Director, Process Safety & Assurance

About the role

Aurecon is looking for a Director of Process Safety & Assurance to join its Process Safety Assurance team, based in Brisbane, Melbourne or Perth. The role plays a key part in shaping the growth and direction of the national practice, combining strategic leadership, client influence and knowledge of high-hazard industries to lead people, grow market presence and help clients solve complex safety, risk and assurance challenges.

Key responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Process Safety Assurance offering and help shape its growth
• Build trusted relationships with senior clients and use your network to identify, shape and convert new opportunities
• Lead and grow a collaborative, nationally connected team, providing mentoring and development opportunities
• Oversee complex client engagements and projects, bringing together the right capability for strong client outcomes
• Work with clients on their safety, risk, assurance and compliance challenges and connect them with the right expertise
• Lead winning strategies, proposals and client conversations in high-hazard and complex operating environments
• Collaborate across Aurecon to link Process Safety Assurance with opportunities across sectors, geographies and disciplines
• Strengthen Aurecon's market presence and support the growth of the Asset Performance and Assurance business

Required profile

• Significant leadership experience in consulting, engineering and/or advisory, or directly in high-hazard industry
• Ability to build senior client relationships and win work, backed by a strong professional network
• Understanding of how high-hazard industries manage safety, risk, assurance and compliance, without needing to be a specialist process safety practitioner
• Appreciation of safety across the whole asset lifecycle, from front-end design through operations to decommissioning
• Experience leading, mentoring and developing people, and overseeing complex projects or portfolios
• Relevant tertiary qualification in engineering, science, risk, safety or a related discipline
• Experience in oil and gas, power, resources, chemicals, petrochemicals, water, renewables, nuclear, infrastructure or other high-hazard sectors is highly regarded

Required skills

• Strong commercial and consulting acumen
• Communication, influencing and collaboration skills, including working across a geographically dispersed team

Aurecon welcomes applications for part-time or flexible working arrangements.