Senior Contracts Manager
ERM
Occupational Health & Safety Programs Manager
Western Midstream
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: The Woodlands • Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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SeniorLead
About the role
- Develops and drives corporate Occupational Safety & Health programs in coordination with Operations, Planning & Execution, and HSE&S leadership.
- Fosters a culture of prevention and accountability, embedding safety values across the organization.
- Ensures the OS&H team is a trusted partner to other business functions, aligning safety with operational and corporate objectives.
- Develops and maintains corporate OS&H standards and policies that drive both compliance and performance excellence.
- Builds a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing OS&H team, ensuring succession planning and leadership development are in place.
- Supports internal audit processes to monitor compliance with regulatory and internal requirements, ensuring findings translate into meaningful improvements.
- Leverages emerging practices and technologies to elevate performance, while ensuring consistent application of existing requirements.
- Builds compelling business cases for new safety initiatives and applies strong project management skills to drive initiatives from concept to completion.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; safety, environmental science, industrial hygiene, or related field preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of progressive leadership experience with a proven track record of driving HSE performance improvement.
- Experience leading at the site, multi-site, regional, and corporate levels.
- Oil & gas or related industry experience strongly preferred.
- Direct experience supporting industrial operations in the field.
- Expertise in developing, implementing, and auditing corporate-level standards and policies.
- Strong ability to develop business cases and apply project management discipline to successfully deliver initiatives from strategy to execution.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and deliver executive-level reports and presentations on complex issues and strategic decisions.
- Exceptional influential leadership and communication skills, with the ability to motivate, inspire, and guide teams.
- Strong knowledge of Occupational Safety & Health regulations, standards, and best practices.
- Ability to prioritize effectively, build strong relationships, and develop top talent.
- Demonstrated capacity to model WES Core Values: Servant Leadership, Empowerment, Customer Focus, Belief in Each Other, Positive Work Environment, and Integrity.
- Certification/Licenses Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent preferred.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Paid time off
- Hybrid work schedule
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Occupational Safety & Health programsHSE performance improvementdeveloping corporate-level standardsauditing corporate-level policiesproject managementbusiness case developmentregulatory compliancesafety initiativesinternal audit processesemerging practices and technologies
Soft skills
influential leadershipcommunication skillsrelationship buildingteam motivationstrategic decision makingsuccession planningcollaborationaccountabilityprevention culturetalent development
Certifications
Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
