Welcome to Newcrest!

Newcrest is one of the world's largest gold mining companies. As a global business, we aim to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe, valued, and supported to bring their whole unique self to work.

We recognise that our different backgrounds and perspectives help us find better ways to: solve problems; attract and retain the best people; explore, develop, and produce more gold safely and profitably; and help make Newcrest a better place to work.

The Opportunity:

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Principal - Health and Safety to join our Vancouver Regional Office.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership and support to ensure that Newcrest H&S Management System requirements are fully implemented within Western Canada operations and projects and assist Newcrest to become a recognised leader in H&S performance. As a subject matter expert in safety, occupation and Wellness you will facilitate the improvement across the region and for these areas in collaboration with the corporate team to realise continuous improvement in physical and psychological safety. This opportunity will assist with the Newcrest objective of zero life altering or fatal physical or mental injuries or occupational exposures.

Partner with senior management to lead the implementation of the Newcrest Health & Safety Management system, plans and programs to achieve Newcrest’s Health & Safety strategy

• Champion the Safety Transformation efforts across the region.
• Provide strategic planning input
• Gain support and buy-in from key stakeholders, particularly site GMs, management teams, and H&S teams
• With Site GM’s, guide the development of operational H&S plans and identify synergies to facilitate implementation
• Define actions necessary to correct deviations from plan
• Support implementation of region-wide safety improvement initiatives and projects.
• Provide a proactive and regular H&S communications process for internal and external stakeholders

Support Safety improvement plans and initiatives across the region to facilitate improved performance

• Implementation of agreed Safety plans across the region.
• Proactively identify Safety improvement opportunities, and initiative activities to capture opportunities and improvements

Maintain, improve and provide assurance over Newcrest H&S Management Systems

• Support the development of Standards, Guidelines, Procedures and other supporting materials.
• Support of reviews and consultation to ensure the HSE Management System elements are delivering business objectives.
• Suport assurance activities to confirm the effectiveness, rigour and adequacy of the safety elements of the HSE Management System.

Support the Newcrest Incident Management processes

• Provide guidance and support sites to correctly follow processes related to incident management and investigations.
• Provide feedback to site on investigation quality and timeliness of reporting.
• Proactively interrogate and report on incident trends and investigation quality, and implement actions arising.
• Perform incident investigations as required.
• Support and provide input into the review of Significant Potential Incidents

Report on H&S measures and statistics

• Analyse leading and lagging performance data and provide guidance on issues of concern, mitigating strategies and areas of excellence

Provide advice and recommendation on safety & health policy, legislative developments, and emerging best practice in the areas of Safety & Health.

• Monitor and report on developments in health & safety policy and models of practice, and legislative changes in relevant jurisdictions
• Identify and report on implications of proposed legislative changes to Newcrest’s business and that these are reflected in Health & Safety strategy development

Support leadership and behaviour-based safety programs

• Support the implementation of NewSafe and supporting behavioural and cultural improvement programs.
• Coach and support site H&S teams and leadership teams in leading safety culture.
• Monitor developments internally and externally and provide advice on continual improvement opportunities and good practice for improving safe working behaviours and safety culture

Champion Critical Control Management program

• Support the implementation and ongoing improvement of the Group Critical Control Management (CCM) program.
• Ensure CCM data is analysed and reported with the operations and regional leadership
• Provide technical coaching and mentoring for line leadership in conducting CCM activities in the field
• Monitor developments externally and provide advice on continual improvement opportunities and identified good practice.

Facilitate operational and major hazard risk assessments and audit activities

• On site facilitation of risk assessments and assurance activities.

Support Occupation Health and Wellness Programs

• Support the implementation of the regional and operations OH and Wellness programs
• Oversee the Return to Work (RTW) program
• Support the Medical Lead in delivery of Medical Services program

What we offer:

All our team members are rewarded with a host of great benefits, including:

• Extended Health and Dental benefits and insurance for eligible employees
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience, skills, and qualifications
• Ongoing training with continuous growth and development opportunities

About You:

The successful candidate will bring with them a post-graduate degree specializing in Health, Safety or a related discipline. A masters degree in Health and Safety field desirable.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Align leadership with values
• Communicate effectively
• Experience working at a remote work site is considered an asset
• Minimum of ten (10) years of technical experience in an equivalent level role at a large-scale operation mining operation, regional setting or a similar Senior HS role in a related industry
• Demonstrated experience in managing and leading a team/teams of professionals within a mid to large organization including management of a functional budget
• Significant knowledge and experience managing a broad range of Health and Safety activities
• Proven experience in developing and implementing process improvement and system optimisation strategies to deliver organizational efficiency

Our commitment to you:

At Newcrest, we hold core values that focus on caring about people, working together, and achieving a high-performance culture through innovation and problem solving.

Newcrest’s commitment to diversity and inclusion respects both the rights of every individual to work to their highest potential, free of discrimination, as well as the cultures, religions, and governing codes applicable to each country in which we operate.

Newcrest promotes a drug and alcohol free work environment through the use of mandatory pre-employment drug and alcohol testing.

Next Steps:

If you share our values and feel that you could make a meaningful difference in this role, submit your application online before the advertised application closing date.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR AN EXCITING NEW CHALLENGE, JOIN NEWCREST TODAY!