Workplace Safety Manager Americas

Entity: People, Culture & CommunicationsJob Family Group: HSSE GroupJob Description: The Workplace team are accountable for managing the end-to-end property lifecycle for bp’s corporate office portfolio.  Operating in 50 plus countries and over 100 diverse locations the team are central to the transformation of the workplace experience and the associated services. The Workplace vision is to create and curate safe workplaces that our people love and that help us think, work, and connect together, wherever we are in the world. The Global Workplace team sits within the People, Culture and Communications entity in bp. The team comprises of global centres of excellence and Regional delivery teams who together work with the business to develop and deliver services and solutions complemented by our service partners.    The Regional Safety Lead will ensure regional compliance with all relevant global bp policies, Workplace procedures and legal requirements.  They will support the development and delivery of the global Workplace health and safety strategy, both annual and longer-term horizon of five plus years.  They will be a member of the global Workplace Health, Safety and Risk team, and will need to work in close collaboration with other Workplace teams and business teams.  They will lead on developing an appropriate safety culture and drive creating and sharing best practice.From a planning perspective the role will lead the development of regional plan, considering both short- and long-term perspectives, for health, safety and risk for all Workplace activities within the region, ensuring:All applicable bp and Workplace health & safety strategies and procedures are implemented at all propertiesRegular liaison with country Workplace Services, real estate and capital projects teams to ensure current legislation is captured and adhered toDevelopment of processes to capture and track compliance of Workplace services suppliersPartner with other bp business, to ensure safe, reliable and compliant workplaces in which to optimise their productivityRegular liaison with the other regions to ensure a global consistency of approach, while ensuring regional adherence to legislationThe role will also fulfill the Ethics and Compliance Liaison (ECL) role for the region supporting the Senior Manager Health Safety and Risk deliver the Workplace global ECL role.  The role will ensure Workplace Services team members are appropriately trained in incident management and escalation, and business continuity planning.This role has indirect budgetary accountability requiring consideration of the financial impact of any processes or recommendations in their decision making and will provide subject matter expertise and functional assurance on multi-million-dollar projects ($10-50m).  The functional assurance role is vital in providing go/no go functional decision on any project.  The Regional Safety Lead needs to collaborate closely with other SME, regional delivery teams and business leadership to support effective decision making – this will require both day to day and more strategic engagement.Key Accountabilities:Provide specialist H&S subject matter advice support to Workplace activities in the region to meet safe, reliable and compliant operations both in the short and long termCoordinate and support the implementation of bp and Workplace procedures, policies, standards and defined practices within the region - including H&S, ethics & compliance, data privacy, cyber & other security matters.  In so doing providing a long-term operational frame to support safe delivery Support the regional Workplace Services team in developing and maturing site risk registers Ensure all third-party partners (Vested, IFM suppliers, landlord and vendors) fully stay in sync with bp and Workplace H&S policiesManage notification, reporting & incident investigation for all Workplace incidents in the region.Drive the development of a strong safety culture across the regional Workplace teamSupport business leaders in implementing the Office Safety Expectations at all regional offices developing collaborator relationships as necessaryProvide subject matter expertise into all real estate and capital projects in the region eg. H&S technical due diligence for workplace projects, and compliance assuranceAs regional ECL lead on maintaining awareness of and adherence to bp Code of Conduct and supporting on any concerns raised.Essential Education:Educated to university degree level or equivalent professional experience.Experience and Job Requirements:Experience developing and operating risk and safety management systems, preferably in a global enterprise with a diverse range of operationsExperience in leading the growth of a strong safety culture in an organization with a predominantly outsourced service modelDemonstrable experience in achieving results in diverse cultures and drives an inquisitive yet respectful mindset whilst promoting innovation and continuous improvementGood knowledge of managing process efficiency, data quality, systems performance and developmentA successful track record of initiating, leading and managing multiple service functions in a complex environment whilst simultaneously transforming the servicesDemonstrable experience in Health or Safety or Security projects in a large multinational organisationProven track record of leading and developing H&S cultural change, inspiring internal and outsourced partners and teams to deliver high levels of achievement and innovationOutstanding collaborator engagement skills, building sustainable networks of using high Emotional Intelligence.Desirable Criteria:Excellent communications and organisational skills, with English fluency mandatory, but with sufficient language skills to operate in region.  Collaborative and flexible in styleSignificant previous experience in an H&S role obtained while working within an operational environment with a strong H&SE focus and cultureExperience in property management activitiesExperience of effective working globally or in multi-country agile teamsHaving previously worked with the Vested methodologyWhy join usAt bp, we support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and ambitious environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits ( to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, and excellent retirement benefits, among others!We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.Travel RequirementUp to 10% travel should be expected with this roleRelocation Assistance:This role is not eligible for relocationRemote Type:This position is a hybrid of office/remote workingSkills:Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Barriers and Bowties Management, Coaching, Communication, Continuous Learning, Cost-conscious decision-making, Exposure Risk Management, Hazard Identification, HSSE auditing and self-verification, Human Performance, Influencing, Low carbon process safety hazards, Major accident risk, OMS and bp requirements, Personal Safety, Process safety culture, Process safety hazard recognition, Process Safety Management, Risk Assessment and Response, Risk-Based Decision Making, risk communication, Risk Identification, Risk Management, Risk Management Process {+ 2 more}Legal Disclaimer:We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.

Created: 2026-03-11