicable, with Hancock Prospecting group HSEC, risk, governance and corporate requirements while remaining fit for MEC’s KSA context and JV obligations.Work with Studies & Projects, Exploration, External Affairs, Business Development and other functions to integrate H&S and risk requirements into business planning, project development, contracts, contractor selection and operational readiness.Support local capability development by building H&S and risk competency within MEC teams and relevant contractor/JV interfaces; undertake other duties and responsibilities as reasonably required from time to time.Experience:Minimum 15 years health, safety and risk experience, preferably in mining, minerals, exploration, major projects or other major-hazard industries with demonstrated experience developing, implementing and maintaining enterprise risk management and H&S management frameworks, systems and governance processes.Strong operational risk and major hazard experience, including structured risk assessment, identification and management of major hazard scenarios, critical control management and assurance of material controls with demonstrated experience leading and/or overseeing significant and high-potential incident investigations, including causal analysis, identification of systemic and organisational contributing factors, corrective action development and organisational learning.Demonstrated experience developing, exercising and leading crisis and emergency management arrangements, including response to operational, security and/or geopolitical events in remote, &/or international environments.Experience working with JVs, contractors, senior executives and boards/governance forums, including influencing and establishing effective H&S and risk governance where operational control is shared or held by a partner.Experience engaging with regulators and government stakeholders. Experience operating within KSA, the Middle East or comparable international mining/resources environments is beneficial but not required.

Qualifications

Graduate Diploma or higher qualification in Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, Engineering, Science, Business, Management or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of relevant tertiary qualifications and substantial senior-level professional experience.Formal training and/or demonstrated professional competency in enterprise risk management, operational risk and major hazard management, critical control management, significant incident investigation, and crisis and emergency management. Valid KSA driving license (or ability to obtain).Demonstrated continuing professional development across relevant health, safety and risk disciplines.Work Location:The role is primarily based in Midana Exploration Company’s office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Requires regular travel to remote exploration areas, active project sites and future operating locations across KSA.Flexibility is essential to work effectively between a corporate office environment and rugged, remote field settings and to respond to significant incidents, emergencies or crises when required.