Chief Safety Officer
Core
Lead and coordinate safety management systems across surface and underground mining operations to ensure risk control, legal compliance, and safe operational performance.
Role type
Senior safety executive (Chief Safety Officer)
Builds
Safe production and operational delivery in mining environments
Domain
Mining industry + Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE)
Required skills
Safety management systems implementation, risk assessment and compliance, incident investigation and root cause analysis, audit and inspection programme leadership, regulatory knowledge (MHSA, OHSA), team leadership, stakeholder engagement, safety performance reporting
Preferred skills
Experience in surface and/or underground operations, SAMTRAC or COMSOC qualifications
Technologies
Safety reporting systems, performance management dashboards, audit documentation systems
Responsibilities
Lead implementation of integrated safety and health management systems; coordinate risk assessments across operational environments; lead investigation of serious and critical incidents; manage safety officers and drive safety culture; liaise with regulators and external stakeholders; develop preventive action plans to reduce incident recurrence.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities