Senior Manager – Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

Manager, Health, Safety & Environment (HSE)

• Join the senior leadership team in an organization where safety is foundational and inclusion shapes how we work
• Grow your career with a global mining leader that invests in development, innovation, and long-term success
• This permanent, full-time, role is based in Kitimat, BC. The perfect place to live and work, combining the tranquility of a small community with an unrivaled love for the great outdoors.

About the role

Finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs.

We are looking for a Manager for the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Department at BC Works. This role will lead a diverse team of health and safety professionals, ensuring our programs are delivered effectively, meet all regulatory requirements, and continue to evolve with our business. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will also champion the cultural transformation that is shaping the future of HSE on-site.

This is a great opportunity for a collaborative and dynamic leader who is deeply passionate about driving cultural change, coaching individuals, and enhancing capabilities within both the operational and HSE risk management teams.

We are an open, connected global team that includes some of the industry’s best and brightest minds. We offer competitive, performance-focused remuneration and a wide range of benefits to reward your contribution. With a global reach, the opportunities to develop and grow your career are broad and exciting.

Reporting to the HSE Atlantic Operations General Manager and working a Monday to Friday schedule, you will be:

• Adhering to Rio Tinto’s Health, Safety, and Environmental standards while actively engaging in our culture of care, courage, and curiosity.
• Oversee the on-site HSE function by setting priorities, allocating resources, and ensuring delivery of assurance.
• Coach and influence leadership on HSE aspects and instil a zero harm culture throughout the organization.
• Foster collaboration with site leadership, contractors, community stakeholders, and the bargaining unit.
• Implement robust processes to control critical safety risks effectively.
• Mentor, train, and support the development of emerging local HSE professionals, contributing to a legacy of expertise for the smelter's safe operation.
• Translate business strategies and objectives into a comprehensive HSE implementation plan.
• Contribute valuable input to the leadership team for shaping the business HSE strategy, actively identifying threats and opportunities through data analysis, conversations, and observations.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of health, hygiene, safety, and environmental professionals who bring technical expertise across all key risk areas.

What you’ll bring

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team.
• Advanced leadership and influential skills.
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in HSE leadership or at least 15 years of operational/production leadership experience with significant safety accountability.
• Able to influence strategic direction, translating it into practical and innovative solutions, and delivering improved productivity.
• Exceptional engagement, communication, and coaching skills, ensuring seamless collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Proven ability to proactively foresee business needs, and strategically deploy resources to achieve agreed-upon outcomes.
• Capable of designing and implementing solutions beyond their immediate area of expertise, drawing upon personal knowledge, skills, experience, and network.
• Demonstrated ownership of safety, risk management, and people leadership, whether developed through an HSE career path or through operational/production leadership roles.
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Operations/Industrial Management, or a related discipline).

Please note: Fly-in-fly-out arrangements are not available, but we do offer domestic and international relocation assistance to help you settle in and thrive.

Join our team and become an integral part of our vibrant community.

Applications close on Sunday the 22 of February 2026 (Rio Tinto reserves the right to remove advertised roles prior to this date).

What we offer

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you’ve helped the world progress.

The base salary range for this role is $176,800 – $265,200 CAD in addition to allowances, bonus, equity, health or retirement benefits, and any other discretionary benefits offered at Rio Tinto. Our base salary ranges are based on role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by the skills, experience, and impact you bring to the role. Our talent acquisition partners can share more during the hiring process.

At Rio Tinto, we offer a competitive reward package that reflects the value that each person brings to our business. As part of our pay philosophy, we believe equity represents fairness, and is rooted in our values and aligns with what we stand for.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority
• Career development & education assistance to further your technical or leadership ambitions
• Leave for all of life’s reasons (vacation/annual, paid parental, sick leave)
• Exclusive employee discounts
• Domestic or international relocation program

Where you’ll be working

Rio Tinto’s BC Works is a part of the Atlantic Operations of the Aluminium product group and has been operating in British Columbia for over 70 years. With industry leading new technology and four generations of employee expertise, as well as our hydropower facility at Kemano and the Nechako Reservoir, the Kitimat smelter is one of the world’s most competitive aluminium smelters, producing aluminium with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry.

Rio Tinto is proud to operate in BC alongside our 1,000 employees, partners, community stakeholders and First Nations, and we look forward to the future.

To learn more about our Aluminium Operations, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=CTp1jkRKeBI

Working at Rio Tinto also means choosing to be part of a company recognized one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers in 2025 for the sixth consecutive year (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer 2025) and one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for Young People (for more information, click here: Rio Tinto Top Employer for young people.

About Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is a leading global mining and materials company. We operate in 35 countries where we produce iron ore, copper, aluminium, critical minerals, and other materials needed for the global energy transition and for people, communities, and nations to thrive.

We have been mining for 150 years and operate with knowledge built up across generations and continents. Our purpose is finding better ways to provide the materials the world needs – striving for innovation and continuous improvement to produce materials with low emissions and to the right environmental, social and governance standards. But we can’t do it on our own, so we’re focused on creating partnerships to solve problems, create win-win situations and meet opportunities.

Respect and Inclusion
At Rio Tinto, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA2 community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

We are committed to an inclusive environment where people feel comfortable to be themselves. We want our people to feel that all voices are heard, all cultures respected and that a variety of perspectives are not only welcome – they are essential to our success. We treat each other fairly and with dignity regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or anything else that makes us different.

À propos de Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto est un chef de file mondial du secteur des sociétés minières et des matériaux. Nous sommes établis dans 35 pays où nous produisons du minerai de fer, du cuivre, de l’aluminium, des minéraux critiques et d’autres matériaux nécessaires à la transition énergétique mondiale et à la prospérité des personnes, des communautés et des nations. 

Nous exerçons nos activités depuis 150 ans, en nous appuyant sur les connaissances accumulées au fil des générations et sur les différents continents. Notre mission – trouver de meilleures façons de fournir les matériaux dont le monde a besoin – nous guide dans notre quête d’innovation et d’amélioration continue, dans le but de fabriquer des produits à faibles émissions et répondant aux bonnes normes environnementales, sociales et de gouvernance. Mais comme nous ne pouvons pas y arriver seuls, nous nous attachons à créer des partenariats nous permettant de résoudre des problèmes, de créer des situations mutuellement avantageuses et de saisir des occasions.

Respect and Inclusion
Chez Rio Tinto, nous accueillons favorablement et encourageons les candidatures d’Autochtones, de femmes, de membres de la communauté LGBTQ2S+, de travailleurs âgés, de personnes handicapées et de représentants d’origines diverses.

Nous sommes déterminés à créer un milieu inclusif où les employés se sentent à l’aise d’être eux-mêmes. Nous souhaitons de plus que chacun ait l’impression que sa voix compte, que toutes les cultures sont respectées et que les points de vue, aussi variés soient-ils, sont non seulement bienvenus, mais également essentiels à notre succès. Nous nous traitons mutuellement avec équité et dignité, sans égard à la race, au genre, à la nationalité, à l’origine ethnique, à la religion, à l’âge, à l’orientation sexuelle ou à tout autre aspect distinctif.

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