Job Description
About Newmont Founded in 1921, Newmont is one of the world’s leading gold producers—known for putting safety first and for creating an environment where people can do their best work. We embrace inclusion and diversity, invest in innovation, recognise high performance and build the next generation of leaders. Your impact Reporting to the Director, Health, Safety and Environment, in the permanent position of Lead, Health and Safety, you will play a pivotal role in shaping a safe, healthy and high-performing work environment by adapting and implementing industrial hygiene and safety programs that align with Newmont’s enterprise strategy, regulatory requirements and industry best practice. This is an opportunity to influence how safety is embedded across our remote Tanami mine operations by driving continuous improvement, strengthening our safety culture and ensuring our people and work environment are protected to the highest standard. As part of our team you will Lead the execution of audits, inspections, and verifications to identify hazards, ensure compliance, and drive corrective and preventive actions Analyse incidents, accidents, and near misses, ensuring high-quality root cause investigations are completed and effective strategies are implemented to prevent recurrence Analyse and interpret health and safety performance data (leading and lagging indicators) to identify trends, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities Provide technical support to operational teams on hazard identification, risk assessment, and the implementation of effective controls Support risk-based management of change processes to ensure health and safety risks are identified, assessed, and controlled prior to implementation Engage and collaborate with Lead Health and Safety peers to share learnings, solve common challenges, and drive continuous improvement in health and safety performance Lead the deployment of health and safety programs and build leadership capability to drive safe operational outcomes Lead, coach and develop a high performing Health and Safety team that consistently delivers against site and functional priorities and demonstrates accountability for the health and hygiene portfolio Lead industrial hygiene programs, including workplace and exposure monitoring, analysis of data, and implementation of effective mitigation measures Drive the effective implementation and continuous improvement of health and safety management systems, ensuring alignment with site, business unit and enterprise requirements, data integrity, compliance, and performance monitoring Establish and maintain a Health and Safety representative program and drive workforce engagement and participation in safety initiatives Monitor and support contractor health and safety performance, ensuring alignment with site standards and verification processes Maintain up-to-date knowledge of regulatory and legislative requirements and ensure compliance with site requirements Oversee the implementation of process safety risk management plans and controls Provide leadership support for the Medical and Emergency Response Officer portfolio during periods of absence and perform delegate on-site HSE leadership responsibilities as required
