Deputy HSE Manager

About us 

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions. 

Worley is seeking a practical, field-focused Deputy HSE Manager to support our Canada Construction business. This role acts as the second-in-command to the HSE Manager and helps translate HSE expectations into clear, disciplined execution across construction projects and active work fronts. You will work closely with project leaders, construction managers, supervisors, contractors and HSE Advisors to ensure work is planned, risks are understood, critical controls are verified, and teams have the support needed to deliver safely and effectively.
This role requires a strategic leader who can anticipate risk, influence project outcomes, build high-performing teams, and drive a proactive safety culture across multiple construction environments. The successful candidate will be agile, resilient, and motivated by continuous improvement, operational excellence, and visible field leadership.

Working Conditions

• Home Base Office: Calgary, Edmonton, or Red Deer, Alberta. 

• Regular travel to construction sites, fabrication yards, module yards and client-controlled worksites will be required.

• Work may include field-based assignments, rotational site support, office-based planning and project governance activities.

• The role requires comfort working in active construction environments, including outdoor conditions, industrial worksites and areas with active equipment and simultaneous operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day implementation of Worley and project HSE requirements across active construction work fronts.
• Partner with project and construction leadership to align HSE priorities with project execution, business objectives, and operational performance.
• Support construction readiness, including planning, risk review, mobilization, onboarding and workface preparation.
• Verify critical controls for higher-risk work, including permit-to-work, energy isolation, confined space, lifting and rigging, working at heights, excavation, hot work and mobile equipment.
• Support contractor HSE alignment, readiness reviews, field engagement, performance monitoring and action closeout.
• Lead or support incident response, investigation, reporting, corrective action development and lessons learned.
• Provide day-to-day direction to HSE Advisors and field HSE personnel.
• Support the development of future HSE leaders through mentoring, coaching and succession planning.
• Complete field inspections, assurance checks, site walks and leadership engagement activities to confirm controls are effective in practice.
• Prepare clear HSE reports, trend summaries, assurance updates and contractor performance information for project and HSE leadership.
   

You are an experienced, energetic and highly motivated HSE leader who thrives in dynamic construction environments. You combine field credibility with strategic thinking and are comfortable influencing decisions at all levels of an organization. You can rapidly assess changing situations, adapt priorities, and lead teams through complex challenges while maintaining a strong focus on safety, operational performance and continuous improvement. You balance coaching with accountability and understand how to support project delivery without compromising safety.

• Degree, diploma, certificate or equivalent qualification in occupational health and safety, environmental management, construction management, engineering or a related discipline; equivalent experience will be considered.

• Ideally 10 or more years of HSE experience, including construction, field execution, contractor management, supervisory or project experience.

• Experience supporting construction, fabrication, module yard, maintenance, turnaround, EPC, EPCM or industrial project environments.

• Professional designation or certification is preferred, such as CRSP, CSP, NCSO, CHSC, NEBOSH, ISO 45001/14001 auditor training, or regional equivalent.

• Strong knowledge of field risk management, contractor HSE management, control of work, incident investigation, assurance, emergency response, regulatory compliance and action closeout.

• Canadian construction experience and familiarity with provincial occupational health and safety requirements, alcohol and drug standards, short service worker processes and client-controlled worksites are preferred.

Skills and Behaviours

• Practical construction field leadership with the ability to influence safe work behaviours.
• Ability to build trust with supervisors, craft, contractors, clients and project leadership.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to balance immediate operational needs with long-term business objectives.
• Strong understanding of HSE systems, processes and tools, with the ability to coach others in their use.
• Ability to verify critical controls in the field and ask practical questions that test whether work is planned, understood and controlled.
• Clear communication skills, including reports, briefings, trend summaries and performance updates.
• Sound judgement and the ability to make timely decisions in changing or high-pressure construction environments.
• Agile and adaptable leader capable of responding effectively to changing project conditions and priorities.
• Commitment to Worley Life, visible leadership, learning from work and safe, sustainable execution.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection and innovation. We're building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and are heard.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here.

And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.