Senior Manager HSES
2026-03-21T12:19:58+00:00
McDermott
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FULL_TIME
Buliisa
Uganda
00256
Uganda
Engineering
Management, Business Operations, Energy & Mining, Construction
2026-04-03T17:00:00+00:00
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About Us
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, weâve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Job Overview:
The Senior Manager HSES manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities, and allocates appropriate resources. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and must be able to apply an understanding of the industry to improve effectiveness, provide guidance, and influence processes and policies for the HSES discipline as well as identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems that impact effectiveness
Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the project HSE management system in the transition from construction to commissioning in accordance with regulatory and client requirements
Support the Development and management of HSES budgets, staffing requirements, and look-ahead schedules
Manage HSES compliance strategy, business continuity and contingency planning
Oversee HSES effectiveness, strategies, and improvement programs
Ensure that all HSES functional personnel are performing as required
Lead or participate as SME in incident investigations and reporting of HSE incidents, undertake RCAs, assess risks, and oversee implementation of corrective & preventative actions
Maintain statistics and metrics, determine performance trends, identify remedial measures and prepare regular reports
Prepare HSES audit plans and conduct internal audits
Facilitate HAZIDs and other risk reviews as required
Ensure that the performance of all subcontractors is monitored and evaluated
Provide HSES input to Management of Changes (MOCs) and Lessons Learned
Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all project and MDR policies and procedures
Provide Assurance to the QHSES Function that suitable processes are in place to demonstrate compliance
Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all relevant project and MDR policies and procedures
Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory HSES training by themselves and their teams
Act as interface to the client on all HSES related issues
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in HSES related fieldâ¯10 + years years of HSE experience within the Energy Industry
NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
Trained and experienced ISO standards lead auditor (9001, 14001 or 45001)
Maintain key competencies associated with the HSES function
Ability to work as a team member as well as act as a team leader
Have wide experience with technical activities, including on and offshore operations
Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
Computer literate in Microsoft programs:â¯Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project
Be conversant with local and international HSEs laws, and regulations, and norms
- Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the project HSE management system in the transition from construction to commissioning in accordance with regulatory and client requirements
- Support the Development and management of HSES budgets, staffing requirements, and look-ahead schedules
- Manage HSES compliance strategy, business continuity and contingency planning
- Oversee HSES effectiveness, strategies, and improvement programs
- Ensure that all HSES functional personnel are performing as required
- Lead or participate as SME in incident investigations and reporting of HSE incidents, undertake RCAs, assess risks, and oversee implementation of corrective & preventative actions
- Maintain statistics and metrics, determine performance trends, identify remedial measures and prepare regular reports
- Prepare HSES audit plans and conduct internal audits
- Facilitate HAZIDs and other risk reviews as required
- Ensure that the performance of all subcontractors is monitored and evaluated
- Provide HSES input to Management of Changes (MOCs) and Lessons Learned
- Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all project and MDR policies and procedures
- Provide Assurance to the QHSES Function that suitable processes are in place to demonstrate compliance
- Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all relevant project and MDR policies and procedures
- Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory HSES training by themselves and their teams
- Act as interface to the client on all HSES related issues
- Ability to work as a team member as well as act as a team leader
- Wide experience with technical activities, including on and offshore operations
- Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
- Computer literate in Microsoft programs: Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project
- Conversant with local and international HSEs laws, and regulations, and norms
- Degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in HSES related field
- NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
- Trained and experienced ISO standards lead auditor (9001, 14001 or 45001)
- Maintain key competencies associated with the HSES function
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Vacancy title:
Senior Manager HSES
Jobs at:
McDermott
Deadline of this Job:
Friday, April 3 2026
Duty Station:
Buliisa | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Saturday, March 21 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
JOB DETAILS:
About Us
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, weâve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Job Overview:
The Senior Manager HSES manages multiple related teams, sets organizational priorities, and allocates appropriate resources. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and must be able to apply an understanding of the industry to improve effectiveness, provide guidance, and influence processes and policies for the HSES discipline as well as identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems that impact effectiveness
Responsibilities
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Develop, implement, maintain, and improve the project HSE management system in the transition from construction to commissioning in accordance with regulatory and client requirements
Support the Development and management of HSES budgets, staffing requirements, and look-ahead schedules
Manage HSES compliance strategy, business continuity and contingency planning
Oversee HSES effectiveness, strategies, and improvement programs
Ensure that all HSES functional personnel are performing as required
Lead or participate as SME in incident investigations and reporting of HSE incidents, undertake RCAs, assess risks, and oversee implementation of corrective & preventative actions
Maintain statistics and metrics, determine performance trends, identify remedial measures and prepare regular reports
Prepare HSES audit plans and conduct internal audits
Facilitate HAZIDs and other risk reviews as required
Ensure that the performance of all subcontractors is monitored and evaluated
Provide HSES input to Management of Changes (MOCs) and Lessons Learned
Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all project and MDR policies and procedures
Provide Assurance to the QHSES Function that suitable processes are in place to demonstrate compliance
Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all relevant project and MDR policies and procedures
Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory HSES training by themselves and their teams
Act as interface to the client on all HSES related issues
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Degree (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in HSES related fieldâ¯10 + years years of HSE experience within the Energy Industry
NEBOSH Diploma or equivalent
Trained and experienced ISO standards lead auditor (9001, 14001 or 45001)
Maintain key competencies associated with the HSES function
Ability to work as a team member as well as act as a team leader
Have wide experience with technical activities, including on and offshore operations
Communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
Computer literate in Microsoft programs:â¯Word, Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Project
Be conversant with local and international HSEs laws, and regulations, and norms
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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