Health, Safety, and Environment Lead

Summary

Join KoBold Metals as their HSE Lead and provide health, safety, and environment program leadership. You will design, implement, and maintain the company's HSE management system, ensuring compliance in all operating jurisdictions. Responsibilities include leading safety meetings, providing safety expertise to project teams, conducting risk assessments, and investigating incidents. The ideal candidate will have at least 5 years of relevant experience in construction, oil and gas, or mineral exploration, along with a diploma or degree in occupational health and safety or a relevant HSE designation. The role requires strong analytical skills, the ability to facilitate safety training, and a willingness to travel to remote work sites. KoBold Metals offers a competitive salary and a remote work option.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of recent, related experience including construction, oil and gas or mineral exploration, mining or related field experience, supplemented by a diploma in occupational health and safety or relevant university degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience
• Demonstrate understanding of HSE issues and risks in mineral exploration and knowledge of health and safety legislation, regulations, policies and practices

Responsibilities

• Help design and cultivate a behavior-based HSE culture in the company
• Design, implement and maintain the company HSE Management System. Ensure that standard work procedures and systems are developed, implemented, understood and monitored
• Ensure that incidents are reported, recorded, and translated into system or behavioral improvements
• Ensure that all team members are adequately trained in HSE standards and requirements to properly complete work
• Attend and lead safety/toolbox meetings and communicate expectations with a focus on continued improvement of the HSE Management System and to address team member concerns
• Provide a high level of safety expertise, coaching and leadership to project leaders and contracted work force leaders
• Lead HSE initiatives and continuous improvement plans, including transparent HSE KPIs and statistics in a dashboard or similar format
• Develop reports on compliance, improvement, and workforce engagement
• Participate in operational and major hazard risk assessments and audit activities
• Lead incident investigation teams and ensure that reporting is completed
• Travel to remote work sites as required

Preferred Qualifications

• A designation or eligibility as a credentialed HSE professional such as a Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Certified Safety Professional (CSP), or Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician (OHST)
• Considerable experience implementing and supporting safety programs, workplace inspections, audits and incident investigations (using Taproot, ICAM, ICS or similar programs)
• Wilderness first aid certification
• Ability to guide supervisory staff on safety matters through active listening and transparent communication
• Strong analytical and research skills and a high degree of integrity and professionalism
• Can facilitate in-house safety training. (WHIMIS, TDG, Bear Aware)
• Sound knowledge and ability to interpret and apply relevant regulations and legislation such as workers compensation, occupational health, emergency response, and environmental protection
• Ability and availability to travel to remote work sites as required. Multiple trips of a week or more are expected during each calendar year

Benefits

• Remote work
• US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $125,000-$165,000 usd