What You'll Do

Safety Leadership & Risk Management Provide leadership and strategic direction to support safe, reliable, and effective offshore operations. Promote visible safety leadership and workforce engagement to continuously improve operational and personal safety performance. Ensure operational risks are effectively identified, assessed, and controlled through robust risk management practices. Champion the effectiveness of critical risk controls and support barrier management activities associated with major accident hazards. Drive the implementation of learning from incidents, audits, inspections, and industry events to prevent recurrence and improve risk controls. Assurance & Compliance Provide technical leadership and guidance on compliance with HSSE standards, legislation, and regulatory obligations. Monitor HSSE performance indicators, identify trends, and provide insights to improve decision-making and operational performance. Act as a focal point for relevant HSSE requirements, ensuring standards remain current, implemented, and effectively assured. Continuous Improvement Embed Human and Organisational Performance (HOP) principles across the asset to strengthen learning, resilience, and operational excellence. Lead initiatives focused on reducing risk, simplifying processes, and improving the effectiveness of HSSE systems and work practices. Foster a culture that encourages reporting, learning, innovation, and continuous improvement. Drive improvements through the effective use of performance data, assurance findings, and operational insights. Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of HSSE professionals. Build HSSE capability across the asset by strengthening operational leadership skills, risk awareness, and understanding of safety requirements.



Promote a culture of trust, inclusion, accountability, and continuous development. Develop and maintain effective relationships with regulators, contractors, industry bodies, joint venture partners, and internal stakeholders. What You'll Bring

Demonstrated commitment to HSSE excellence and a strong personal commitment to care for people. Minimum 10 years' experience in HSSE leadership or a role with significant operational safety accountability within high-hazard industries such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Mining, Petrochemicals, or Heavy Industry. Proven experience supporting frontline operations and improving operational safety performance in complex operating environments. Strong knowledge of Safety Management Systems, operational risk management, assurance processes, and regulatory compliance requirements. Sound understanding of major accident hazard management, critical risk controls, and barrier management principles. Experience leading and developing teams while fostering a high-performance and inclusive culture. Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and operational teams to drive behavioural and organisational change. Strong analytical, systems-thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate insights into practical operational improvements. Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Engineering, Science, or a related discipline. Passion for operational excellence, simplification,



continuous improvement, and delivering sustainable HSSE outcomes.

What we offer

You bring your skills and experience to Shell and in return you work with talented, committed people on one of the most important challenges facing our planet. You’ll have the opportunity to develop the skills you need to grow in an environment where we value honesty, integrity, and respect for one another. You’ll be able to balance your priorities as you become the best version of yourself. Progress as a person as we work on the energy transition together. Continuously grow the transferable skills you need to get ahead. Work at the forefront of technology, trends, and practices. Collaborate with experienced colleagues with unique expertise. Achieve your balance in a values-led culture that encourages you to be the best version of yourself. Benefit from flexible

working hours
, and the possibility of remote/mobile working. Perform at your best with a competitive starting salary and annual performance-related salary increase – our pay and benefits packages are considered to be among the best in the world. Take advantage of paid parental leave, including for non-birthing parents. Join an organization working to become one of the most diverse and inclusive in the world. We strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientation, and life experiences to apply. Grow as you progress through diverse career opportunities in national and international teams. Gain access to a wide range of training and development programmes. Shell is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The successful candidate should be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident. Please note:

📌 Operational HSSE Lead (Canberra)
🏢 Shell
📍 Canberra